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Albany, Bahamas … Just after 12 noon local time the long 301-day ended with Tiger Woods being introduced onto the first tee of the Albany courses and venue for the 2017 Hero World Challenge. Woods teeing off after a long 10-months on the golfing sidelines was probably the most-watched golfing moment all year. Woods partnered reigning PGA Champion Justin Thomas and after the official introduction Woods found the fairway. Then at the par-5 third hole Woods outdrove playing Thomas before pulling ...

Albany, Bahamas … Rory McIlroy may be officially side-lined with injury but it has not curbed his enthusiasm seeking guests to next year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Ballyliffin. McIlroy has been ‘twisting the arm’ of reigning PGA Champion and 2016/17 PGA Tour ‘Player of the Year’ Justin Thomas to contest the event. Thomas, who won five PGA Tour events this year, revealed ahead of today’s (THU) starting Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas McIlroy had approached him to tee-up ...

Albany, Nassau … European No.2 Justin Rose jumped at the request saying ‘Yes’ to attending Tommy Fleetwood’s wedding next Tuesday in the Bahamas. Rose went within just two birdies of denying Fleetwood the prize Race to Dubai No. 1 crown three weeks ago at the European Tour’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. There were those superb scenes with Fleetwood and his soon-to-be wife, Clare in the scorer’s hut but not knowing he’d won the title and then when ...

Albany, Bahamas … Tiger Woods is quietly-confident he could be fit enough to claim victory in the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie. Woods still has to successfully battle his way through this week’s long overdue return to golf in hosting Thursday’s starting Hero World Challenge at the exclusive club at Albany in the Bahamas. Bizarrely, it is the third year in succession Woods is making the Bahamas event his return to official competition following a long injury lay-off, and with latest ...

Albany, Bahamas …. Not in his wildest dreams would a then seven-year old Louisville school-boy named Justin Thomas dream that 17 years going forward he would also be holding the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy as a PGA Champion. It was watching coverage of the 2000 PGA Championship that the PGA Tour’s 2016/17 Player of the Year was first drawn to Woods’ golfing magic. At the time Thomas, and now aged 24, was at home with his family in Louisville, Kentucky and recalled that day ahead of ...

Nassau, Bahamas … Tiger Woods has asked the golf world to be patient and just allow him to get through this week’s Hero World Challenge. The former long-time World No. 1 is finally playing pain free after some 10 months on the sidelines. Woods, however, has reminded his many fans around the world to be patient and all he is thinking about is getting through Thursday’s opening round in the Bahamas. “You know, I hate to be so mundane on this one, but honestly, I’m just ...

Albany, Bahamas …. Tiger Woods revealed in his return to golf this week how he has been inundated with hundreds of letters of support from the public this past 10 months including taking delivery of parcels of mysterious potions for his ailing back. Woods underwent fusion surgery on his long ailing back on April 19th and admitting to www.golfbytourmiss.com  yesterday the pain he endured in the lead-up and in the recovery process following the delicate operation. And Woods was asked again ...