Golf, by TourMiss

TPC Boston, MA .. It was an innocent question on the eve of the 2017 Dell Technologies Championship at TPC Boston. Rory McIlroy was asked simply:  “When you hear the name Thomas Bjorn what immediately comes to mind?” Of course, Bjorn in the 2018 European Ryder Cup captain and looking to regain the cup and continue Europe’s dominance of having never lost the Ryder Cup in 25 years on European soil. McIlroy’s answer to the question was pure McIlroy. Firstly, the scene is the ...

TPC Boston, MA … Defending TPC Boston champion, Justin Thomas is concerned there is ‘enough in the tank’ ahead of the American making his Ryder Cup later next month in France. Thomas was confirmed for a first USA team cap in finishing third among the leading eight automatic qualifiers following his recent defence of the PGA Championship. Thomas, 25 was never out of the top eight on the points table since late last year in capturing the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges event and went about cementing ...

TPC Boston, MA… Rory McIlroy revealed he and coach, Michael Bannon delved back 15-years to videos of McIlroy as a then 16-year old at the Bangor Golf Club in suburban Belfast to bring victory in the three remaining events of the FedEx Cup ‘Play-Off’ series. McIlroy reckon he’s got over 1,000 videos since he first swang a golf club soon after he began to walk. But after going so close to a second success this year in finishing joint runner-up at Carnoustie and sixth a fortnight ...

TPC Boston, MA …. Russell Knox has promised Scotland will have their two strongest World Ranked golfers flying the Tartan colours in this year’s ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf in Australia. Knox took some criticism two years ago in selecting good friend, Duncan Stewart and then ranked No. 324 in the world and this despite the duo combing well to shoot a final round 65 and share eighth place. But there will be no arguments this year with the World No. 57 ranked Knox, and as Scotland’s highest ...

TPC Boston, MA … Tiger Woods will look to end his on-course putting woes packing a TaylorMade ‘Juno’ prototype putter not yet on the market into his ‘Monster Energy’ bag heading into this week’s Dell Technologies Championship near Boston. Woods is currently ranked the 26th best putter on the Tour averaging 28.52 putts for each of the 54 rounds he has contested this year. But in breaking down the stats to look at a player’s round-by-round statistics Woods ...

TPC Boston … The golf world will learn next Tuesday whether Woods will be afforded a Jim Furyk USA Team ‘captain’s’ pick and with not many better against Woods earning what would be an eighth USA team cap. Also expected to be handed a Versailles cap is 24-year old Bryson DeChambea and with Woods expressing his delight should he be drawn in the Ryder Cup with a play 18-years his junior. “Well, I don’t remember the first time I met him, but we’ve played a number of practice ...

TPC Boston, MA … Tiger Woods insists the only way he can rekindle the dominance of his 14-Majors winning career is to keep putting him ‘in the mix’. Woods arrived into Boston late Wednesday night ahead of teeing-up tomorrow (Friday) in the opening round of the $US 9m Dell Technologies Championship. It is the first time he has competed at TPC Boston, and just to the south of the city, since a bottom of the board result in 2013 and with his best finish a share of second in 2007 behind Phil ...