Category Archives: Life on tour

The St. Andrews Links Trust is charged with managing seven golf courses in St. Andrews but it was not until this week I could finally lay claim to having played all seven – Old, New, Jubilee, Eden, Balgrove, Castle and now the … Continue reading →

Al Badia is one of the newest clubs in Dubai. It is a very challenging 18-hole par 72 course linked with the Intercontinental Hotel and located in Dubai’s Festival City. The course was designed by Robert Trent Jones and where water comes … Continue reading →

For those supporters of www.golfbytourmiss.com were looking for you to put your thinking caps on and provide us with a caption to this snap taken following Tiger Woods’ third round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. We’ll get Tim to judge … Continue reading →

Having previously played the Majilis course at the Emirates Golf Club it was a pleasure to finally tee up on the Faldo Course. The course was opened in 1996 and in most visits to Dubai, and especially for the Dubai … Continue reading →

One of the striking features of the Amata Spring Country Club is the massive structure overlooking a good portion of this week’s host Thailand Golf Championship. Amata Castle is a strange looking building and from a distance it resembles a … Continue reading →

Rolex once again kindly hosted the media attending the Dubai World Championship to a golf outing on the Sergio Garcia designed ‘Fire’ course at Jumierah Estates. It was a superb afternoon and well attended so many thanks to Greg West from Juniper … Continue reading →

The Ryder Cup has chalked-up plenty of air miles in recent weeks including a trip to warn-torn Afghanistan and now a journey to a race meeting in Hong Kong. The golden trophy, won by Colin Montgomerie’s victorious European Team last … Continue reading →

World No. 3 Lee Westwood has had a huge change of heart in taking up PGA Tour membership for 2012. The move will see Westwood join many of the leading European players including Padraig Harrington, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose and also … Continue reading →

It is believed organisers of next month’s UBS Hong Kong Open are considering whether to withdraw the invitation afforded double Major winning, John Daly. Daly was again the subject of controversy when he sensationally walked off midway through the opening … Continue reading →

When it comes to golf players know the value of protecting their skin from the harshness of the elements. It’s alright to rub sunscreen lotion onto your face and arms but elfetin, a Swiss based company has been introducing professional golfers to … Continue reading →

POCKETRANGE SAVE YOURSELF TIME AND STROKES WITH SOME SIMPLE DRILLS No matter what profession you are involved time is precious. It’s the same in golf.  We all love the ancient club and ball game but who wants to be delayed or … Continue reading →

This year’s Madrid Masters was contested just outside the town of Alcala de Henares and located just north of Madrid. The city is a UNESCO is a world heritage site. One of the most important streets in the city is … Continue reading →

Texas-based Margot McClelland is one of  our many supporters and she’s kindly written this superb article on the benefits of choosing jet charter travel compared to other forms of charter transport. For most people, traveling is always a memorable experience. We almost always … Continue reading →

Scotland’s Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport, Shona Robison, today celebrated Gleneagles’ inaugural £5 Friday at the Johnnie Walker Championship together with young children benefitting from the clubgolf programme. As the venue for the Johnnie Walker Championship and the host venue … Continue reading →

Luke Donald declared ‘Baby comes first’ despite the prospect of him becoming the first player ever to finish top of the money list on both the European and U.S. Tour’s. Donald’s wife is due to give birth to the couples second child in … Continue reading →

It’s the 140th Open Championship and each day www.golfbytourmiss.com will post a number of pics from the event. Today is the first official day of practice and here is some snaps for your viewing.  

A number of the media covering the Barclays Scottish Open had the pleasure of playing Fortrose and Rosemarkie on Wednesday night. The James Braid designed gem can been seen from Castle Stuart, laid out on the Chanonry Peninsula on the opposite … Continue reading →

It was very sad to learn this morning (France time) that Tom Ramsey passed away. Of course, Tom had been ill for some time so at this time my thoughts also go out to his wife, Carmel and son Andrew. … Continue reading →

One of the great joys in attending the BMW International Open is the food and drink in Germany. Just like Italy and the BMW Italian Open, the Munich event is one of the first to be locked-in when deciding on … Continue reading →

Reporting on this week’s 2011 U.S. Open has been like a trip down memory lane. Not because I was here in 1997 when Ernie Els held off Colin Montgomerie to win a second U.S. Open title. No, it’s a little more sentimental … Continue reading →

No sooner had Lufthansa announced that ‘First Class’, ‘Senator Class’ and ‘Star Alliance Gold Card’ passengers could board Flight 418 from Frankfurt to Washington D.C. and a genuine Senator in John McCain appeared. McGain, who lost the U.S. Presidential race to … Continue reading →

Once again, the European Tour hosted the international media to dinner during BMW Italian Open week. Thirteen of us sat down in a great restaurant to be treated to a wonderful array of Italian food. Of course, there was copious quantities of red and white … Continue reading →

There is a double history lesson in visting the Boat of Garten course in the Scottish Highlands. Located about 25 miles south of Inverness, Boat of Garten was designed by the legendary James Braid. Braid captured five British Open titles (1901, … Continue reading →

Once again it’s BMW PGA Championship and the flagship event of the European Tour season. Organisers have managed to assemble one of the best fields to gather at Wentworth  for some time headed by the World’s top three ranked golfers in Lee Westwood, Luke Donald … Continue reading →

Tour Miss was invited to the official launch of ‘Monty’s Monthly Medal’ which is a joint Scottish Golf Union & Scottish Ladies Golf Union initiative to help raise funds for two cancer treatment buildings in Scotland. You will find details of … Continue reading →

Golfbymiss.com accepted an invitation from the R & A to play Royal St. George’s and host for this year’s Open Championship. To coincide with the visit, two other golf clubs in Royal Cinque Ports and Princess, and lying at opposite … Continue reading →

To continue the Masters theme here is a selection of snaps from the final practice day of the 2011 Masters. Good golfing, Bernie                   

Rory McIlroy was the very last to register and he’s hoping now to be the very last to leave Augusta National on Sunday night. Being the final player to register meant McIlroy being afforded the last players badge – No. … Continue reading →

After a severe ovenight storm and a dull morning, the sun broke through at Augusta National for the second day of official practice. Here is a selection of snaps from today. Bernie             

The 2011 Masters officially got under way in glorious spring conditions on Monday.  Here is a selection of snaps from the first practice round on Augusta National. Bernie