Golf, by TourMiss

Well done, Augusta National With news Wayne Player, and the son of nine-time major-winning Gary Player, has been banned from ever again attending The Masters or visiting Augusta National golf club. The was after Wayne Player’s blatant publicity stunt early on Thursday morning at the ‘Honorary Staters’ ceremony, Player, 58, and dressed in Augusta National caddie attire, was spotted holding a sleeve of ‘OnCore’ golf balls. Player has joined Lee Elder, Jack Nicklaus and his father on the first ...

Robert MacIntyre’s magical maiden Masters finish has seen him not only boost hopes of Ryder Cup selection but also move closer to playing full-time on the PGA Tour. MacIntyre’s birdie at the last helped secure a share of 12th and thus ensure an automatic invitation into the 2022 Masters. The effort helped MacIntyre become the third best Scot on Masters debut after fellow Scots Willie MacFarlane and MacDonald Smith finished a respective sixth and tied seventh in the 1934 inaugural Masters. And ...

  Weather: Mostly cloudy and breezy. High of 80. Wind W 10-15 mph, gusting to 23 mph. Final-Round Leaderboard Hideki Matsuyama            69-71-65-73—278 (-10) Will Zalatoris                      70-68-71-70—279 (-9) Jordan Spieth                     71-68-72-70—281 (-7) Xander Schauffele              72-69-68-72—281 (-7) Jon Rahm                           72-72-72-66—282 (-6) Marc Leishman                  ...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has led the tributes to new Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama – the first ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ male golfer to capture a major. Matsuyama brought the golf mad nation to a halt early Monday morning local time in posting a final round 73 and win by a stroke at Augusta National. There soon unfolded highly emotional scenes as Matsuyama embraced his caddy, his coach and support team before a  teary-eyed 85th Masters champion made his way to ...

A brilliant last hole birdie handed super Scot Robert MacIntyre an automatic invitation (not the word invite) into next year’s Masters. MacIntyre holed a 13-footer in a closing round 72 for a two-under par on his Masters debut at Augusta National. The 24-year-old’s finish is the best ‘first time’ finish of any 27 prior Scots on their Masters debut since Willie MacFarlane was sixth in the inaugural 1934 Masters and also MacDonald Smith was a shot back sharing seventh place in that first Masters. “I ...

Shane Lowry was far from pleased in revealing he will be without his Open Championship winning caddy and long-time due to newly introduced Irish quarantine entry regulations. Lowry did not hold back saying the new ‘returning’ rule announced last Thursday that now affects those entering or returning Ireland from the USA will rob him, for possibly the next four months, of his caddy ‘Bo’ Martin and also the support of coach, Neil Manchip. The Ireland Govenment ruling states: On 9th April, the ...

  Weather: Cloudy, with light showers late in the afternoon. High of 79. Wind SSE 10-15 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Play was suspended at 3:58 p.m. due to a dangerous weather situation. Play resumed at 5:15 p.m. for a delay of 77 minutes. Third-Round Leaderboard Hideki Matsuyama            69-71-65—205 (-11) Xander Schauffele              72-69-68—209 (-7) Marc Leishman                  72-67-70—209 (-7) Justin Rose                         ...