Golf, by TourMiss

.… Albany, The Bahamas  It is an old expression, and it was an expression I recall double English-born World 500cc motor-bike champion Barry Sheene once used and that is ‘the people you pass on the way up, you ​​pass on the way back down’. It’s an expression one c​​ould use in all walks of life and Sheene drew on the phrase in describing a rival, who clearly was intent of caring little about those around him and focussed solely on riding his way to a championship title. Of course, ...

Young Scottish-born golfer Aidan O’Hagan is delighted he’ll now get to visit the Egyptian ‘Wonders of the World’ in finishing runner-up in this week’s MENA Tour Amendoeira Golf Resort’s tournament in Portugal. After 54-holes over the host Christy O’Connor designed Algarve course, the 21-year-old Scot ended-up just one shot shy of tying England’s Chris Wood at 16-under in the second official event of the revamped MENA Tour schedule. O’Hagan matched ...

England’s Chris Wood has wonderfully ended a nine-year ‘official pro career victory’ wait in capturing the MENA Tour’s Rolear Algarve Classic on the Algarve in Portugal. Wood, 38, was never headed leading from start to finish in posting rounds of 68, 65 and a closing 67 for a 16-under tally and one shot success in the second event of the revamed Tour. Scotland’s Aidan O’Hagan, who has managed an ace on day one on the Christy O’Connor designed course, kept ...

It goes with without saying Gil Hanse is increasingly stamping his presence as one of the leaders in golf course design work and with his name again appearing in golfing headlines with news he’s been retained by Scotland’s North Berwick course. There is below and with thanks to Golf Course Architecture website details of Gil’s future work at North Berwick. I was first was introduced to Gil soon after he had completed his maiden 18-hole project, the Craighead Links course at Crail ...

How many New Zealand-born golfers in the prior 107 times hosting of the Crown Australian Open  have won Australia’s leading championship? It’s a question I should know the answer but after checking the records of the championship it came as big surprise to learn a golfer from Australia’s nearest neighbour has not been handed the Stonehave trophy. Indeed there has been just one Kiwi runner-up and that being John Lister in 1977 who ended in a three-way tie for second behind Aussie ...

Grand Slam winning Rory McIlroy revealed he battled hay fever and dizziness early in his bogey-laden opening round at the Crown Australian Open in Melbourne. McIlroy’s on-course showing was as though Royal Melbourne was biting back after McIlroy’s pre tournament comments when suggesting Ausralia’s continually rated No. 1 course was not in his view the best in the country. Nonetheless a full house crowd was on the tee from as early as 7am eagerly anticipating McIlroy’s arrival ...

The Scottish foursome of Grant Forrest, Calum Hill, Connor Syme and Ewen Ferguson will kick off their 2016 DP World Tour season contesting week’s Gary Player honoured Nedbank Challenge in South Africa. The tartan four have enjoyed a few weeks break since the closing two events of the 2025 Race to Dubai season in the Middle East. It was a special year particularly for Hill and Syme with Hill superbly capturing the Joburg Open and later on when all of Scotland applauded the effort of Syme with ...

Chris Wood is on his own leading by a shot heading to the final round of the MENA Tour’s Rolear Algarve Classic being staged on the Amendoeira Golf Resort’s O’Connor Course. Wood posted a second round four-under 68 to break clear of enjoying a three-way tie for the first round lead to be now on his own and leading by a shot at 11-under on the host Christy O’Connor designed West Course at the famed Amendoeira Golf Resort. WOOD HITS THE FRONT … Chris Wood a round shy ...