Golf, by TourMiss

Exactly a week after the enjoyment of playing the Arabian Ranches Golf Club I found myself on the same table sharing dinner with the designer – Ian Baker-Finch. The former Open Champion designed the Dubai course that opened its doors in February, 2004. I had the pleasure of playing the course soon after it opened but to return over a decade later it was a great pleasure to see how much the course has matured. Baker-Finch designed this true desert-style layout in what was his first collaboration ...

European EurAsia Cup Captain Darren Clarke has selected former world No.1 Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter as his two captain’s picks for next month’s EurAsia Cup in Malaysia. Clarke has chosen to add the experience of the English pair, who have a combined 14 appearances in Europe’s Ryder Cup team, to his 12-man squad for the second edition of the tournament which runs from Jan. 15-17. Westwood and Poulter join compatriot Ross Fisher and Frenchman Victor Dubuisson as players with Ryder ...

Exclusive report by Kiran Kanwar. This final piece on the ‘science of golf’ discusses what might be causing the inconsistency and injury among the top golfers of the world. The 2015 Hero World Challenge, which benefits the Tiger Woods’ Foundation and took place at the Ernie Els designed Albany in the Bahamas saw some fantastic scores, including a brilliant 25 under par over the four days, by the winner Bubba Watson. Ironically, the winner himself said one of his goals for the coming year includes ...

Exclusive by Kiran Kanwar. Today’s snippets are of the ‘what sense does it make’ variety. One always imagined it was the shepherds that started playing golf in the wilds of Scotland, but perhaps they were sheep!  And the sheep mentality continues, with one player copying another, one coach teaching something another does. Do they use any scientific justification or rationale for what is done? Unlikely, for two reasons – firstly existing biomechanics research is only able to tell us ‘what ...

MARC LEISHMAN – With his Nedbank Challenge Victory. His first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 35th European Tour event. Could move into the top 25 of the Official World Golf Ranking from 47th. This victory beats his previous best European Tour performance of tied second in The 144th Open Championship, back in July of this year, losing out in a play-off to Zach Johnson. The second first-time winner of the 2016 European Tour season. They are Nathan Holman (Australian PGA Championship) ...

Marc Leishman brought the curtain down on an emotional 2015 with a stunning victory at the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Sunday. The Australian nearly lost his wife in April after she fell seriously ill with toxic shock syndrome, a rare but life-threatening bacterial infection which resulted in her being put into an induced coma. Thankfully, Audrey pulled through but Marc admitted he feared the worst and was prepared to give up golf to care for their two young children. Fast forward eight months and ...

Spain’s Sergio Garcia created history and earned himself a big load of European Ryder Cup points in capturing the maiden Asian Tour’s Ho Tram Open in Vietnam. Garcia was among four players to end regulation play tied at 14-under par on the Greg Norman designed Bluffs Course. Garcia began the final day at 11-under par and quickly raced to 16-under par with five birdies over his outward but then opened the door on his rivals when he bogeyed 10 and took a double bogey at 17. However the 35-year-old ...