Golf, by TourMiss

Rory McIlroy Inc has a most unlikely management colleague in ‘Modest Golf Management’ and co-owned by One Direction’s Niall Horan. With One Direction taking a break from performing Horan has teamed with Mark McDonnell, a former TaylorMade account manager, to get involved in golf. ‘Modest’ is the same company managing the affairs of One Direction. McIlroy had Horan on the bag for last year’s Par 3 Challenge at Augusta National while the pair were grouped together ...

A robot appropriately named ‘Eldrick’ has scored a hole in one at the infamous 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale and venue for this week’s Phoenix Open. ‘Eldrick’, named after golfing great Tiger Woods, who on the fifth attempt, took a swing and nailed an ace on the par-three hole, cueing raucous cheers from the crowd. Spectators showered the green in beer to mark the occasion. It has been 19 years since the young Eldrick, Tiger Woods, executed a famous hole-in-one on the ...

A happy 50th birthday to Jose Maria Olazabal. The double Masters winning Spaniard, and victorious 2012 European Ryder Cup Captain, was born February 5th, 1966. Olazabal shares his birthday with some very famous footballers including Christiano Ronaldo and Carlos Trevez. However there will be tinge of sadness in Olazabal’s birthday celebration with the news a former caddy in Scotland’s Dave Renwick passed away on Wednesday, and with Renwick having caddied for him when he won the 1994 Masters.

Ernie Els put himself in position for a fourth Omega Dubai Desert Classic title and then confessed he can still mix it with players half his age It’s been more than two years since the now 46-year old Els, and four-time Major winner, last tasted victory. But while Els has no concerns matching golf’s younger brigade off the tee, it’s the shortest club in the bag still causing the biggest concern. And after posting an opening round 68 to be lying two shots off the Emirates Golf Club lead ...

Fellow Scots and some of the stars of the European Tour have paid tribute to renowned caddy Dave Renwick who has passed away. Renwick, 62 stopped caddying a year ago when he began experiencing chest pains while caddying in the States for Korean K J Choi. He was diagnosed with cancer and informed he had two to four months to live but then passed away just short of a year late on Wednesday evening at his East Calder residence. Renwick began caddying when he was just 11 years of age and after a few ...

Royalty rules with His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco making his maiden appearance in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic a memorable affair, winning the afternoon Pro-Am shot-gun in the company of Henrik Stenson at Emirates Golf Club. Playing in the Chairman’s team, Prince Rachid, along with Karim Guessous and Omar Lahjormi, combined effectively with the world number six, carding an impressive score of 22-under to beat the Alvaro Quiros-led CNN team. The foursome, who made the ...

Legendary Jack Nicklaus will host USA Ryder Cup captain, Davis Love 111 along with his five vice-captains and some 20 other probable and possible Hazeltine members to his Plam Beach Gardens house during the Honda Classic later this month. Nicklaus played in six Ryder Cups (1969-1981) and then was a winning captain in 1983 but lost out to Tony Jacklin’s side four years late. Graeme McDowell had played three rounds alongside Love 111 at last month’s Tournament of Champions in Hawaii when the American ...