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Here is an amazing statistic ahead of this week’s Emirates Australian Open – Guan Tialang is the youngest at age 14 whereas eight-time Major winning, Tom Watson will be the oldest teeing up on the Lakes Course at the ripe old age of 63. That’s an age difference of 49 years. Bruce Young is a good friend of www.golfbytourmiss and hereunder is an article he has written for Golf Australia ahead of this week’s premier Australian Tour event. ………………..It ...

Graeme McDowell has celebrated his recent engagement and ended a two-year winless drought in capturing the Tiger Woods hosted World Challenge in suburban L.A. G Mac shone brightly on a dismal rainy last day of his final event for 2012 winning by three shots with a four under par 68 for a 17-under par on the Sherwood Country Club course. The Northern Irishman, watched by his finacee Kristan Stape, ended with a birdie on 18 to collect a first prize cheque for $US 1.2m for his first victory since ...

New York Jets Quarteback Greg McElroy now has a new follower in World No. 1 ranked golfer Rory McIlroy. McIlroy tweeted that he was delighted McElroy, starting in his first game, was pivotal in helping the Jets win a close encounter 7 to 6 against the Arizona Cardinals. McIlroy, who is currently in the States with tennis girlfriend, Caroline Wozniacki tweeted straight after the game:  “About time the Jets got a good QB!!  Ha!” McElroy was the Jets third-string quarterback and is ...

Chinese wonder golfer, Tianlang Guan has arrived ‘Down Under’ looking forward to teeing up in this week’s Emirates Australian Open in Sydney. Guan arrived from his homeland where he had been competing in the OneAsia Nissan Cup, a three-day Ryder Cup-style event in Shenzhen. The 14-year-old, who was huge praise last month in winning the Asian Amateur to earn an exemption into next year’s Masters, received high praise from his team mates over the nature of his play. “I was ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is the latest star to indicated he will not be present for the naming of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards later this month. The 23-year old is the only non-Olympian to make the 12-strong shortlist after a year where he won his second Major and topped the money lists on both sides of the Atlantic. But after finishing his season with victory in Dubai last weekend McIlroy tweeted from holiday in the United States with his girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki that he will ...

Graeme McDowell is set to end his season on a winning note and also end a two-year winless drought in the event he last won – the Chevron Challenge McDowell continues to the European Ryder Cup feel good factor in snatching four third round birdies in a score of 68 to lead by two strokes on 13-under par in the 18-player field hosted by World No. 3 Tiger Woods. American Keegan Bradley carded an equal best round on day three of a 67 to be in second place on 11-under par and three clear of the ...

Congratulations to ClubstoHire.com as it has opened its state of the art golf shop inside the main terminal at Malaga Airport. The shop is located beside the main exit door of the arrivals terminal and will have more than 7 million passengers pass by it in 2013. Tony Judge CEO said: “Up until now we had our shop located outside the terminal but that was always a temporary situation. It has always been our goal to get into the terminal and offer our clients a first class service. “Malaga is ...