Golf, by TourMiss

Houston, TX … Twenty years after being humbled by Tiger Woods at the 1997 Masters and Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie bluntly confesses Woods ‘finished my career’. Woods and Monty went into the third round of the Masters with Woods leading by three shots after scores of 70 and 66 and Monty in second place following rounds of 72 and 67. The Scot had commented to the media post the second day that he considered his overall experience in competing in the Majors would prove pivotal ...

Houston, TX … Little wonder Rory McIlroy reckons he knows how Phil Mickelson must feel in admitting as every year passes it will become increasingly more difficult to win the Masters and with that the coveted Grand Slam. McIlroy is presently in Augusta playing two further practice rounds (Monday and Tuesday) ahead of the April 6th start to the 2017 Masters. This year is McIlroy’ third attempt in striving to join just five other players in the history of the game to win all four Majors ...

Houston, TX … Padraig Harrington will leave his Dublin convalescing couch and join SKY Sports as part of their Masters coverage team at Augusta National. Harrington is recovering from undergoing shoulder surgery  13 days ago but has been given the all clear by doctors to cross ‘The Pond’ to get behind the SKY microphones. It will Harrington’s 16th trip to the Masters but a first time he will not be travelling to the year’s first Major Championship with his clubs since making his ‘inside ...

Houston, TX … In a big lift heading into next week’s Masters the European-born trio of Thomas Pieters, Tyrrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood have been officially confirmed with ‘Special Temporary Membership’ for the remainder of the 2016-17 PGA Tour Season. The trio have qualified by virtue of earning more FedEx Cup points in their limited number of appearances than the player ranked No. 150 on last year’s 2015/16 FedEx Cup standings. In Pieter’s six PGA Tour starts ...

Austin, TX … Dustin Johnson’s odds in capturing a first Masters continue to shorten considerably after claiming a third victory in succession with his triumph at the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas. The World No. 1 was for much of the match in a class of his own before holding off a late round fightback to win 1-up over Spain’s gritty Jon Rahm. In the process, Johnson became the first player since the inaugural World Golf Championship in 1999 to win all four WGC titles ...

Austin, TX … World No. 1 Dustin Johnson remained on target to achieve something Tiger Woods has failed to manage and that is to win all four WGC titles. This is after Johnson battled hard to overcome Hideto Tanihara 1-up in Sunday morning’s (US time) semi-final and book his place in the final against Spaniard Jon Rahm at the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas. However, the 38-year Tanihara, who has won 13 times in his native Japan between 2003 and last year, was clearly ...

Austin, TX … Ross Fisher’s thrilled to have played his part in Masters golfing history ensuring a record-setting 11 England-born players will tee-up this year at Augusta National. It will be the most number of non-American born golfers from the one country to compete in the 83-year history of the Masters. Fisher’s fate also in ending a five-year Masters absence was confirmed after Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen was comprehensively beaten 7 & 5 in his WGC – Dell Match-Play quarter-final ...