Golf, by TourMiss

Graeme McDowell singled out the ‘power’ of social media in finally being reunited with the more-recent talked about lost clubs in professional golf. McDowell sent out an SOS for his missing clubs on Monday and soon after his arrival on an Air France flight into Manchester Airport. And to cut a long story short, McDowell had to ‘pull the rip cord’, as his stated yesterday (WED), on teeing-up in Tuesday’s 36-hole qualifier for next fortnight’s Open Championship. Finally, and certainly after ...

Padraig Harrington found himself a winner even before teeing-up in this week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Ballyliffin. The triple Major winning Irishman arrived at the stunning Co. Donegal course to be presented with ‘Honorary Membership’ of the club. “That’s very nice. Very much appreciated. Hopefully, someday I’ll get the chance to come up here and spend the time, if you can get the weather like this,” he said smiling. Harrington could very well end the week being presented ...

Shane Lowry will be hoping past experience of tackling the Ballyliffin course can  lead to a double Dubai Duty Free Irish Open success later this week. Lowry is among just a handful who have previously competed on the acclaimed Pat Ruddy designed Glashedy course in Co. Donegal. Of course, Ballyliffin is no stranger to hosting some of the game’s best having staged the 2002 North West of Ireland and a joint European Tour and Challenge Tour event. In 2008 the course laid out on the Inishowen Peninsula ...

Graeme McDowell has bitterly withdrawn from a Final Qualifier for next fortnight’s Open Championship after Air France lost his clubs on route from Paris to Mancherster. As reported earlier today by www.golfbytourmiss.com McDowell arrrived at Manchester Airport early this morning after contesting last week’s French Open. But when he and his caddy got off their flight McDowell clubs were nowhere to be seen. McDowell then tweeted his disgust at 5.48am from Knutsford as he was making his ...

It is a golfer’s worst nightmare arriving at an airport without any golf clubs. That was the scenario facing Graeme McDowell as he arrived at Manchester Airport very early Monday morning ahead of teeing-up Tuesday in a 36-hole Open Championship qualifier at the Old St. Annes course just to the south of Blackpool in England. McDowell was headed to Manchester Airport after his disappointing showing in Sunday’s concluding French Open in Versailles where he finished T37th and effectively ...

TPC Potomac, Maryland … Dayliight was a distant second as Francesco Molinari totally demoralised his rivals to capture a maiden PGA Tour title in winning the Quicken Loans National by a massive eight strokes with a tournament record 21-under par total The Italian goling stallion seized an eagle and six birdies in his closing round of an eight-under par 62 in heatwave conditions on the TPC Potomac course in Maryland. Molinari’s first victory Stateside comes just five weeks after he denied ...

TPC Potomac, Maryland … Tiger Woods ended his Quicken Loans National campaign singling out the R & A for special praise ahead of his next event, the 147trh Open Championship at Carnoustie. Woods will have a fortnigth’s break from competition before venturing to London for a TaylorMade photo shoot with Rory McIlroy ffve days ahead of teeing-up in the July 19th starting Open. It will be Woods third Open at Carnoustie having finished T7th in 1999 behind Scotland’s Paul Lawrie and ...