Golf, by TourMiss

Tiger Woods has got used to dealing with the media throughout his illustrious career that when he walked off after nine holes of the Valhalla course this afternoon there was so many of the golfing media waiting for him that he readily agreed  to entertain questions before heading off to walk the back nine of this week’s PGA Championship host venue. Woods had joined good friend and newly-appointed Ryder Cup vice-captain Steve Stricker along with former PGA Champion Davis Love 111 plus Harris ...

Fellow British Open champ Darren Clarke likened Rory McIlroy to a runaway train as the World No. 1 hurtles full-steam towards a second straight Major victory in this week’s PGA Championship. Clarke managed to halt McIlroy’s locomotive albeit for one hole and not having to hand over any money to McIlroy following their practice round friendly yesterday morning (WED local time) on the Vahalla course in Louisville, Kentucky. McIlroy spoke last Sunday night after capturing the Bridgestone Invitational ...

Tiger Woods played a nine-hole practice round revealing it was a newer injury in his lower back that was the cause for him withdrawing after nine holes of last week’s defence of his WGC – Bridgestone Invitational. He walked from the Valhalla ninth hole, and his first appearance on the course since winning the 2000 PGA Championship indicating the Sacrum bone in his lower back dislodged and pinched a nerve in falling backwards into a bunker during the early stages of last week’s final ...

The staging of the 2016 PGA Championship will shift to late July in two years time to accommodate golf returning to the Summer Olympics. The move was announced by the PGA of America, which will stage the 2016 edition July 28-31 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. The British Open is set for July 14-17 at Royal Troon, leaving only 11 days between the final two majors of the year. The 2016 Olympics will commence five days after the staging of the 2016 PGA and set to be staged from August ...

European Team captain Paul McGinley says the appointment of Steve Stricker as a USA vice-captain is a strong appointment and compliments Tom Watson’s leadership. “Steve Stricker, it’s a very strong appointment from Tom,” said McGinley. “I know Steve very well.  Not only has he been a great golfer but he’s been a great person, as well.  I think he will complement very much what Tom has got in terms of Ray Floyd and Andy North already being a current player. “Again, ...

It is rare, very rare for any Major Championship organizer to announce the arrival of any player. However when that player happens to be 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods then you can understand the PGA of America, as organizer of this week’s 96th PGA Championship, wanting to let everyone know the second biggest news item of the week. And all the PGA of America did was to send out the following one sentence statement:- Four-time PGA Champion Tiger Woods has arrived at Valhalla Golf Club ...

Steve Sticker has been appointed Tom Watson’s third and final vice-captain in an announcement today and on the eve of the 96th PGA Championship. However in speaking of his appointment Stricker raised plenty of eyebrows, and indeed voiced what most USA Ryder Cup fans already fear, and that is the Stars and Stripes side has been hurt enormously by the stepping down of big-hitting Dustin Johnson and also the injury cloud handing over 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods. But then there is health ...