Golf, by TourMiss

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Ahead of teeing up in his first PGA Tour event of 2017 at this week’s Honda Classic, Ian Poutler revealed a wonderful tale concerning a missing $100 bill autographed by the late, great Arnold Palmer. The story surfaced when Poulter was asked, and ahead of returning to Bay Hill and the Arnold Palmer Invitational next month, what was his fondest memory of Palmer who passed away late last year and just days ahead of the Ryder Cup. “Well, there’s so many”, ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Padraig Harrington will certainly rule out autographing Donald Trump’s forearm even if he should receive an invitation to play golf with the US President. Trump’s been in office just over a month but then he’s already had more golf than most on Irish courses still closed over winter. In fact, CNN reported on Tuesday night Trump’s had six games in the New Year and even putting his own ‘reporting team’ off guard as evident when McIlroy inadvertently contradicted ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Scotland’s top-ranked Russell Knox is determined to bury last year’s horror Masters debut after revealing he played a practice round last week at Augusta National. Knox accepted an invitation from Augusta member Bryan Jones of New Jersey, who is on the Masters Rules Committee, ahead of the course hosting the year’s first Major starting on 6th April. Joining Knox was his coach, his manager and also friend and fellow PGA Tour pro Henrik Norlander though ...

PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, FL … As this year marks the nine-year anniversary of Padraig Harrington’s remarkable second straight Open Championship triumph, the Irishman has revealed the extent Greg Norman reached out to the victorious 2008 Royal Birkdale champion. Harrington was not expected to defend his Open title at the famed England course after injuring his right wrist in playing an ‘impact’ shot on the Saturday beforehand. He declined to play the course either on Sunday ...

Palm Beach Gardens FL … Rory McIlroy confirmed he will return to competition at next week’s WGC – Mexico Championship while their remains uncertainty when and if fellow Irishman Padraig Harrington will undergo surgery on his troublesome shoulder. McIlroy will have been side-lined some six-weeks when he tees up on March 2nd in Mexico City after suffering a stress fracture of a rib and attributed to his intense off-season practice program working with new clubs. However, the injury was not ...

Martin Slumbers, as CEO of the R & A and organisers of the Open Championship, has strongly hinted if the Muirfield members deliver a two-thirds majority vote in a second ballot then the Edinburgh club will find itself back on the Open rota. Slumbers sat down with members of the media earlier today (Mon) in his office overlooking the first tee at St. Andrews for what now an annual ‘meet with the media’, and an initiative started by his predecessor Peter Dawson. “I was very pleased ...

Pacific Palisades, CA … Martin Laird headed to a fortnight’s competition break wishing he could play the first hole at the Riviera Country Club for the remainder of his PGA Tour career. In playing the par five opening challenge at the Genesis Open Laird produced two eagles, a birdie and a par on route to a share of eighth place at 10-under par but seven shots behind World No. 1 Dustin Johnson. Daylight was a distant second with the 32-year Johnson, and reigning U.S. Open champion, in a class ...