Ernie Els Looking To Jump Back Aboard For A Dubai ‘Magic Carpet Ride’.
On his very first visit to Dubai Ernie Els won a ‘Magic Carpet’.
It was his prize when in 1993 he joined the late Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo and Japan’s Isao Aoki competing in a 9-hole exhibition match at the opening of the Dubai Creek Golf Club.
“I shot a 33 and won a magic carpet but then it wasn’t magic, as it doesn’t fly,” said Els laughing.
It was the same year Els made his debut in the Dubai Desert Classic and finishing top-10 behind fellow South ...
Paul McGinley Bound For Brazil In First Step Bringing Home Double Gold For Ireland.
Paul McGinley will head to Brazil and the Olympics Game host course next month in a first step to delivering two golfing gold medals to Ireland.
McGinley will captain the Ireland men’s and women’s team when the golf’s returns to the Summer Olympics in August later this year.
Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy is assured of spear-heading the Irish men’s team and with his partner for competition from August 11-14 to be either Shane Lowry or Graeme McDowell.
World No. 1 ranked amateur Leona ...
Camels By The Hundreds At Al Shahaniya Camel Racetrack, Qatar …. See The Video & Photographs.
You have never seen so many camels, well I haven’t, since we actually stumbled upon the village of Al Shahaniya, where Qatar’s popular camel racetrack is situated.
To be honest, we were looking for a unique car museum but then found ourselves gripped by the sight of so many camels.
It was about a 45-minute drive out into the desert from Doha and with professional camel racking having begun in Qatar in 1972.
Eoin Clarke and I wandered about the camel paddock taking photographs and recording ...
Doha Golf Club – Enjoying The Course 17 Years After A First Visit To The Qatar Capital (Photo Slideshow).
Much has changed in Doha in 17 years.
Walking the Doha Golf Club course inside-the-ropes on the day after the 2016 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters was nothing like the vista when I first attended the tournament in 1999, and a year after the inaugural event.
There was no skyline ‘distractions’ back then and just a stunning desert design layout on the very outskirts of the city of Doha.
However in that period natural gas and oil was discovered in Qatar resulting in Doha undergoing a remarkable ...
Doha’s Souq Waqif – Three Videos Of The Souq’s Sights & Sounds.
Still catching up with my travels in this the fourth of four tournaments in succession to commence 2016.
I posted pics of our visit last week to Doha’s exciting Souq Waqif and here’s the link to that ‘Life On Tour’ story:-
http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2016/01/dohas-souq-waqif-so-many-wonderful-sights-sounds-smells/
Now for your viewing pleasure is a couple of videos from our night out in the Souq.
Younghan Song Ranked 204th In World Denies World No.1 Jordan Spieth To Win Singapore Open.
Korea’s Younghan Song survived a ‘crazy’ sleepless night by fending off the spirited challenge of world number one Jordan Spieth to win the US$1 million SMBC Singapore Open by one-shot on Monday.
Inclement weather had caused multiple delays during the week, forcing the Singapore showpiece into a Monday finish at the Sentosa Golf Club.
Song was left to ponder about his crucial par save on 16 overnight as his charge towards the prestigious title was halted there when the sirens blew to signal ...
Rory McIlroy Fights Back From Early Double To Finish Fourth In 2016 Abu Dhabi Invitational.
Rory McIlroy’s hoodoo continued in Abu Dhabi when he posted a second hole double bogey before muscling his way to fourth position in the Abu Dhabi Invitational.
McIlroy was partnered by his father, Gerry in the one-day pro-amateur format on the Yas Island Links course in the UAE capital.
Reigning US Amateur Bryson Dechambeau posted the lowest score of the day, a seven under par 65, but due his amateur status the first place prize-money was shared four ways between Frenchman Alex Levy, Thailaind’s ...
