The Jack Nicklaus Designed World Cup Course – Mission Hills Golf At Its Best.
During the course of this week’s WGC – HSBC Champions we were fortunate to also sample some of the golf courses here at Mission Hills.
We played three golf courses – the World Cup course designed by legendary 18-Major winning Jack Nicklaus and then a day later a mixture of holes on the Annika Sorenstam designed Annika Course and the David Duval designed Duval course.
Mission Hills is China’s highest rated golf and leisure resort, and the world’s largest golf club according ...
2013 Race To Dubai End Of Season Schedule Confirmed.
The final four events of the 2013 Race to Dubai Schedule has been confirmed by George O’Grady, CEO of the European Tour.
The official announcement of next year’s schedule is not being released to later this month in Dubai but O’Grady indicated to www.golfbytourmiss.com the following events will wind up the 2013 schedule.
October 24th to 27th, 2013 – BMW Masters, Lake Malaren Golf Club, Shanghai, China
October 31st to November 3rd, 2013 – WGC – HSBC Champions, ...
Rory ‘Snory’ McIlroy’s Medinah Police Squad Car To Be Auctioned.
It will be one of the most bizarre souvenirs of the 2012 Ryder Cup – the Police squad car that rushed Rory McIlroy to his all-important Sunday Singles match against American rival Keegan Bradley.
Last month, Lombard deputy police chief Patrick Rollins drove McIlroy in an unmarked 2005 Ford Crown Victoria from the Westin Hotel in Lombard to Medinah Country Club, a 20-minute commute without traffic, in 30 minutes.
McIlroy blamed his near disqualification on getting the time zone on his mobile ...
Phil Mickelson Seeks Security Increase As Chinese Fans Go Crackers.
Four-time Major winning Phil Mickelson called for inceased security when Chinese fans attending this week’s WGC – HSBC Champions event went crackers.
Unlike a great many players Mickelson is ever-obliging when it comes to signing autographs, and his fellow competitors could do well to take a leaf out of the American’s book.
It is for this reason Mickelson is so popular with golf fans where ever he travels.
But after posting a third round 66 to move to within three strokes of the ...
Graeme McDowell’s Finger In Good Hands Thanks To Ex-British Army Surgeon.
Of course, former U.S. Open champion feared the worst when he had his right hand accidentially slammed in the door of his on-course hotel room.
McDowell had visions of having broke his hand or at least, broken the ring finger of his hand.
However he didn’t realise the extent of the experience of the on-course doctor that attended to his injury with the doctor having previously worked as a surgeon with the British Army, and sadly during his time he revealed he had to operate on amputating over ...
Rory McIlroy Signs On For $200m With First Task Promoting New Nike ‘Red’ Driver.
It one of the worst-kept secrets in golf sports giant Nike has signed World No. 1 Rory McIlroy to a long-term endorsement deal, and one of McIlroy’s first task seems to have been to film a advertisement promoting Nike’s new red driver.
And also featuring in the commercial is new best friend and the player who helped entice McIlroy away from Titleist, Tiger Woods.
Woods had signed on with Nike in late 1996 in a deal reputedly worth $43m.
Earlier this week, McIlroy and Acushnet, Titleist’s ...
