Golf, by TourMiss

It came as a surprise when Tony Finau revealed he and Rory McIlroy go back to when the duo were just nine-years old. The now pair of 30-year old’s competed in junior golf alongside each other in Salt Lake City, Utah and where Finau grew-up. Finau is now a member of the European Tour and is competing this week in his very first BMW Championship. And with McIlroy recently being presented with a third PGA Tour ‘Player of the Year’ award I asked Finau why McIlroy is so popular on the ...

Padraig Harrington has named Sweden’s Robert Karlsson as a first of a guaranteed five 2020 European Team Ryder Cup vice-captains ahead of naming another four later next year. Karlsson, 50 is now a vice-captain for a second Ryder Cup running and with Harrington singling out the Swede for special praise given both he and Harrington were joint vice-captains in last year’s victorious 2018 European Team in Versailles. “Anybody who was involved in 2018 in the backroom staff would see this as a no-brainer ...

While we are in September, Rory McIlroy has returned to the BMW PGA Championship looking to capture the European Tour flagship event for a second occasion and for that win bo be the ‘spark’ to end 2019 with a career record of five wins in a season. The current World No. 2 has already tasted success three times this year with victory in the PGA Tour Players Championship, the RBC Canadian Open and the more-recent Tour Championship in Atlanta. Four years ago and then in the month of May, ...

There is simply two words why top-ranked Scot Russell Knox journeyed across ‘The Pond’ to tee-up in this week’s BMW PGA Championship and a first appearance next week in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in his native Scotland – Ryder Cup. This week’s European Tour flagship event at Wentworth is the first qualifying event for the 2020 Ryder Cup and with Knox, and having gone close to automatic selection in 2016, determined to make the most of his Whistling Strait opportunities. Knox ...

Shane Lowry revealed he has had to re-prioritised family kitchen items somewhat to cater for the Claret Jug. The Royal Portrush victory hero has the three earlier tournament trophies he captured – the Irish Open (2009), the Portugal Masters (2012) and the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational (2015) – proudly sitting close to the toaster and microwave oven. But not the Claret Jug! That now has a special place on a separate counter-top, and close to the fridge, in the Lowry kitchen. “Each time I ...

For as long as The Open is contested Francesco Molinari and Shane Lowry will be back-to-win winners of the Claret Jub. Molinari brilliantly emerged as the winner of the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie and in July, Lowry was crowned the 148th Open Champion at Royal Portrush. For both, it was a first Major Championship victory. And as Molinari prepares for his defence of this week’s BMW PGA Championship he was asked by Bernie if there was any advice he could offer Lowry in how to better ...

Shane Lowry found himself surprised by European Tour CEO, Keith Pelley ahead of the Open Champion attending a pre-BMW PGA Championship press conference. As is customary with anyone European Tour capturing a Major they are afforded honourary Life Membership. “So as has become a custom on the European Tour for all European Tour members that win a major, you receive Honorary Life Membership, and so I’m here to present Shane with his Honorary Life Membership,” said Pelley. “It ...