Golf, by TourMiss

Pebble Beach, California … It shapening-up as hopefully a classic tale of the ole No. 272 bus! Paul Casey waited some nine-years for a second PGA Tour success when he denied Tiger Woods last March to capture the Valspar Championship at the Innisbrook Resort near Tampa in Florida. Now less than a year later and the affable Englishman has brilliantly put himself in position to lift a third PGA Tour trophy after posting a third round 67 on the Spyglass Hills course and one of three host venues ...

Pebble Beach, California…. Top-ranked Scot Russell Knox brought all but one of the four Pebble Beach par-5s to its knees on day three of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Knox snatched four-birdies, three of them of the par-5s at this year’s US Open host venue, in a bogey-free round of 68 for a nine-under tally and endthe day brilliantly sharing seventh place in the rain-affected £Stg  5.87m event. Knox trails six strokes adrift of England’s Paul Casey who added a 67 to Friday’s ...

Spyglass Hill GC …….. Phil Mickelson continued to set-up a possible 50th pro career victory moving into a share of the lead through two rounds of the storm-affected AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The 48-year old added a four-under par 68 at the Spyglass Hills course, and one of three host venues, to his opening 65 at Monterey Peninsula to move to 10-under par. Mickelson shares the lead in the $US 7.6m event with fellow Americans Lucas Glover (66), Scott Langley (69) and England’s Paul Casey ...

Graeme McDowell might now be suggesting ‘Beware the injured golfer’ after a second straight inspiring effort on day two of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McDowell added a one-under par 70 in tougher second round conditions, and that included steady rain in the early afternoon, to Thursday’s opening four-under par 68 to be at five-under in total and just outside the top-20 in his opening event of 2019. Indeed, McDowell is just five shots from the lead held by four players – ...

Spyglass Hill, Monterey … Martin Laird was delighted to grab the early Spyglass Hill course lead with a four-under par 68 on the opening day of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The Scot didn’t drop a shot on the course named in honour of ‘Treasure Island’ famed Scottish novelist, Robert Louis Stevenson and a former long-time visitor to the region. Indeed, there is a copy of ‘Treasure Island’ on a shelf in the Spyglass Hill Pro Shop. Laird was first out at 8am local time ...

Monterey Peninsula GC, California … Phil Mickelson set-up a possible 50th pro career victory with a blistering 65 on day one of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The 48-year didn’t miss a fairway in managing seven birdies on the Monterey Peninsula course and again, one of three courses hosting the event. Mickelson, and a four-time winner of the event, ended the round sharing third place at six-under par and just a shot back of the leading duo of fellow Americans Scott Langley and Brian ...

Shane Lowry breathed a huge sigh of relief in finding the ‘side door’ with a closing round par putt on day one of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Lowry was teeing-up at nearby Spyglass Hill, and named in honour of Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson who was a regular visitor to the region. The Offlay golfer, who had teed-off first from the 10th hole at 8am local time, ended his round some five-hours and 15-minutes later with a one-under par 71. This week’s event is Lowry’s ...