Golf, by TourMiss

Augusta, GA … Tiger Woods may have ruled himself out of this week’s Masters but it has not dampened the memory of Australia’s current top-two leading golfers of event that took place at Augusta National 20 years ago.The Queensland duo of Adam Scott and Jason Day were still in high school. Scott was already making a name for himself having beaten Aaron Baddeley in the final of the 1997 Australian Amateur Boys Championship at Alice Springs, and would successfully defend his title a year later ...

Augusta National, GA … Twenty-years ago, a freckle faced, young boy and dressed in his bed clothes was given permission by his parents to sit up later in the lounge room of their suburban Belfast home inspired by the sight of his hero winning the 1997 Masters. Rory McIlroy was just seven years of age when watching TV coverage in his of one of the most remarkable achievements ever in the modern history of the ancient club and ball game. But the events particularly of that day final day, ...

After letting himself get caught up in the craziness and the ‘wow factor’ of a year ago Russell Knox has learned from his mistakes vowing it will all change at this week’s Masters at Augusta National. Firstly, it means renting a house with not near as many house guests, listening more to former Masters winner Sandy Lyle and concentrating harder on his game and not being overawed by the occasion. Knox promised so much on debut a year ago teeing-up at the reigning WGC – HSBC champion ...

Houston, TX … Olympic Gold Medal winning Justin Rose revealed his pride in being part of a record-setting number of England-born golfers competing in next week’s Masters. Rose will be making a 12th appearance at Augusta National since his debut in 2003 and with his best finish in sharing second place in 2015 with Phil Mickleson and four shots adrift of American Jordan Spieth. Joining Rose will be defending Masters Champion, Danny Willett along with Paul Casey, Ross Fisher, Matthew Fitzpatrick, ...

Houston, TX … Olympic Games Gold medal winning Justin Rose confirmed he has entered, and without any ‘arm-twisting’ from event host Rory McIlroy, to contest this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Portstewart. News of Rose’s entry, and the highest-ranked player outside of Ireland, comes on top of confirmation of a strong Irish contingent teeing up in the July 6th starting event. It will be the first Irish Open for the current World No. 13 ranked Rose in seven long years since he finished ...

Houston, TX … “Houston, we have a problem” with the Masters preparations of Augusta National former champions, Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott along with Open Champion Henrik Stenson askew with all three missing the cut in the Shell Houston Open. Scott and Spieth, winners at Augusta in 2013 and 2015 respectively, shot rounds of five over par 77s while Stenson jumped straight on the mobile phone to his wife trying to work out his best weekend option in posting a score of 75. Texas-born ...

Houston, TX … England’s top-ranked Justin Rose says he’s short game and putting is so good he’s quietly confident of seeing the St. George flag raised at Augusta National for a second year running. Rose fought back from a horror mid-round two-hole collapse when he dropped three shots to birdie three of his closing seven holes in a round of 71 to stay inside the top-10 at six under par on day two of the Shell Houston Open. The Rio Gold medal winning Rose also saw off any challenge ...