Golf, by TourMiss

Good news for Scottish golfers such as Marc Warren, Grant Forrest, Conor Syme and Callum Hill with the European Tour to follow in the footsteps of the PGA Tour and afford all 2020 Tour qualifers with full 2021 membership. That is to be the decision in a leaked European Tour email sent to all members. The PGA Tour recently advised that those who obtained full 2020 Tour membership would retain their Tour status for 2021 given the cancellation of so many events this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

There was further frustration for Scottish golfers with the Scottish Government failing to announce a definitive date for a return to the fairways. First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon addressed the nation earlier today and stating that the ‘Phase One’ of a lifting of COVID-19 restrictions will be begin from May 28th. Golf is included in ‘Phase One’ but Sturgeon left very anxious golfers high-and-dry without singling out an official date. Her address took place as golfers in England, ...

Martin Gilbert, and outgoing Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) Vice-Chairman, has assured Scottish Golf, the European Tour and the Ladies European Tour of the company’s full and continued support following his retirement. Gilbert founded Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM) in 1983 becoming CEO and in 2017 the company merged to form Standard Life Aberdeen and with the proud Scot appointed as co-CEO. While born in Malaysia, Gilbert studied at Aberdeen University and after well over 30-years at the ...

Former long-time World No. 1 Greg Norman is selling his Colorado ranch for $40m. The 12,000-acre property is located in White River Valley in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, and the third largest such area in the Rocky Mountains State. The property boasts a 14,000 square-foot mansion, a 3km-long private fishing river, saloon, horse riding trail, dance hall and a 1,300 sqm lodge that includes no fewer than eight bedrooms. A full description of the property, located in the Rocky Mountains to the north-west ...

It’s 91-years since famed Scottish-born golf course designer left his ‘fingerprint’ in designing Seminole Golf Club at Juno Beach in Florida. The famed Dornock-born Ross must surely have felt right at home is being asked to design a golf course with the Atlantic Ocean right on the doorstep.  The site was chosen for a golf course as it featured a number of sand dune ridges that Ross skillfully brought into play with some fairways directed towards elevated green sites while others ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has slammed U.S. President Donald Trump over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak and also declaring he never wants to play golf again with the ‘world’s most-powerful man’. The four-time Major accused Trump of ‘trying to politicize’ the worldwide pandemic and also his controvserial boasting of the extent of America’s testing figures, and this despite the States tragically now leading the world’s highest death toll at more than ...

Dustin Johnson spoke eloquently of his friendship and admiration for Rory McIlroy but he was bowled middle stump by a ‘googly’ when reminded a McIlroy stroke of brilliance. Johnson joined Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff for a pre-tournament press conference ahead of Sunday’s TaylorMade-hosted ‘Sunday at Seminole’. McIlroy, who will team with Johnson, was unavailable on the telephone hook-up for reasons unknown. However, in the absence of the current World No. 1 it seemed opportune ...