Golf, by TourMiss

For the Irish duo of Padraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell this week’s Valero Texas Open is an Augusta ‘Last Chance Saloon’. The Euro 6.56m event being played again on the Greg Norman designed TPC San Antonio course offers the last invitation into next week’s 85th hosting of the Masters. There have been some wonderful stories over the years of players winning in Texas, given the Shell Houston Open used to be on the PGA Tour schedule in the week prior to the Masters before the event lost ...

Jordan Spieth admits he is definitely in a better place one week shy of returning to Augusta National for the 85th hosting of the Masters. Spieth, 27, has been like a forgotten winning hero on the PGA Tour until recent years. The affable Texas has won 14 times around the globe, including 11 on the PGA Tour and with three of those major championships including the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. However, his dramatic victory that Sunday afternoon in July, including his shot from the practice ...

European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington admits he’s being ‘selfish’ in suggesting Rory McIlroy get his poor form out of the way prior to September’s Wisconsin showdown. McIlroy has this week off to find the form that’s won him four majors and 23 other tournaments around the globe. It’s now over 500 days since last won out in the Far East while August will mark seven years since his last Major triumph. And next week will hopefully be a lucky ‘Take 7’ in McIlroy’s quest to join ...

Graeme McDowell heads to Texas declaring ‘massive progress’ with his share of fourth place at the Corales Puntacana Championship in Puerto Rico. McDowell was five-under coming to the last two holes but walked out with a pair of closing bogeys in a three-under par 69 and finish on 10-under in bright but windy conditions on the Caribbean island where he had won in 2019. American Joel Dahmen, 33, captured his maiden Tour title courtesy of a closing round of 70 and win by a shot at 12-under par. McDowell ...

Robert MacIntyre will no doubt get his first look at Augusta National later this coming week with confirmation the young Scot will play his first Masters. Augusta National advised MacIntrye will become the 27th Scottish-born golfer to compete in the Masters since 1934 and in what this year will be the 85th hosting of the Masters starting on 8th April at the revered Georgia golfing gem. The Masters allocated Monday March 29th as the second-last qualifying date for those inside the top-50 on the ...

French golf has the victory champagne on ice in anticipation of Victor Perez going all the way in the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas. Perez superbly muscled his way into Sunday mornings semi-final after comfortably defeating Sergio Garcai 4 & 3 and now faces American Billy Horschell who defeated England’s Tommy Fleetwood at the 19th hole Perez, and with Rory McIlroy’s former long-time caddy J P Fitzgerald on the bag, had five winning birdies in his round ...

Rory McIlroy’s now got just 12 days to find winning form before teeing-up in the year’s first major at Augusta National. McIlroy was jetting home to Florida after scrambling his way to a half in his match against Aussie Cam Smith on day three of the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas. Though it was all too late with both McIlroy and Smith bundled out after Ian Poulter made it three wins from three matches in their group match in defeating American Lanto Griffin 2 & 1. Smith, ...