Golf, by TourMiss

Orlando, FL … Rory McIlroy celebrated both St. Patrick’s Day and Ireland capturing the 6-Nations title with a lowest PGA Tour score this season and be in contention for victory in Arnold Palmer Invitational victory promise. The World No. 13 had the luck of the Irish with two birdies over his closing three holes in signing for a five-under par 67 to muscle his way to third place at 10-under par and just two shots from the lead on the famed Bay Hill course in suburban Orlando. Fellow Open ...

Orlando, FL … Tiger Woods revealed he’s now under ‘home’ pressure from his two children to capture either a ninth Arnold Palmer Invitational trophy and/or a fifth Augusta National members green jacket to end a five-year winless drought Woods posted two outward half bogeys and two inward nine birdies in a level par 72 to remain at four under par but now seven shots behind the leading 36-hole duo of Henrik Stenson (69) and Bryson DeChambeau (66) on 11-under. And with Woods ...

Orlando, Florida …. Rio Olympic Gold and Silver winners, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson have opted out of teeing-up in next week’s lucrative WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas citing the event not to be ideal for their Masters preparations. It is the second straight year Rose will not compete and a third year in succession, and since the event moved to the Texas capital in 2016, that Stenson will not be a part of the elite 64-player field. Both leading Europeans ...

Orlando, FL … Rory McIlroy reckons his decision to contest eight events leading into next month’s Masters  has helped him rediscover his love for the ancient club-and-ball game. This was very evident in his demeanour in being assured of two further Arnold Palmer Invitational rounds in his final stroke-play event ahead of The Masters. McIlroy capped his second day with a hat-trick of birdie from his 13th hole in a round of 70 for a five-under par tally and trailing six shots behind the ...

Orlando, FL … Padraig Harrington was standing on the final fairway with just a wedge in his hand and looking to finish at three-under par on day one and in a first appearance in three years at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando. Harrington had just 136-yards to the pin but proceeded to land his second shot left into a greenside bunker and with his ball lying like a ‘fried egg’ but on the downslope of the bunker. He surveyed his third shot including walking across ...

Orlando, Florida … A last hole double-bogey spoilt Rory McIlroy’s hope of a lowest PGA Tour round this year with the World No. 13 signing for a three-under par 69 on day one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. McIlroy enjoyed a share of the lead in the $8.9m event in birding three holes in succession from the sixth hole and then birdiing the 10th on the famed Bay Hill course in suburban Orlando. But sticking out like a sore thumb on his scorecard was a ‘6’ at the last that ...

Orlando, FL … Henrik Stenson, 41 struck yet another low for the over-40 year old golfing brigade posting an eight-under par 64 to lead the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational by a shot at the Bay Hill course in suburan Orlando. The little-known American pair of Aaron Wise and Talor Gooch share second on seven-under and with Tiger Woods looming ominous in signing for a 68. Stenson’s effort of nine birdies and just the one bogey was his lowest Bay Hill round by two shots in ...