Golf, by TourMiss

Yes, Rory McIlroy has won more Majors than Dustin Johnson and he’s also won more tournaments around the globe than ‘DJ’ but Johnson is better. That is the view of Adam Scott ahead of this week’s Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass at Ponte Vedre in Florida. The very first Australian to win the Masters was quizzed aside from himself, who among the current crop of stars is the most difficult to be when that player is very much on his game. “I’d have to say Dustin ...

Robin Roussel opened a four-shot gap on top after another brilliant round – a bogey-free six-under par 66 – after the second round of the Troon Series – Royal Golf Bahrain Open on Tuesday. At the Colin Montgomerie-designed Royal Golf Club in Manama, the Frenchman moved to 13-under par total going into the final round on Wednesday and gave himself a great chance to win his first title on the MENA Tour by Arena after falling agonizingly short at Ghala Golf Club in Muscat. Germany’s Stefan Still ...

The news is good for Tiger Woods meaning it is no good news for his Players Championship rivals. The neck injury that ruled Woods out of last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational and the 80-time PGA Tour winner is raring to take his place this week in an vent he’s won twice before. Woods had to undergo on-course treatment three weeks ago at the WGC – Mexico Championship and while he was not going to contest the following week’s Honda Classic it came as a surprise when he withdrew from ‘Arnie’s ...

Francesco Molinari has revealed the continuing secret to his latest victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational – beating Rory McIlroy head-to-head last May at Wentworth. Molinari brilliantly duplicated McIlroy’s Bay Hill final round of 64 of a year ago to win ‘Arnie’s event’ by two shots. Since the Italian golfing stallion and McIlroy went out in the final round of the BMW PGA Championship, Molinari has captured a first PGA Tour victory with a final day 62 at the Quicken Loans ...

Robin Roussel, denied victory a couple of weeks ago in Oman, launched another spirited attempt to get into the winners’ circle in his first season on the MENA Tour by Arena when a sparkling seven-under par 65 opening round gave him a one-shot lead at the Troon Series – Royal Golf Bahrain Open on Monday. At Ghala Golf in Muscat, the Frenchman shot a brilliant final-round 63 in windy conditions, but that wasn’t enough to beat a rampant Nick Marsh. But at the demanding Colin Montgomerie-designed ...

Rory McIlroy again came up short-changed after Open champ, Francesco Molinari stormed to victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Molinari, 36 muscled his way from five shots back in posting a sizzling bogey-free eight-under par 64 for a ?? shot success at 12-under par and a third PGA Tour victory. McIlroy finished an after-thought managing just two birdies in a level par 72 and finish in a distant share of sixth place at eight-under par. McIlroy had burst into a hopeful first career defence ...

Open Champion Francesco Molinari muscled his way from five shots back in posting a sizzling bogey-free eight-under par 64 for a stunning two shot Arnold Palmer Invitational success at 12-under par total. After a Palmer-like charge through the field the Italian golfing stallion finished his round just over 90-minutes before being fitted with the winning Palmer-like red cardigan. The 36-year old, and proudly sporting a spanking new Callaway bag and a gleaming set of Callaway clubs and Odyssey putter, ...