Golf, by TourMiss

There will always be talk of the true origins of golf and, of course, what is the oldest golf club in existence. My own golf club – Crail Golfing Society – was instituted in 1786 when 11 local gentlemen “fond of the diversion of golf” founded the club in gathering within the walls of the aptly named ‘Golf Hotel’, in the closeby village of Crail while the club still has in its possessions the minutes from that first meeting and every meeting since. However, a late ...

USA Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson has singled out ‘time management’ issues as key in the defeat of his USA team, while also calling for more collaboration between the PGA of America, the PGA Tour and the European Tour into the scheduling of the Ryder Cup. This year’s 44th hosting of the Ryder Cup was again staged towards the later stages of September and with Europe handing their American guests a 16 1/2 to 11 1/2 Rome thumbing on the 1st October. Much was written post the Ryder ...

Daniel Young knows he needs to get putter working heading to the sixth and closing round of DP World Tour Final Qualifying at Tarragona in Spain. Young, 32, posted a fifth round four-under 68 to be among seven players sharing 24th place at 12-under, and with the leading 25 and ties securing full 2024 main Tour membership. The Kingsbarns Links attached Scot battled the bright but windy conditions with birdies at his opening two holes birdies and with birdies at 10 and 12 before the only bogey at 15 ...

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 ...