Golf, by TourMiss

This week’s hosting of the RBC Heritage Classic reminds me of many incidents that took place in the days before and during the tournament held annually in the week following the Masters. It’s a easy 3-hour drive south-east from Augusta, Georgia to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina however, as I have reported before, you have got to stick to the speed limit driving through a number of these sleepy ‘one-horse’ towns. Just ask Jose Maria Olazabal, who was nabbed the day ...

The 1996 Masters was just my second appearance at Augusta National and with a round remaining, what an occasion it promised to be for this Australian-born reporter. Greg Norman leading the 60th hosting of the Masters by six shots and looking to become the first Australian golfer to win at Augusta National. As Sunday morning dawned, I was not alone in having put a skelton copy together featuring all sorts of record-breaking Norman and Australian golfing achievements, and thinking to myself all we ...

  Scotland’s David Drysdale is delighted with news the Asian Tour will create golfing history with the staging late August of the inaugural St. Andrews Bay Championship at the Fairmont Resort in the Home of Golf nation. The Asian Tour event, and this newest tournament on the lucrative International Series, will not only feature the best on the Asian Tour but surely feature a sprinkling of LIV players when staged from 24th to 27th August on the Torrance Course. News of the Asian Tour hosting ...

  In a history-making first the Asian Tour will play host to the inaugural St. Andrews Bay Championship at the Fairmont Resort on the outskirts of the Home of Golf in St. Andrews The event will be staged from 24th to 27th August and week following the International Series England event at Close House in England. The Fairmont Resort has been the focus for international golf for the past two years thanks to the hosting of the DP World Tour’s Hero Open, and with Scot Grant Forrest capturing the ...

Butch Harmon was four-and-a-half years old when his father, Claude Senior captured the 1948 Masters. Now aged 76, he’s been used to having an Augusta National member in the family for almost 50-years of his life, until his father passed away in 1989 while Butch coached Masters winners Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples and also Dustin Johnson. When it comes to all things the Masters, Harmon has more than enough Augusta credentials, so it’s no surprise when labels new Masters ...

  All the facts and all the figures from the 87th hosting of The Masters Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 62. Wind NE 14-18 mph, with gusts to 25 mph. Final Leaderboard Player R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Jon Rahm 65 69 73 69 276 (-12) Phil Mickelson 71 69 75 65 280 (-8) Brooks Koepka 65 67 73 75 280 (-8) Jordan Spieth 69 70 76 66 281 (-7) Patrick Reed 71 70 72 68 281 (-7) Russell Henley 73 67 71 70 281 (-7) Things to know Jon Rahm wins the Masters Tournament by four strokes over Phil ...

It was a made in heaven final round script that was not going to be denied. What started with a four-putt double-bogey at the opening hole on Thursday ended with Jon Rahm securing a four shot maiden Masters triumph. On the exact day of what would have been Seve Ballesteros’ 66th birthday, and the occasion also of 40-years since Steve’s 1983 Masters triumph and Rahm delivered Spain its fourth Masters champion. More remarkable is that fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia also captured his ...