Golf, by TourMiss

Scott Jamieson is now staring at the strong possibility of securing full Tour playing rights for the next two years heading to the final round of the storm-affected Qatar Masters in Doha. Jamieson, 39, brilliantly re-ignited firstly his quest to retain his Tour, and in the final regular event of the season, but cannot be ruled out of victory in posting a stunning third round six-under 66 to be lying at 13-under, and a clubhouse share of second place on the host Doha Country Club course. DOUBLE ...

Top Scots Robert MacIntyre and defending champ Ewen Ferguson continue to be one shot off the lead heading into day three of the storm-affected Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha. MacIntyre and Ferguson were tied in fourth place at nine-under after nine-holes of their second rounds when poor light halted play just prior to 5pm local time on the host Doha Golf Club course. A violent electrical storm had stopped play mid-afternoon Thursday leaving half the field of 132 players to complete their ...

R & A CEO Martin Slumbers has stated there is huge impediments to the chances of famed Irish club Portmarnock Golf Club in becoming a second Irish course to host the Open Championship. It was Rory McIlroy who earlier this month sung the praise of Portmarnock joining Royal Portrush as a venue to stage golf’s oldest major saying it would be a “fantastic” venue for The Open, while double Open winner Padraig Harrington remarked that Portmarnock “would seem the logical first step” to ...

Scott Jamieson declared he’s got ‘nothing to lose’ after grabbing seven birdies in a bogey-free seven-under 65 to share the lead in the thunder, lightning and rain affected Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha. Jamieson, 39, capped his round with a pair of closing birdies, including landing a 40-yard greenside bunker shot at the last to just four-feet on the host Doha Golf Club course. The Scot was then joined in the lead by Kiwi Daniel Hillier and with three other Scots – Stevie Gallacher, ...

If you’re read my articles on the ‘Course Features’ section on this website you may gather many of the stories have been researched and posted following visits to golf courses made during the course of reporting on events while on the various Tours. Whether it be on the PGA Tour, the Asian Tour, the Australasian Tour or the DP World Tour there’s always been a welcome door open for the visiting media to play a local golf course. And there can better course to tackle than visiting ...

The Scottish trio of Ewen Ferguson, Marc Warren and Scott Jamieons tee-up in this week’s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters very much with contrasting emotions and agendas. Ferguson, 27, tees-up in the 26th straight year anniversary of the event as defending champ after his one-shot victory a year ago on this week’s host Doha Golf Club course. If he needed any reminder of his achievement then there’s none better than the huge banner picturing all 25 tournament winners again hanging from the back ...

This week is the 26th hosting of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters being played in the capital of Doha. The event was added to the DP World Tour schedule in 1998 and to be held on the only green golf course in the Qatar capital, located as it was at the time, on the outskirts of the city and prone the Shamals – the northwesterly wind blowing over Iraq and the Persian Gulf states often strong during the day, but decreasing at night. Scotland’s Andrew Coltart was among those teeing-up in the ...