Golf, by TourMiss

Pebble Beach, California … Rory McIlroy this weeks tees-up in the first of six PGA Tour events in three States and two countries he hopes will lead to Masters glory at Augusta National. McIlroy is making his debut in the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am along the shores of the Pacific Ocean and a first event Stateside in some five months. The $ 7.4m tournament being played on three courses is similar, with the big exemption being the glorious weather, to the European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill ...

Pebble Beach, California …  Recent PGA Tour winner Jason Day delivered Rory McIlroy the ultimate compliment singling out the four-time Major winner as ‘explosive’ , ‘unafraid’ and ‘Tigeresque’. Day is returning to competition this week at Pebble Beach for a first occasion since ending a long winless drought in capturing last fortnight’s Farmers Insurance Open in a play-off over Swede Alex Noren. McIlroy is making his AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am debut and in what is the first ...

Pebble Beach, California …  Just two days after the Eagles beat the Patriots in Superbowl L11 and the hero of Superbowl XLV was full of praise for Tiger Woods and backing the former long-time World No. 1 to get back to his winning ways. Aaron Rodgers help steer the Green Bay Packers to Superbowl 2010 season success and in the process was named Superbowl MVP. The 35-year old California-born Rodgers is this week contesting the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and judging by his golf game he is ...

Pebble Beach, California … Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy will make his AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am debut alongside four-time Pebblie Beach winner Phil Mickelson. McIlroy is teaming with his father, Gerry and who is also his partner at the European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championshiip in Scotland. In other pairings at this week’s $7.4m event include World No. 1 Dustin Johnson paired with NHL legend, Wayne Gretsky and the father of his partner, Paulina. Defending champion, ...

I have been fortunate to play golf in the Swiss Alps during the course of reporting on the European Masters only to be left in awe at the stunning snow-capped backdrop to the host Crans-sur-Sierre course at Crans Montana. There was also the experience of tackling the Alice Springs Golf Club in the very heart of Australia with the golf course surrounded by the ancient yet majestic McDonnell Ranges. Then in taking a day off from reporting on the Waste Management Phoenix Open I ventured a few hours ...

In a smart move Rory McIlroy will now sharing the hosting dutied of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. As such, Paul McGinley to host the 2019 event and then followed by the likes of fellow Irish golfing greats in Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell to then be hosts of Ireland’s premier golfing event. The Rory Foundation, that has hosted the event from 2015, will continue as host for this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Ballyliffin Golf Club in County Donegal from July ...

Pebble Beach, CAL … A fortnight after Tiger Woods returned to competition and PGA Tour boss Jay Monahan continues to smile with Rory McIlroy this week ending a near five-month PGA Tour absence. The last time McIlroy competed on the world’s most lucrative golfing stage was last September and with the four-time Major winner finishing near unnoticed well down the field in the BMW Championship. It ended a miserable injury-ridden PGA Tour year for McIlroy. But now a fully-healed McIlroy, and ...