Golf, by TourMiss

Seven Days in Augusta: Behind the Scenes at the Masters” (Triumph) was written by good friend and fellow Association of Golf Writers member, Mark Cannizzaro. The following, and with thanks to Mark and the New York Port who Marks works, is an excerpt, from the chapter The Green Jacket. It’s not the most fashionable garment you’ve ever seen. It’s not even worth that much money, believed to be valued at about $250. It’s just a green jacket. And who wears green jackets, anyway? Augusta National ...

Seven years ago this weekend, Scotland’s Martin Laird posted a final round, course-record equalling 63 and deny by two shots then World No. 2 Rory McIlroy in capturing the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. In the company of a second Irishman in Padraig Harrington as his last day playing partner, Laird warmed to the windy conditions coming from four shots off the lead to be six-under par through just eight holes, six-under par after 12 holes before birdies at 16 and 17. A day earlier, Laird ...

Scotland’s Sandy Lyle in coming days should be arriving at Augusta for the 40th anniversary of his maiden Masters appearance. Instead, the double major winner is staying safe indoors in the north of Scotland with his wife and family. Though with each week passing in this Coronavirus uncertain world we see more and more tournaments either postponed or cancelled. Earlier this week, we learnt the PGA Tour’s RBC Canadian Open will not go ahead in Toronto as planned and is has now been confirmed ...

Shane Lowry’s definitely in no hurry insisting he’s prepared to wait to later this year or whenever to defend his Open Championship crown. The St. Andrews-based R & A, as organisers of golf’s oldest major, is under increasing pressure not only from sponsors and supporters but from golf’s major tours to make a decision if they intend to stick with the allocated July 16-19 host dates. Each time a tournament is postponed to later in 2020, it obviously reduces the number of weeks available. There’s ...

Dual Solheim Cup European captain Catriona Matthews expressed her concerns should the 2020 Ryder Cup be postponed to 2021. Matthews, 50 was afforded the opportunity to remain as Europe’s captain following the team’s thrilling one-point success over the visiting Americans in the 16th hosting of the event in 2019 at Gleneagles. It was only a sixth European Team win in the history of the event with five of the victories, and four of those in Scotland, being on home soil. The inaugural Solheim ...

With the likes of World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and reigning Masters champ Tiger Woods unable to tee-up in Florida, Scotland’s Calum Hill has claimed a most bizarre sixth pro career at the Verrado Founders Championship on the Outlaw Tour in Arizona. Hill, 25 first paid a $875 non-members fee to claim success over the three rounds with a 15-under par total and pocket the $4,500 first prize cheque in an eventual field of just 28 players. The Scot bogeyed his second hole but then eagled the fifth ...

Former Open Champion Paul Lawrie says he would be ‘surprised’ if the 149th Open Championship is not postponed to later in the year. Two of the four Majors of 2020 have alread been postponed to laster this year and with the U.S. Open almost certain to be the next to be put back to later in 2020. The R & A, as organised of The Open, has been in constant discussion with the host Royal St. George’s course in Kent, but it’s a UK Government ruling that will decide if golf’s ...