Golf, by TourMiss

Houston, TX … England’s top-ranked Justin Rose says he’s short game and putting is so good he’s quietly confident of seeing the St. George flag raised at Augusta National for a second year running. Rose fought back from a horror mid-round two-hole collapse when he dropped three shots to birdie three of his closing seven holes in a round of 71 to stay inside the top-10 at six under par on day two of the Shell Houston Open. The Rio Gold medal winning Rose also saw off any challenge ...

Houston, TX … Spanish rookie sensation Jon Rahm is heading next week to his maiden Masters appearance inspired by memories of two of the greats of Spanish golf – the late Seve Ballasertos and double Masters winning Jose Maria Olazabal. Rahm qualified for the Masters in brilliantly eagling the final hole to capture the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Then after finishing top-5 in the WGC – Mexico Championship the 22-year old battled World No. 1 Dustin Johnson all the way ...

Houston, TX … Rickie Fowler stormed his way to a lowest ever Shell Houston Open round and a one shot lead on the opening day of the event at the Golf Club of Houston. Fowler didn’t drop a shot in racing to five under par through seven holes and then picked up three back nine birdies in an eight under par 64. It handed the American firstly a four shot lunchtime lead before South Korean Sang Kang carded a seven under par 65. Fowler’s eight birdies is the most in any round this season ...

Houston, TX … Tiger Woods could be very well be competing next week at the Masters with confirmation he will front the Augusta National media at 1pm next Tuesday (US time. If so, it will be the first occasion since 2015 Woods will tee-up on the Georgia golfing gem, and also on the 20th anniversary in winning by 12 shots the first of four Masters green jackets. Woods has not competed since limping off with a horror score of 77 on day one in January’s Dubai Desert Classic and then withdrawing ...

Houston, TX … It was Monday morning Australian time as Geoff Ogilvy got up very early to watch TV coverage of the final round of the 1997 Masters. He was aged 19 and just shy of turning to the play-for-pay ranks. Ogilvy had already enjoyed success on the amateur world stage capturing the 1995 Portsea Open Amateur, the 1996 German Amateur Open Championship and the 1997 Lake Macquarie Amateur. No doubt dressed in his pyjamas, Ogilvy also considered himself an inspiring star in Australian golf ...

Houston, TX … Australia’s only Masters champion Adam Scott has reached out to Curtis Luck to join him next week in an official Augusta National practice round. The 20-year old Luck brilliantly qualified for his maiden Masters via two categories, first in brilliantly capturing the 2016 U.S. Amateur and then also in sealing victory later last year in the Asian-Amateur championship. And with Scott to drive down Magnolia Lane for a 16th straight year the Queenslander, and new father ...

Houston, TX … Jordan Spieth boasts if he plays his best golf next week he can ‘take down’ any rival, including World No. 1 Dustin Johnson, and capture a second Masters title. The current World No. 6 is contesting this week’s Shell Houston Open in the second of what will be three events  in succession up to an including next week’s first Major of the year. The Texas-born Spieth believes he plays better golf the second, third, fourth week in a row and this is no more evident than the ...