Golf, by TourMiss

Ah, it’s a young man’s game.  A phrase used often in golf and I use also to describe what is again unfolding at this week’s  DP World Tour qualifying in Spain. Of the leading 11 players heading to Tuesday’s fifth of six rounds at the Infinitum club, all bar three are in their 20s and with one player, England-born amateur Joshua Berry aged 18 and the other two in their 30s. Overall, in the 78-players to make Monday’s fourth round cut there is a handful of players in ...

Former Masters champion Patrick Reed and past US Open winner Graeme McDowell continue to bring majors-winning stature to the Asian Tour in teeing-up in this week’s BNI Indonesian Masters. This week will be the 11th hosting of the event that was first staged in 2011, and with Lee Westwood winning the first two editions  and then a third triumph in 2015. Both Reed and McDowell are teeing-up on the Royale Jakarta GC for the first time in their careers and Reed clearly delighted to continue his ...

Scot Marc Warren brilliantly ignited the golfing fireworks over his closing eight holes and muscle his way into the last two rounds of Final Qualifying at Tarragona in Spain. Warren, 42, was forced to head to Spain after finishing the regular DP World Tour season 121st on the Race to Dubai money list and five places shy of retaining membership. The four-time Tour winner posted opening three round scores of 69, 72 and 73 before igniting a magic scoring Monday at his 11th hole with an eagle ‘3’ ...

Now five-time DP World Tour No. 1 Rory McIlroy has set his sights on targeting Colin Montgomerie’s record of eight Tour No. 1 titles. This after McIlroy sealed success in this year’s Race to Dubai without even hitting a shot heading into this week’s season final event in the DP World Tour season at Jumierah Estates. The DP World Tour first advised in media ‘victory’ briefing notes ahead of the conclusion to today’s Nedbank Challenge that McIlroy will be the 2023 ...

Andy Ogletree is heading to the mega bucks on the LIV Tour after securing the No. 1 Asian Tour title following the final roudn of the Hong Kong Open Olgetree, 25, really only needed to make the cut this week but he’s secured his place for next year and he did that comfortably on route to a final-round 69 for a 12-under tally in Hong Kong. With just two events remaining, including this week’s Indonesian Masters, the Mississippi-born golfer cannot be beaten for the money list title while ...

Rory McIlroy had sealed success in a fifth Race to Dubai triumph without hitting a shot heading into this week’s final event in the DP World Tour season. The DP World Tour has advised in media ‘victory’ briefing notes ahead of the conclusion to today’s Nedbank Challenge that McIlroy will be the 2023 Tour No. 1 as none of those in contention at Sun City could earn enough that would take the ‘Race’ to the final event of the year later this week at Jumeirah Estates. McIlroy ...

  This is probably another of those very rare lifetime opportunities, and your chance to own a piece of Masters history – Sam Snead’s 1949 Masters winning trophy. The 1949 Masters was Snead’s first of three Masters victory and with 1949 among the most famous years in Masters Tournament history, as it was the very first time that a green jacket was awarded to the Champion.  Snead winning by three shots thanks to back-to-back 67s on the weekend. Golden Age Auctions, and charged ...