Steve Lewton Dedicates Richly Deserved Maiden Asian Tour Title To Late Father, Mike.
The late Mike Lewton would have been the proudest father ever after his son Steve captured a maiden Asian Tour title at the US$650,000 Mercuries Taiwan Masters after closing with a one-under-par 71.
Steve dedicated his victory to Mike who passed away earlier this year. Mike was a constant companion and as Steve explains below he was more a close friend to his golfing son.
We here at www.golfbytourmiss.com initially got to know Mike very well through a mutual with good friend and colleague, Alistair ...
McIlroy Needs To Give Old Course More Respect – Drops Three Shots In 20-Yard Space.
Rory McIlroy will need to treat the famed Old Course with a little more respect heading into next year’s British Open defence after letting slip victory in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews.
The World No. 1 began the final round with a double bogey after his second shot spun back into the Swilcan Burn guarding the opening hole and then more than four hours later, and some 20 yards away, McIlroy putted into the notorious ‘Road Hole’ bunker from where he took bogey.
It saw ...
PGA President Admits European Model The Way Forward For USA Team.
Ted Bishop admitted the European model in appointing captains and vice-captains is the way forward in the wake of the USA team’s humiliating five-point Gleneagles defeat.
Bishop is the President of the PGA of America that looks after everything associated with the USA aspect of the Ryder Cup.
And in an interview with BBC Five Live radio Bishop revealed how the process of appointing the 2016 USA Ryder Cup captain will be different than the clearly flawed process in selecting Tom Watson.
“With ...
Oliver Wilson – With His Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Victory.
Oliver Wilson ended a 228-year winless drought to capture a maiden European Tour title in winning the 2014 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Here is all stats and rewards for his victory over the Old Course at St. Andrews.
• His first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 228th European Tour event.• Moves to €635,067 in The Race to Dubai.• Could move to inside the top 160 in the Official World Golf Ranking from 792nd. • This victory beats his previous best European ...
Lowry Lucky To Avoid Serious Injury At Jigger Inn After ‘Wandering’ Damian Lewis Shot.
Irish golfer Shane Lowry was lucky to avoid serious injury while relaxing at the Jigger Inn after his third round in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Lowry had completed his round as was sitting outside of the famous St. Andrews ‘watering hole’ when a golf ball hit by amateur Damian Lewis landed very close to when the double Tour winning Irishman was sitting.
Lewis, who is competing in the Pro-Am event for a first time, describes himself as a ‘wandering golfer’ but the ...
Oliver Wilson Set For Dramatic Return To Main Tour Leading Dunhill By Three Shots.
England’s Oliver Wilson is set to regain his European Tour card in dramatic manner after moving three strokes clear of the field on day three of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Wilson, 34 shot a seven under par highlighted by a fifth hole eagle on the Old Course at St. Andrews to move to 15-under par.
Four players – World No. 1 Rory McIlroy (64), England’s Tommy Fleetwood (62) and the French pair of Raphael Jacquelin (69) and Alexander Levy (68) and all competing at St. Andrews – are ...
Harrington Stays In Dunhill Limelight After Painting His Putter White.
If Padraig Harrington is to end a six-year winless drought in capturing a third Alfred Dunhill Links Championship then he will do so with a putter he painted himself.
In yet another bizarre chapter in the make-up of the three-time Major winner Harrington revealed he is using a new putter sporting a white face he painted ahead of the recent KLM Open.
So far the new ‘paint job’ has worked with Harrington sharing second place with fellow Irishman Shane Lowry at eight under par and just a stroke ...
