Golf, by TourMiss

American Andrew Landry cleaned-up on a day when the weather wreaked havoc on the opening day of the US Open at the Oakmont Country Club. Many had expected anything close to level par could prove to be a winning score this week but Landry set about defying all expectations as he reached five under after 13 holes to open up a a three-shot lead. Lee Westwood was in the group three shots back alongside Americans Bubba Watson and Bryson DeChambeau, and New Zealander Danny Lee when play was halted for ...

Those competitors in this week’s 116th U.S. Open better be saying their prayers as it will be a costly sin if they end up in the famed Church Pew bunker. The Church Pew comes into play, and is ready trap any errant shot, between the par four third hole and the adjoining par four fifth hole. Here and with thanks to the USGA is a close-up look at the Church Pew bunker.

Reigning Australian Amateur champion, Connor Syme has stormed into the final 16 of this year’s British Amateur Championship with a comprehensive 4 & 2 success over Spain’s Xabier Gorospe in squally conditions at Royal Porthcawl in Wales. The Scottish-born Syme won three consecutive holes from the 11th to take a firm grip of the match. “I didn’t quite play my best golf today but I ground it out quite well,” he said. “I got up and down when I needed to and holed a few key ...

The memories of his 2007 U.S. Open triumph have come flooding back for Argentina’s affable Angel Cabrera. Cabrera became only the second Argentinean to win a Major when he won at Oakmont nine years ago this week. He had finished the tournament at 5-over par and denying, Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk by one stroke. Cabrera went into day three leading at even par, and after finishing the first round at 1-under, and shooting 1-over on the second day, he struggled during the third round, finishing ...

As many of the world’s top PGA TOUR players prepare to showcase their skills at the 2016 Quicken Loans National, the tournament will serve as the backdrop for a day-long event designed to inspire professional women during the PGA TOUR Executive Women’s Day – Monday June 20th. The women will gather in the famed Congressional Country Club clubhouse in Bethesda with up to 150 Washington, D.C.-area businesswomen will participate in the event, which will include keynote speaker presentations, panel ...

Craig Hinton finally shook off the bridesmaid tag on the MENA Golf Tour, winning the Jo’burg City Masters, co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Big Easy Tour, with a birdie on the closing hole at Glendower Golf Club on Wednesday. Starting the day a good three shots off the pace, the 27-year-old Englishman from Thame closed with a four-under 68 to finish seven-under for the tournament, two clear of a four-man group which included N.J. Arnoldi and David Ashley, who both carded matching 66s. A four-time ...

Crail, Scotland ….Along with the R & A Clubhouse, the Swilcan Bridge and the refurbished Hamilton Hall Hotel, the Dunvegan Hotel is a St. Andrews landmark. The Dunvegan, located just a wedge shot from the 18th green on the Old Course, is up for sale with a purchase price of £2.9m. Texas-born Jack Willoughby and his Scottish-born wife, Sheene have proudly owned the Dunvegan for 22 years and during that time some of the greats of golf have lined the bar or sat outside enjoying the ambience ...