Golf, by TourMiss

For a second time this year the World’s top two golfers will go head-to-head with Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood being grouped for the first two rounds of the 2011 Masters. Augusta National officials released the draw near lunch today with the World No. 1 ranked Kaymer and World No. 2 Westwood along with American and World No. 10 Matt Kuchar teeing up at 10.19am local time Thursday. Kaymer and Westwood were also grouped for the opening two days of the recent Omega Dubai Desert Classic. World No. ...

A severe overnight electrical storm had Augusta National staff working overtime to clear the debris of fallen trees and leaves from the Masters host venue. The storm hit the Augusta region late on Monday night bringing down power lines and trees. One of the many stately trees on Magnolia Lane came crashing down with a portion of the tree falling on the roadway. Greens staff took to the fallen tree with chain saws while all about the course other greens staff were busy ridding the course of leaves ...

Graeme McDowell’s declared it’s time to end Europe’s 12-year Masters winning drought. The Masters fans got their first look at the reigning U.S. Open champion yesterday (MON) when he played a full practice round with fellow Ryder Cup winning hero, Ian Poulter. And they liked what they saw with McDowell being mobbed at every turn of the Georgia golfing gem. Then when he found shelter under the stately oak tree at the back of the Georgian clubhouse, McDowell was besieged by the world’s golfing ...

‘Harrington Airways’ had a full plane load on arrival at Houston and this week’s Shell Houston Open. Padraig Harrington is certainly making full use of the private jet he recently bought after having used the jet to travel back-and-forward to recent WGC events. Now he’s brought the jet over for two weeks including next week’s Masters at Augusta National. Harrington left Dublin on Saturday morning and six-and-a-half hours later he was touching down in the sprawling Texas city. On board ...