Golf, by TourMiss

‘Pissed Off” is how Rory McIlroy bluntly described blowing a two-shot lead with a a handful of holes to play and finish runner-up in the Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy had moved to 22-under par through 10 holes after having overtaken overnight leader, Haotong Li. But McIlroy then opened the door on his 22-year old Chinese rival, who had burst onto the world stage big-time in shooting a final round 63 at last year’s Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. And Li did not have to be asked twice in ...

Torrey Pines, California .. Alex Noren brilliantly sent the Sweden flag to the top of the leaderboard on day three of the Farmers Insurance Open. Noren birdied two of his closing three holes in a round of 69 to move to 11-under par and a shot clear of American Ryan Palmer (73) while defending champion, Jon Rahm struggled in the near benign conditions shooting a horror 75 to drop back to a share of 12th place on seven under par. Seven-time Farmers winner, Tiger Woods scrambled his round to a round ...

Torrey Pines, California … While remarking his round was ‘gross’, Tiger Woods underlined his short game and his heart as having helped in scrambling his way to a round of 70 on day three of the Farmers Insurance Open Woods teed-up on day three of the $US 6.9m event having won seven prior Farmers Insurance Open titles and the 2008 U.S. Open virtually on one leg. But Woods had not broken 7o in his past nine rounds on the clifftop course overlooking the Pacific Ocean and that’s ...

Torrey Pines, California … While the Australian nation were in the beds sound asleep after a day of celebration, Jason Day was set to end Australia Day along the Pacific Ocean shoreline of California with his feet up and an ice pack on his injured back. Despite the on-going concern for his back, Day managed to muscle his way into a share of sixth place on seven-under par and just four shots adrift of American Ryan Palmer who heads the $US 6.9m event on 11-under par. The Queensland-born Day ...

Torrey Pines, CA ….. Tiger Woods is guaranteed his first Tour cheque in some 30 months after a fighting inward half to make the halfway cut in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Woods went into the second round following a level par 72 and clearly still struggling with the driver in a round of a one-under par 71 for an eventual one-under par tally. If left Woods trailing 10 shots behind fellow American Ryan Palmer, who added a 67 to his opening 66 to lead by a shot at 11-under par ...

Torrey Pines, CA … Top Scot Russell Knox admitted he would have snapped your hand off had he been handed a round of a three-under par 69 on day one of the Farmers Insurance Open. After dropping a shot early on the North Course, Knox bounced back with four birdes over his closing 13 holes on the Torrey Pines course. The effort handed Knox a share of 15th place and only four shots behind American Tony Finau who signed for a seven-unde par 65 and one fewer than the duo of Ted Potter Snr and Ryan ...

Torrey Pines, California … Tiger Woods in his much-anticipated return to the PGA Tour found himself buzzed by a hang-glider, two US F-35 fighter jets while he also took-in some dolphin watching and went close to an ace late in a round of 72 on day on of the Farmers Insurance Open. His scoring effort left the now 41-year old trailing seven shots behind fellow American Tony Finau who carded a seven-under par 65 to lead the $US 6.9m event by a stroke. While the roar of the fighter jets momentarily ...