Golf, by TourMiss

This week not only marks the 25th anniversary of Tiger Woods capturing the 129th Open Championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews by an incredible eight shots but a double 25th anniversary celebration of the official opening of Kingsbarns Links. Officially it was Monday 17th July, 2000 when the late St. Michael Bonallack struck the opening tee shot to herald the opening of Kingsbarns Links and located just a few miles to the east of St. Andrews. Sadly, Sir Michael passed away in September 2023 ...

                                 ALL THE FACTS & FIGURES AHEAD 153rd HOSTING OF THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP                                                     Rory McIlroy 2025 Masters Tournament champion and World No. 2 seeking to become the first player to win the Masters and Open Championship in the same year since Tiger Woods in 2005 Owns 29 victories on the PGA TOUR; eight consecutive seasons with a win, the longest active streak on TOUR; ...

Just days ahead of the 25th anniversary of Tiger Woods’ eit Open Championship success and current World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has delivered a real slap in the face to those striving to match the major winning efforts of both Woods and Scheffler. The current three-time major winning Scheffler has schocked the game fulfilling or satisfying, and with comments declairing that victories only offer him a few minutes of euphoria. “I’m not out here to inspire someone to be the best player in ...

Little known American Chris Gotterup has sensationally delivered one the biggest shocks of the men’s 2025 pro tournament golfing season in denying Grand Slam Rory McIlroy victory in the Genesis Scottish Open. Gotterup, 25, posted closing of a four-under 66 to win what is a second PGA Tour title by two shots at 15-under and with McIlroy unable to stop the current World No. 158 from victory with the World No. 2 ranked McIlroy who was two-under through eight holes but then stalled to produce 1o ...

Rory McIlroy had won four times in 2025 prior to capturing the Masters and the coveted Grand Slam. Since being fitted with an Augusta National members green jacket McIlroy has contested five events with a best finish of T6th in his last-up event at the Travelers Championship. Of course, there has been some off course distractions for McIlroy but now after a third round of a four-under 66 to be tield for the lead with American Chris Gotterup at the Genesia Scottish Open, McIlroy feels as though he’s ...

Has 25-year-old relatively unknown American golfer Chris Gotterup got what it will take to deny Grand Slam winning Rory McIlroy from capturing a second Genesis Scottish Open title in three years? That’s the question that will be asked in the lead-up to the final round of the c0-sanctioned DP World Toud PGA Tour event tomorrow at the Renaissance course to the east of Ediburgh. Gotterup and Mclroy head to the final day in Scotland tied for the lead at 11-under and with McIlroy posting a third ...

Former champ Rory McIlroy spoke on day one of the Genesis Scottish Open of a renewed sense of excitement and enthusiasm heading into the final few months of his Grand Slam winning season. Rors showed that in birdieing his closing three holes on Thursday and he’s now carried that on into day three of the co-sanctioned DP World Tour and PGA Tour event on the host Renaissance course to the east of Edinburgh. Indeed McIlroy’s put himself very well in contention not only for a second Scottish ...