Golf, by TourMiss

There was a fitting tribute from the Emirates Australian Open and also the Open Championship to the late Phil Hughes at the Australian Club this morning. Hughes, a former Australian Test cricketer, never regained consciousness after being struck in the neck by a cricket ball in a domestic match at the nearby Sydney Cricket Ground. The 25-year old, who had been hoping to regain his place in the team for next week’s Test match against India, passed away on Thursday after failing to recover from ...

There was a double dose of water torture for World No. 1 Rory McIlroy on route to ending the day in a share of second place at four under par day two of the Emirates Australian Open at the Australian Club in Sydney. McIlroy went into the second round well placed at two under par but after two opening pars he posted back-to-back bogeys including putting his tee shot at the long par three fourth hole into the water from where he took a bogey. The World No. 1 did bounce back with a birdie at the par ...

World No. 3 Adam Scott cut a swath through the field on day two of the Emirates Australian Open with a then new course record at the Australian Club in Sydney. After starting with a horror three over par 74 the 2013 Masters winner bounced back with a five-under par 66 to be right in frame to make amends in losing out on being handed the Stonehaven Trophy a year ago. Scott headed to lunch just one behind Jordan Spieth who stumbled with three birdies but also four bogeys in a score of a one over par ...

Ireland’s leading sports radio reporter Denis Kirwan and myself were up before sunrise last Saturday morning. Thanks to Viren Varma, the Press Officer for Golf in Dubai, we had the pleasure of playing the Faldo Course at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai. We were due to tee off at 8.20am but given we both were working at the DP World Tour Championship, Denis and I were concerned of not being delayed on the golf course what with the pressure of covering the third round of the final European Tour ...

Leading Indian stars Jeev Milkha Singh and Shiv Kapur have hailed the Asian Tour’s entry  into the Middle East and hope to put their name on the inaugural DUBAi Open trophy at The Els Club Dubai next month. Two-time Asian Tour number one Singh believes the new Dubai event, which will be the final tournament of the 2014 season from December 18 to 21, is a wonderful addition on the region’spremier Tour Schedule and hopes it would pave the way for more events to emerge in the Middle East. “I’m ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy admits he’s got a 10-15 year window remaining to dominate the game of golf. McIlroy was speaking on the eve of his Australian Open defence in Sydney, and a victory last year along the shores of Sydney Harbour that kick-started an incredible 2014 season. However the 25-year old is very conscious that the changing shape of his  body, and the product of three years of weight training, along with a doctors advise in 2010 that he was in danger of developing a back stress ...

It is Jordan Spieth’s first visit to Australian but the current World No. 14 has long enjoyed a ‘Down Under’ advantage that could see him come out on top at this week’s Emirates Australian Open. The ultra-talented Texan arrived from Japan in good form having lost a play-off  last Sunday in also his first event on the Japan Tour. And while Speith is yet to taste success this year his credentials speak volumes having been voted ‘2013 Rookie of the Year’ on the PGA ...