Golf, by TourMiss

Will Rory McIlroy don his Santa Claus outfit and deliver the European Tour the gift it desperately desires. That is the question heading into Festive Season as the golf world wonders whether Rory McIlroy sticks to his guns not to rejoin the European Tour in 2019. A number of news outlets, including the latest being the London-based Mirror, are reporting European Tour CEO Keith Pelley flew recently to Belfast to have ‘crisis’ talks with McIlroy. The four-time Major winning McIlroy shocked ...

Orlando, Florida … Tyrone Clarke, and the eldest son of Darren Clarke, celebrated birdiing the closing hole on the final day to be bogey-free on debut at the 2018 PNC Father-and-Son Challenge in Orlando. The 20-year old combined with his 2011 Open Championship winning father to produced a 36-hole ‘better-ball’ scores of 67 and 64 for a 13-under tally on the Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes course close to Disney World in Orlando. It handed the Irish duo 15th place in the 20-team event and won ...

David Drysdale ended his 17th full Tour season again banging loudly of a first victory door at the close of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek. Drysdale posted an equal-best final round of 67 to head to the clubhouse leading the field at 12-under par and looking to halt a victory drought in his 471st Tour event. The 43-year old Scot ended his round in near sensational manner with an eagle-attempt ‘flop shot’ from well above his feet just yards from a back-of-the-green water hazard ...

Aussie Deyen Lawson celebrated his 28th birthday some three early in winning a brand new $US 111,000 2019 BMW ‘850M Series’ coupe for an ace on the final day of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek in South Africa. Lawson, who celebrates his birthday on January 4th, had birdied the par-4 14th hole and then eagled the par-5 15th before stepping-up onto the tough par-3 16th and then see his tee shot hit the green and roll right up to disappear into the cup. Strangely, there ...

Ultra-talented Irish teenager Tom McKibbin reckons he’s getting used to being dubbed – “The Next Rory McIlroy”. The 15-year old McKibbon was formally introduced to the American golfing public with a ‘stardom-like’ appearance Saturday on The Golf Channel. McKibbon was welcomed and interviewed by Damon Hack, a former golf writer with Sports Illustrated who has been with the Golf Channel since 2012 and is currently one of the more-knowledgeable co-hosts on Morning Drive. McKibbon ...

Scott Jamieson is looking to combat the intense heat and celebrate the Festive Season ending a six-year winless drought at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek in South Africa. Jamieson gave the watching hippo’s and water buffalo plenty to cheer about in the 100-degree plus searing heat posting an eagle and six birdies in a round of 68 on the Leopard Creek course bordering the famed Kruger National Park. It handed the now Florida-based Scot a one-stroke lead at 11-under par over third ...

Orlando, Florida … Tyrone Clarke, and the towering eldest son of Open Champion, Darren Clarke could create golfing history next July at Royal Portrush. The 20-year old is planning to try and qualify for golf’s oldest Major when it returns to the famed Co. Antrim course for a first time since 1951. Tyrone knows Royal Portrush like the back of his hand where he plays off an impressive +2 handicap, and with the course located very close to the Clarke palatial abode. “I’d love to try and ...