Golf, by TourMiss

Padraig Harrington had a photographer to thank after finding a lost ball within seconds of the new 3-minute time limit on day one of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at the Renaissance Open. Harrington was out from the 10th and starting with a birdie but after birding the par-3 15th, the Dubliner was way left off the 16th tee, and with the three-minute ‘search’ clock ticking Harrington was getting anxious. “The three minutes now to find your golf ball is very short and it goes ...

Rory McIlroy made it look easy in posting a four-under par 67 on day one of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open near Gullane. McIlroy grabbed six birdies to end the round trailing four shots from the front on the Renaissance course to the east of Edinburgh. The foursome of the Italian duo of Edoardo Molinari and Nino Bertasio plus Frenchman Romain Wattel and visiting American Matt Kuchar head the field thanks to eight-under par 63s. McIlroy was at his best over the opening nine grabbing ...

Fellow former Open champ, Henrik Stenson would gladly trade places next week with overwhelming Royal Portrush crowd favourite Rory McIlroy. Unlike McIlroy, Stenson’s not previously competed at the 148th Open Championship host venue and having not entered the Irish Open when staged in 2012 at Royal Portrush. In very stark contrast, McIlroy was just 16-years old when he posted a remarkable 11-under par 61 during the 2005 North of Ireland championship and he’s been back to the Co. Antrim links ...

Eleven years ago, Graeme McDowell holed an eight-foot birdie putt to capture the 2008 Scottish Open at Loch Lomond and secure his place in a maiden European Ryder Cup team. McDowell tees-up in this week’s Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open on the Renaissance course looking not only to capture a second Scottish title but remind new European Team captain, Padraig Harrington there is Ryder Cup life in the ‘old golfing dog’. G Mac arrived on the very private course to east of Edinburgh ...

Fourteen years after spectacularly shooting the lights out in posting a 61 at Royal Portrush and Rory McIlroy returns next week declaring ‘it’s still the same golf course’. McIlroy visited the 148th Open prepared host venue last Saturday ahead of making his way to the east of Edinburgh on Tuesday to compete in this week’s Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at The Renaissance club to the east of Edinburgh. While McIlroy drew much controversy in skipping last week’s Dubai Duty Free ...

It’s the week of the Aberdeen Standard Investment Scottish Open and naturally Scotland’s top-ranked Russell Knox is thinking about capturing his ‘home’ Open for a first time in his career. But then the very affable Scot is also concentrating on another event that will not be contested until later next year. Twice in his career, Knox has missed out on European Team Ryder Cup selection firsly in 2016 when was clearly one of the best ‘qualifying period’ performers ...

Fifteen-time Major winning Tiger Woods cannot be accused of suffering from any jet lag when he tees-up in next week’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Woods will be celebrating his 21st showing in golf’s oldest major having made his debut as a then 19-year old in 1995 at St. Andrews. Now aged 43, Woods is doing all he can to stay energised and that’s bizarrely involved staying awake in the middle-of-the-night Florida time to be fully acclimatised to a five-hour ahead time zone in arriving ...