Golf, by TourMiss

A clumsy last hole three-putt bogey has seen top-ranked Scot Robert MacIntyre’s lead cut to just one shot heading now to the final round of the rain-affected Valero TexasOpen. MacIntyre had led by four shots teeing-up on Saturday morning for golf’s traditional ‘Moving Day’ but there was no movement at all from noon onwards by any of the 70 players to have made the halfway cut in the $US 8.9m event being staged on rain-drenched TPC San Antonio course in the Alamo City. Noon ...

For someone who has been most fortunate to attend the Masters for 23-years, and enjoyed the honour of playing Augusta National twice, including breaking 100 on both occasions, here’s a few observations that I hope may whet your appetite a little ahead of this coming week’s 90th hosting of The Masters. THE 1934 MAIDEN MASTERS HAD TO BORROW FUNERAL CHAIRS FOR SEATING …. The first “Augusta National Invitation Tournament”, as the Masters was originally known, began on March 22, ...

The leading duo of Bob MacIntyre and Ludwig Aberg are staring a long final day in the saddle in playing 30 holes, weather permitting, over the final day of the rain-hit Valero Texas Open in the Alamo City. Nearly five hours was lost on day three of the $9.8m event due to heavy rain and also the cotinuing threat of thunderstorms forcing officials in continuing to have to reschedule an intended restart. Round three of the Valero Texas Open was first suspended at 12:51 p.m. local San Antonio time ...

If you’re looking to back a form horse heading into The Masters you’re best putting your hard-earned cash on the in-form Cameron Young and not on double Augusta winning Scottie Scheffleer. This is the view of top advisor Paul McGinley, believing the bookies favourite faces obstacles to repeat his wins of 2022 and 2024. “Scottie’s game to me has definitely gone off this year. I know he’s won a tournament and had a pretty decent start to the season, but he is historically a slow ...

Golf fans are airing their disappointment by taking to social media and voicing their disapprovable with the PGA Tour over continuing delays in the restart to an already to the weather affected third round at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. Play on day three of the $US 9.8m event got underway on time at 8.10am local time but had only progressed to 11.51am when the threat of thunderstorms dramatically halted play. All 70 players who made the halfway cut were out on the host TPC San Antonio course ...

It is a virtual log-jam atop of the leaderboard with as many as 10 players lying within three shots of the lead and a round to play at the International Series Japan. South Korea’s Hongtaek Kim signed for a third day 64 to remain atop of the board but shares the lead on 10-under with crowd favourite Shugo Imahira in signing for a 67 at the Caledonian Golf Club, outside of Tokyo. South Korean Jang Yubin posted a 71 to be third at nine-under and just one clear of the duo of Aussie Travis Smyth (68) ...

Completed Second-Round Notes – Saturday, April 4, 2026 IT’S OFFICIAL …. Second round delayed @valerotxopen now complete as Luke Canton, and only player not to complete round two on Friday returns to sensationally hole a 3⃣5⃣-foot birdie putt & jump from (T60/-2 at the time) and into T42nd at 3-under Bring on round 3… pic.twitter.com/2pQVT6V1vi — Fatiha (@TOURMISS) April 4, 2026 Weather: Friday: Cloudy with intermittent afternoon showers and thunderstorms. High of 87. Wind ...