Golf, by TourMiss

…….. Accordia Golf Narashino CC,  Chiba Shane Lowry was headed to Shanghai declaring his closing two ZoZo Championship rounds in Japan to be the best he’s struck the ball since capturing The Open. Lowry posted scores of 67 and 65 to hold the final-round clubhouse lead when darkness halted play in the final round late on Sunday (Japan time) in the badly weather-affected event. The Royal Portrush hero posted an eight-under par tally that should see Lowry finish just outside the top-10 ...

…….. Accordia Golf Narashino CC,  Chiba Tiger Woods is now just seven holes away from sensationally equalling Sam Snead’s record of 82 PGA Tour victories. When poor light halted play Woods had moved to 18-under par through 11 holes of his fourth round on the Accordia Golf Narashino course. Woods has posted scores of 64, 64 and a third round 66 to move to 16-under par and was two-under par for his third round thanks to three birdies and just one bogey. Next best is Japan’s ...

…….. Accordia Golf Narashino CC,  Chiba A brilliant third round 63 propelled Rory McIlroy into the likelihood of a top-five finish in his opening 2019/20 PGA Tor event at the rain-affected ZoZo Championship in Japan. McIlroy had been playing catch-up in the inaugural Tour event following an opening round of a one-over par 72 but the Northern Irishman has certainly found forward gears with a Saturday second round of a five-under par 65 and emerging on Sunday to sensationally chipped-in ...

In an ideal golfing world, Ricardo Santos should be teeing-up in this week’s Portugal Masters. The very affable Portuguese-born Santos resides in Vilamoura with his wife, Rita and family but he finds himself in China competing on the secondary Challenge Tour. And the now 37-year old Santos is doing his best in a goal to return to the main European Tour in 2020, including finding his way to a share of the lead with China’s Zheng-kai Bai heading to the final round of the Foshan Open. Bai ...

After an indifferent season, Portugal Masters​ front-runner Brandon Stone would dearly love to capture a fourth European Tour victory but the 26-year old is more-focussed ahead of the last round in cheering his beloved Springboks onto victory in the second semi-final of the World Cup in far off Japan. Stone, and winner of last year’s Aberdeen Standard Investment Scottish Open, added a third straight score of 66 to move two shots clear of the field on 15-under par on the Dom Pedro Victoria course ...

…….. Accordia Golf Narashino CC,  Chiba Tiger Woods birdied his closing two holes to move two shots clear of his rivals with a second straight round of 64 on day two of very rain-affected inaugural ZoZo Championship here in Japan. Woods moved to 12-under par and with reigning U.S. Open champion, Gary Woodland very much impressing for a place in Woods’ USA Presidents Cup later this year in adding a 66 to his opening 64 and be in second place at 10-under par. Former PGA Championship ...

For a second year in succesion, Ollie ‘Mr. 59’ Fisher has again lit-up the Portugal Masters. A year ago, Fisher became the first player in the history of the European Tour to break the sub-60 mark in producing a second round 59 on the Dom Pedro course at Vilamoura. Now twelve months on, Fisher has captured the headlines in signing for a second strraight round of 65 to move a shot clear of the field at 12-under par, and as the affabel Englishman seeks to only capture a second Tour title ...