Golf, by TourMiss

Ultra-talented Australian born Ryan Ruffels will celebrate turning professional competing in back-to-back PGA Tour events. Until today Australia’s top amateur, the Melbourne prodigy has already secured two invitations to play on world golf’s biggest stage and will head to the United States next week to prepare for his professional debut. Ruffels, at 17 the youngest Aussie to have played professionally on the main US Tour, will play the Farmers Insurance Open from January 28 at San Diego’s famous ...

Shane Lowry and England’s Andy Sullivan each expressed surprise in being grouped together for the opening round of the EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur. Lowry and Sullivan are no strangers to each other’s game and when spotting practicing together earlier on the week on the host Glenmarie Golf and Country Club course it was easy to put two-and-two together. However both Lowry and Sullivan, a three-time winner on last year’s European Tour, revealed they were not expecting to be opening round four-ball ...

Asia’s lessor known team of golf stars is primed to deny their more fancied array of European Team opponents victory in the Friday’s commencing EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur. Asia went close to a boil over in the inaugural event two years ago in holding Europe to a 10-all draw on the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club course. However with four players, and headed by prolific-winning Thongchai Jaidee and the current World No. 27, inside the world’s top 50, Asia will be no walkover in the three-day ...

The Queen of Malaysia has delivered the royal seal of approval to the second edition of the EurAsia Cup. The event will commence Friday the the Glenmarie Golf Club course in Kuala Lumpur and on the same course where in 2014 Europe and Asia battled their way to a 10 all draw. Queen Tuanku Hajah Haminah, arriving in golf shoes, first was introduced to the two captains – European Team Captain Darren Clarke and Asian Team Captain Jeev Milkha Singh – who then each proceeded to introduce their ...

Shane Lowry is enjoying his first taste of the atmosphere of professional team golf at the EURASIA CUP presented by DRB-HICOM but insists Europe will be all business when they tee off on Friday morning. Captain Darren Clarke has brought a 12-strong team to Glenmarie Golf & Country Club in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur as Europe look to win the trophy for the first time following a dramatic 10-10 draw in the inaugural event in 2014. Lowry is part of that team after a brilliant 2015 ...

Irish golfing legends Paul McGinley and Padraig Harrington have paid tribute to 1989 Ryder Cup hero Christy O’Connor after passing away in his sleep while holidaying on Tenefire. O’Connor was aged 67 and will be best remembered for his 2-iron shot against American rival Fred Couples into the final green at the Ryder Cup at The Belfry in 1989 that Couples later conceded a 1up victory to the affable Irishman. O’Connor’s win then ensured the contest finished 14 points apiece ...

Storm ‘Frank’ has brought havoc to north-east Scotland including a number of golf courses – the Paul Lawrie Centre for Golf and the attractive Deeside Golf Club. The Paul Lawrie Golf Centre is to be closed until further notice after high winds and flooding wreaked havoc.  Owned by the 1999 Open champion, with attached players including Lawrie’s two sons Craig and Michael, Challenge Tour player David Law and Ross Kellett, the centre, which is on the south bank of the River Dee, ...