Golf, by TourMiss

Philadelphia, PA … Xander Schauffele boosted hopes not only of defending next fortnight’s Tour Championship crown but also securing the last place into the USA Ryder Cup team in posting a 63 on day one of the BMW Championship in Philadephia. Schauffele, 24 began with a bogey but bounced back to birdie eight of the next 15 holes for a seven-under tally and finish the day third in sauna-like condition on the Aronimink course. It left the Californian-born golfer trailing just one stroke behind ...

Philadelphia, PA … Rory McIlroy let slip joining golf’s ultra-exclusive ‘Mr. 59 Club’ with late round back-to-back bogeys in joining Tiger Woods in the lead with a 62 on day one of the BMW Championship in Philadelphia. For Woods, it is a first time he’s shared the lead at the end of any round since  leading for all four days in capturing the 2013 – WGC Cadillac Championship. McIlroy had been a shot clear of Woods at nine-under par through 15 holes when Woods headed to the clubhouse ...

Aronimink GC, PA …. Tiger Woods continued to boost hopes of a first victory in well over five-years with a sizzling outward nine of 29 and a round of 62 in heatwave conditions on day one of the BMW Championship in Philadelphia. Woods headed the scorer’s room at eight-under par, and one behind Rory McIlroy, and who he had played a 9-hole practice round on Tuesday, and with McIlroy at nine-under par after 15 holes. Woods had ignited thoughts of a career first 59 in producing an eagle and four ...

Avonimink GC, PA … Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello admits it has been hard to swallow not being picked for the European Ryder Cup team. European Team captain, Thomas Bjorn said he ‘felt sick’ after having phoned Cabrera-Bello on Tuesday morning US time to advise the 34-year old he was being overlooked for a ‘wildcard’ pick in favour of his compatriot, Sergio Garcia. Cabrera-Bello had finished 10th on the European Team points table and two places from automatically qualifying for Bjorn’s ...

It is not surprising to learn Thomas Bjorn said he “felt sick” when omitting the in-form Rafa Cabrera Bello from his European Ryder Cup squad in favour of selecting an out-of-form Sergio Garcia. Bjorn named Garcia, Paul Casey, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson as his four wild cards on Wednesday, completing his 12-strong Europe squad for the Paris showdown between September 28-30. Bjorn hailed Garcia as the man to deliver the Churchillian motivational speeches that can bind the team together ...

Philadelphia, PA … Call it the ‘Playing Alongside Tiger Woods Factor’. Aussie golfer Marc Leishman, and this week’s defending BMW Championship champion, revealed he is now finding it difficult not to go anywhere without being noticed. And this, he says, is all down to having played  lot of golf this year alongside Woods. Indeed, Leishman responded to a Tweet put out by @tourmiss at the start of last week’s Dell Technologies Championship confirming the number of occasions ...

Philadelphia, PA …. Rory McIlroy insists he is prepared to partner any of his 11 colleagues if it means returning the Ryder Cup to European hands. McIlroy remarked also there was no surprises in Captain Thomas Bjorn’s four Versailles ‘wildcard’ picks and despite Bjron overlooking the in-form Rafa Cabrera-Bello for the out-of-form but easily more experienced Sergio Garcia. McIlroy received a phone call from Bjorn on Tuesday morning (US time) advising of his four picks but was competing ...