Golf, by TourMiss

As revealed @tourmiss Tiger Woods is heading immediately to a back therapist after posting a shock seven-over par 78 on the opening day of the 178th Open Championship. Woods was clearly in some discomfort from the outset given play was slow and whenever there was a delay, Woods was swinging a club continually on the tee to stay ‘loose’. However, there was a shot left the par-5 7th hole that could have been cause for alarm when he grimaced noticeably following his second shot that travelled ...

It had been a wait of a long 68-years but Northern Ireland’s own Darren Clarke delivered the 148th Open Championship a dream start. After being introduced on the first tee at 6.35am Clarke hit the first tee shot in golf’s oldest major. It had been a wait of 68 years and Clarke did not disappoint finding the first fairway and then after a short-iron into the green the now 50-year old holed his birdie putt to be also the first to lead The Open. “Darren can go on and shoot 80 as ...

John Lawler’s rise in Ireland golf club circles continues with the current General Manager at The Island Club in Dublin, to take over from legendary Wilma Erskine as the new Secretary at Royal Portrush. Lalwer has been at The Island Club for three years and having began his career in the golf industry as a management trainee at Carton House, where he worked his way up to the role of Golf Operations Manager after 2 years. Lawler then spent time in two other golf resorts in Ireland as Director ...

Graeme McDowell played a very professional straight drive in avoiding out-of-bounds when quizzed on this Saturday night’s ‘Portrush Sons of Ulster’ march in Portrush. The controversial 3-hour march is set to commence 7pm straight after the third round in this week’s historic, and already very special, 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush. McDowell was asked by a reporter representing the London Telegraph, and given McDowell grew-up and honed his game at both the Rathmore and Royal ...

Overwhelming home favourite Rory McIlroy intends not getting carried away and is intent on ‘looking around and smell the roses’ ahead of Thusday’s start to the 148th Open Championship. McIlroy, 30 spent the morning getting drenched on the practice range ahead of facing the media at 12.30pm. The current World No. 3 faced some 17 questions and while the theme of many was focussed on his knowledge of the course, and having shot a 61 as a 16-year in 2005, it was the very last question ...

The sometimes heavy and also steady rain earlier today has turned this week’s 148th Open host venue from a sheep into a wolf. That’s the view of hometown hero, Graeme McDowell. G Mac, and we affectionately call him, was commenting as the last player to visit the Royal Portrush media centre ahead of tee-off in this week’s historic and very special Open. MORE TO FOLLOW . @Graeme_McDowell has no doubt who Ireland’s greatest ever player is #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/vUYeKxBhqc — ...

It’s called Calamity Corner but it’s got a former Open Champion complaining why is there no calmness at the last of the par-3s at Royal Portrush. Henrik Stenson found himself in a state of calamity last Monday in playing the par-3 16th hole at Royal Portrush for a first time. It is the famous of four par-3s at Royal Portrush and a hole measuring 236-yards from the back tee. For those playing the hole for a first time, the 16th is a heart-in-the-mouth par- 3 hole with your initial attention drawn ...