Golf, by TourMiss

The golf ball used by Tiger Woods to record his first ace as a professional at the December 1996 Greater Milwaukee Open is up for auction. Woods was aged 20 and he had turned pro four days after winning his third consecutive US Amateur title. He shot a seven tally (67-69-73-68), including the hole-in-one as a professional on the 14th hole during his final round, to finish tied for 60th and earn $2,544. A spectator named Bob Gustin was fortunate enough to have the signed ball ricochet into hand and ...

​Seamus Power produced a sizzling super Saturday showing, including a hole-in-one and a hole-out eagle, to brilliantly put himself in frame for back-to-back triumphs on day three of the World Wide Technologies Mayakoba Championship. Power cut a swath through the $US 8m field, posting an eight-under-par 63, and effort handing the Waterford the early clubhouse lead at 1​5​-under-par, and then three clear of Thomas Detry (64), also in the clubhouse at 13-under in the $US 8.2m event. At day’s ...

David Drysdale brushed aside any fears of snakes and scorpions to grab a second eagle of his week along with four birdies on day two to muscle his way to a share of second place heading to the final two rounds of the DP World Tour ​Q-School in Spain. Drysdale, 47, added a second straight five-under 67 in windy conditions to move ​to​ 10-under and tied with Oliver Farr (69) and just a shot adrift of German Philipp Katich, who heads the second stage of qualifying at 11-under on the Desert Springs ...

  It’s a remarkable story, the likes I have not come across in a long golf writing career. The story of the Scottish golf club of Fortrose and Rosemarkie a decade ago in 2013 celebrated its 125th anniversary but then only to discover just three years later, a club had been in place 95-years earlier in 1793. Now seven years on from a 125th anniversary in 2016 and this year, 2023 marks the 230th anniversary of Fortrose and Rosemarkie and a good occasion to share with you the remarkable ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has given us a sneak peak of a section of what is an impressive trophy showroom within his palatial Bears Club abode in Florida. McIlroy used the occasion of the receipt of a third FedEx Cup trophy to post a snap on his Twitter account​. Dearly 🤩 to see @McIlroyRory a @TheMasters ‘clubhouse’ 🏆 up there among that stunning collection 👍👏 It will happen!@TOURMISS @IrishGolferMag https://t.co/x2UKtFbSRU — Fatiha Sahnoune & ...

Scotland’s David Drysdale quickly boosted hopes of regaining his 2023 DP Tour card with an impressive display on day one of the second stage of qualifying in Spain. Drysdale is among a dozen Scots teeing-up at four venues and with the leading finishers to move onto next week’s brutal six-round final qualifier at Tarragona where the top-25 earn full main Tour status. The Borders golfer posted a flawless five-under 67 and capped by an eagle ‘3’ after chipping-in at the par-5 13th on the ...

  With the announcement of the 2022/23 DP World Tour schedule there is also news of a first on the Tour – an  Earnings Assurance Programme You would have thought with a record $144,2m in prizemoney (Up %$50m on this year) on offer in the 39 events, to be played in 26 countries in the up-coming new seasons that golfers plying their trade on the DP World Tour would not need assistance in earning what would seem a meagre $150,000. However, if there should a player who does struggle to bank ...