Golf, by TourMiss

Gullane, Scotland …. Graeme McDowell delighted in sorting out a putting glitch and take ‘Route 66’ on the second day of the Aberdeen Standard Investment Scottish Open at Gullane. McDowell recorded just 26 putts to move just inside the top-40 with a five-under par tally and be trailing eight shots behind England’s Robert Rock (63) who heads the field on 13-under par. Defending Gullane champion, Rickie Fowler posted the same score as McDowell to be well-placed at 10-under. McDowell spent ...

Gullane, Scotland … Five-time Major winning Phil Mickelson will head to Carnoustie Saturday morning after missing the cut in the Aberdeen Standard Investment Scottish Open at Gullane. Mickelson, and a back-to-back Scottish and Open Champion in 2013, was never in the mix over the two rounds posting scores of 70 and 69 for a one-under par tally. Even with an eagle ‘3’ at the second, Mickelson missed the cut by two shots. “I have some work to do on my game, I didn’t play great,” ...

Gullane, Scotland … Scotland’s Connor Syme was in sizzling form grabbing 10 birdies in setting a new ‘Championship’ course record with an eight-under par 62 on day two of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at Gullane. The Drumoig golfer’s effort, and two days after his birthday, was easily his lowest European Tour career round and clipped one shot of the mark of nine under par 63 set by the duo of Dane Thorbjorn Olesen and Dutchman Joost Luiten in the 2015 ...

Gullane, Scotland … Paul Dunne was not about to allow a closing hole double-bogey take the gloss from the proceeding 17 good holes in being five-under par on day one of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at Gullane. Dunne, and playing Gullane for a first time as a pro, was inside the top-10 standing on the downhill 18th when he drove his ball right out-of-bounds, and onto what is the No.2 course and out-of-play for the week. Then after playing his fourth to the edge of the green, ...

Gullane, Scotland … It was very much a case of two contrasting nines for Masters champion, Patrick Reed on day one of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open. Reed pared the first but then cut a swath through the field with five birdies in succession from the second hole on the Gullane composite course. And while Reed birdied the ninth he played his back nine in one-over taking a bogey on 16 for his eventual five-under par 65 that handed the visiting American a share of seventh place ...

Gullane, Scotland … Phil Mickelson had blanked the Scottish Open media since his arrival earlier this week in Scotland. And then for a very spoilt second the waiting media looking to speak to Mickelson after shooting a 72 on day one of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open we thought that the five-time Major winner was about to stick with his ‘no media’ stance. This was because he came from the scorer’s hut declaring:  “I am not going to answer any questions ...

Gullane. Scotland … So what goes into the making of  a ‘Rickie Fowler Sandwich’? On the eve of this week’s Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open we had new Irish Open champion, Russell Knox revealing his total distaste for green apples and we had defending Gullane Scottish Open winner Fowler revealing he has a sandwich named after him. The revelation a sandwich is named after the current World No. 7 came about when the visiting American was asked what he thought of ...