Golf, by TourMiss

There’s a billboard size poster of defending BMW International Open champion Ewen Ferguson on the back of 18th hole grandstand and staring out as it does, over the ninth hole green here at the host Nord Eichenried course on the close outskirts of Munich. “Yes, it’s a really nice poster and I hear the golfer (starting to smile) is a pretty decent golfer”, said Ferguson. “It feels really cool to be returning as defending champion and it’s always been a venue I’ve ...

* Bernie McGuire in Munich European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald knows very much that it is 86 days till the opening tee shot of the 2025 Ryder Cup when Europe will be guests in upstate New York and looking to retain the Ryder Cup on US soil for a first time since 2012. However most talk in recent weeks has the distraction being caused by whether or not rival USA Captain Keegan Bradley, and currently ranked ninth on the USA standings should select himself to play. Bradley has certainly put himself ...

Scot Calum Hill was taking his time in heading to Munich and this week’s BMW International Open full of positives as he continues to seek  a second Tour win this season and also a first time invitation into this year’s up-coming 153rd Open Championship. In a best finish since winning the Joburg Open in March this year, Hill fell shy by just two shots in earning a maiden major tee-time after signing for a closing 68 for a 10-under tally, finishing in a share of third place at the Italian ...

Calum Hill brilliantly ignited hopes of not only a second Tour title this season but an automatic spot into next month’s Open Championship heading into the final round of the Open D’Italia. Hill, 30, again teamed superbly with new caddy Stuart Davidson posting a super bogey-free six-under 64 in very hot, blustery conditions on the host Argentario GC, Monte Argentario course in Tuscany. Indeed, temperatures were so hot officials allowed players to wear shorts. Hill’s effort handed him a share ...

Scot Calum Hill is full of praise for new caddy and fellow Stuart Davidson after being assured of playing all four rounds of the 82nd hosting Open D’Italia in Tuscany. Hill toughed out the tight, winding and also windswept layout posting scores of 67 and 71 to be just inside the top-30 at two-under on the Argentario host course. Hill, 30, heads into the weekend round six shots behind the Spaniard who posted a bogey-free 65 to lead the event by a shot, and with the leading two players not otherwise ...

Ryder Cup stars past and present will be teeing-up in next week’s BMW Intertnational Open in Munich. The 36th hosting of the prestigious DP World Tour event has again attracted current European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald who last competed in the event two years ago as the 2023 European captain and with Donald sharing 47th place on the host Golfclub München Eichenried course. Donald will be teeing-up again via his Category 5 exemption off the ‘All Time Money List’. RYDER CUP ...

Rory McIlroy returns to competition this week at the 2025 Travelers and while arriving back to Cromwell, Connecticut where he first competed in 2017 there is still the baggage of recent controversy. Though first things first as in speaking with the assembled TPC Rivert Highlands media he develved into his method of decompression after last Sunday’s US Open final round where he posted a closing 67 for an eventual share of 19th place at seven-over at Oakmont. “I wouldn’t say that’s ...