Golf, by TourMiss

A fortnight shy of a 11-years ago, Pablo Larrazabal was in tears having failed to capture the Spanish Open a day after Seve Ballesteros had passed away. Larrazabal was himself a week shy of his 27th birthday when the legendary Ballasteros left us for that great fairway in the sky. There had been a hugely emotional line of players, caddies, officials, media and spectators on the practice range early that Saturday morning in Barcelona in honour of Seve.  Among them was Larrazabal. Larrazabal had broken ...

Scotland’s Scott Jamieson put a near five-hour bad weather warning delay to good use, delighted to watch his beloved Rangers keep their title hopes alive with victory over Motherwell. Jamieson, and leading by two shots at 11-under, was some 30 minutes away from teeing-off in the last group on day three at the ISPS Handa Spanish Open when the threat of thunderstorms halted play for near-on five hours on the host course at Tarragona to the south of Barcelona. It wasn’t till close to 5.30pm ...

Shane Lowry was in an upbeat ‘Mardi Gras’ kind of mood thanks to Ian Poulter on the opening day of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Lowry and Poulter were laughing and joking, and all the time gelling superbly in the unique team format to post an eight-under-par 64 in ideal scoring conditions on the TPC Louisiana course. Last year’s Ryder Cup team-mates were even decked out in identical dark blue shirts and ultra-bold, and what only Poulter would wear, large blue-and-white check ...

Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre was celebrating a maiden PGA Tour ace on day one of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. MacIntyre is teamed with fellow Scot Martin Laird in the unique format but was initially unaware his ball found the bottom of the cup as there was no crowd reaction from around the green at the par-3 14th hole on the TPC Louisiana course. MacIntyre is competing in the Stg 6.1m event on an invitation but disappointingly there was no gleaming new car or even a bottle of bubbly, ...

Those contesting this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans are savouring the delights one of best ‘eating’ stops on the PGA Tour. The TPC Louisiana course is not only a great venue for making eagles and birdies but the players, caddies and officials get to savour some of the best seafood ever. Each year, and with thanks to the famed New Orleans French Quarter restaurant, Acme Oyster House, those present at the tournament get to enjoy boiled crayfish, scrumptious shrimp along with ...

Matty Wilson has brilliantly claimed back-to-back victories this season in capturing the prestigious Battle Trophy at Crail Golfing Society in Fife. Wilson posted scores of 69, 70, 68 and a closing round 73 to win by an impressive seven shots in bright but very windy last day conditions on the Craighead Links course. The 22-year-old Leeds-born Wilson, now living in Forres, was two shots in front at the end of Friday’s opening 36-holes, and found himself leading by three after Sunday morning’s ...

A twenty-four year pilot is being hailed a hero in landing his stricken two-seater light aircraft on a golf course in the south of France. The Safari Flying owned plane with Registration No. F- JDPG, lost power and with the fast-thinking pilot landing on the fifth fairway of the Sainte Maxime Golf Club on the French Riviera.  Safari Flying is located at nearby Frejus. On board the plane was two people, the pilot and his grandmother, who the pilot was taking for a joy flight. The young pilot managed ...