Golf, by TourMiss

Marcus Fraser is in ‘Lethal ’ mode and looking to celebrate Australia Day this Saturday with victory in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Fraser blasted out a five under par 67 to move to a share of the clubhouse lead and again in benign conditions about the Doha Golf Club. The Australian’s opening 36-hole tally is easily the best in his six showing in the Qatari capital while his scores, including a first round 68, is only the fourth time Fraser’s broken 70 in 15 rounds on the Peter Harradine ...

Just over a week after Wayne Rooney delivered a ‘Welcome to the Nike family’ message to Rory McIlroy and the England and Manchester United striker was totally unaware the World No. 1 had missed the cut in last week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Rooney was among a surprise group of Manchester United players walking the course on the opening day of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Joining Rooney were team mates, Ryan Giggs, Johnny Evans, Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick and Brazillian ...

There was no chance of not noticing Ireland’s Damien McGrane on the opening day of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. While McGrane managed to shoot his best first round score in Doha in 10 appearances on the only golf course in the Qatar- capital, the quitely-spoken Irishman could have done with a volume control switcch. McGrane, who has only broken 70 once in first rounds in the Qatar capital was among a number of TaylorMade sponsored players wearing yellow on day one of the event. Wearing ...

After the delight in meeting Manchester United star Wayne Rooney, Justin Rose was very critical of the state of the Doha Golf Club greens on the opening day of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. The World No. 5 had to call a penalty on himself at the 17th hole when his ball moved, albeit slightly, at address. “It is the Rules of Golf but I do feel hard done by and it’s just a timing thing, but let’s cut to the chase as the greens are not perfect with little ridges, humps and hollows out there,” ...

Some of Europe’s leading golfers found themselves being followed by some of the greatest names in football. A number of Manchester United stars including Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Johnny Evans, Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick and Brazillian Rafael followed groups featuring Colin Montgomerie, Justin Rose, Martin Kaymer, Jason Dufner, Matteo Manassero, Branden Grace and Louis Oosthuizen around the Doha Golf Club course. “I just can’t believe how far they hit it,” said Giggs after shaking ...

The start of qualifying for 2014 Ryder Cup will be brought forward a week to the August 29th commencing ISPS Handa Wales Open at Celtic Manor – and all due to rival Swiss watch-makers. Rolex is the official watch of the European Tour and also the Ryder Cup when it is staged in Europe. However for more than a decade European Ryder Cup has commenced at the Omega sponsored European Masters in Switzerland.  The Wales Open has been purposely moved from it’s normal May date to the end of August ...

Medinah miracle worker Jose Maria Olazabal has assured European golf supporters the Ryder Cup is in good hands with the Gleneagles appointment of Paul McGinley.  McGinley had been one of the Spaniards first choices in selecting his Chicago backroom team and it was Olazabal who chose McGinley to lead the GB & I team in their 2011 winning defence of the Vivendi Seve Trophy.  Indeed McGinley will have that role later this year in selecting both the European and the GB & I captain’s for the ...