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, ...

Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson was soaring high and into a one shot lead thanks to a birdie, eagle finish on day two of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Ferguson added a seven-under 65 to his opening round score of 67 to move to 12-under and clear of his rivals in the $US 9m Rolex Series event on the host Emirates Golf Club course where he is club’s official ambassador. The reigning BMW International Open champion has not dropped over the two rounds as he also seeks to capture a fourth DP World ...

Masters champion Patrick Reed declared ‘millions more eyeballs will be focussed on LIV Golf’ with confirmation all LIV Golf matches will be now broadcast live on the FOX Sports TV. News of FOX’s involvement in LIV Golf has been known for some time but it was only this week news was officially confirmed the giant American TV network will be covering this now third year of LIV Golf. “It’s an amazing move and a huge step up for LIV Golf having a network like FOX on board”, ...

Superstar Jon Rahm has welcomed news LIV Golf has now formally confirmed it has signed a multi-million dollar broadcast deal in the US with Fox Sports declaring, in part, ‘the PGA Tour now is without certain players is not as entertaining as it was before’. While talks between LIV and the established PGA Tour continue, the deal suggests that the breakaway league is unlikely to disappear any time soon. LIV has previously been broadcast on The CW, drawing small ratings on a channel not ...

Calum Hill may have lost a golf up a palm tree but the Scot is well in sight of the lead after day one of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Hill, and sporting a new ‘free agent’ look, signed for a five-under 65 in ideal scoring conditions in the $US 9m Rolex Series event on the host Emirates Golf Club course. The trio of Aussie David Migliozzi, Spaniard Ricardo Gouveia and young American amateur lefty David Ford lead the way at seven-under while double defending champ Rory McIlroy admitted his round ...

Borussia Dortmund is the second most decorated football team in Germany and where you find one of the best and most fearsome stands in European football since it was expanded in the late 1990s – the Yellow Wall. At 328ft long and 131ft high, the Yellow Wall has a capacity to accommodate nearly 25,000 fans and is the largest single-tiered grandstand in the whole of Europe. “If you are the enemy, it crushes you but if you have her at your back as a goalkeeper, it’s a fantastic feeling,” ...

Four-time Hero Dubai Desert Classic champ Rory McIlroy is competing for a 15th occasion in this week’s $9m Rolex Series of the stunning Emirates course here in the UAE. Though it was a no frills first round, two-under-par 70 for the current World No. 3. The effort, and is his 53rd round on the Majlis course, left him trailing five shots from the clubhouse lead as the afternoon half of the opening round draw were making their way to their back nines. “Pretty scrappy, to say the least but ...

Scot Ewen Ferguson found himself inspired not only by a new putter but also by constant sightings of his new 51-storey apartment building in muscling his way straight into contention at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Ferguson, 28, brilliantly kick-started his new season birdieing his opening three holes in a five-under-par 67 before being joined by fellow Scot Calum Hill with the same score to share fifth place in the $US 9m Rolex Series event on the host Emirates Golf Club course. The trio of Aussie ...