Golf, by TourMiss

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Padraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell teed off from the respective 10th and 1st tees at the same time and ended their rounds within minutes of each other with similar scores of a two over par 72 on the first day of the Honda Classic. The double Honda winning Harrington was three over after just two holes in bogeying his first and finding water guarding the green with his approach at the second ahead of birdies at his ninth, 12th and 13th but also dropping shots at ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Adare Manner could be in the bidding for the 2026 Ryder Cup and Padraig Harrington could not be happier. Rumours have surfaced at this week’s Honda Classic that Irish businessman, J P McManus, and owner of the Adare Manor course in Co. Limerick, will bid to host the biennial event. Ireland hosted the hugely successful and very 2006 Ryder Cup at the K. Club when Ian Woosnam’s team, and inspired by an emotional Darren Clarke, won for a second time running by a record-equalling ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Ian Poulter insisted after a flawless Honda Classic opening round his return to full competition has nothing to do with a specified amount he must earn in six events but more about winning his way to Augusta and this year’s Masters. Poulter, 41 made in all happen in a three-hole run on day one of the event at PGA National parring his first 11 holes before eagling his 12th and then birding the next two holes ahead of ending with four straight pars in a four under par ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … A pair of closing birdies restored Russell Knox’s dented pride on the opening day of the Honda Classic at PGA National in Flordia. Knox was struggling to be four over par through 16 holes in the bright but windy conditions before holing a three-footer for birdie at 17 and then getting-up-down from a greenside bunker at the last in a two over par 72. It left the lone Scot in the £5.12m event trailing eight shots behind the leading clubhouse duo of Cody Gribble and ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Tyrrell Hatton clearly had a maiden Masters appearance on his mind wearing Augusta-green trousers to shoot a two under par 68 on day one of Honda Classic at PGA National in Florida. The 25-year old England star, who seems to like wearing green, capped his round with three birdies in succession from his 13th to move to three under par. Hatton, competing in the £5.12m event on an invitation, then double bogeyed the par three 17th, and the final hole of the famed ‘Bear ...

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has appointed golfing sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn as ‘Thailand Golf Ambassadors’. The move to engage the LPGA Tour stars is part of a plan to enhance the international awareness of Thailand as a world-class golf destination that offers an amazing range of outstanding courses and facilities. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of TAT, said: “As Thailand Golf Ambassadors, the talented Jutanugarn sisters will represent Thailand at major golfing events and ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Adam Scott handed Rory McIlroy a superb compliment in declaring the Northern Irishman to be ‘more accomplished’ than any player currently atop of the World Rankings. Scott is this week’s defending Honda Classic champion and he had been asked about the issue of World No. 1 after fellow Australian Jason Day was relegated last week to World No. 2 by reigning US Open champion, Dustin Johnson. Day reigned atop of the Rankings for a total of 51 weeks before ...