Omega Hands Dubai Desert Classic & Dubai Ladies Masters Timely Boost.

Luxury Swiss watchmaker OMEGA has handed the Dubai Desert Classic and the Dubai Ladies Masters a timely boost. OMEGA has agreed to continue sponsoring  both events for a further three years through to 2017, in an announcement today by ‘golf in DUBAi,’ who are the promoters and organisers of the two premier golf events in the region. Best known in the sports marketing world for its role as Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games, OMEGA has long supported the growth of golf as a global ...

Martin Kaymer – With His Stunning U.S. Open Victory

  Martin Kaymer – With his 2014 U.S. Open success. • It is Kaymer’s 11th European Tour International Schedule victory in his 171st European Tour event.• He moves to just outside the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking, from 28th. • Kaymer’s first European Tour victory since the 2011 WGC – HSBC Champions. This is a gap of two years and 221 days. This represents his biggest gap between European Tour victories. • He had contested 50 European Tour events ...

Scottish Caddy Gets It Spot On As Martin Kaymer Wins U.S. Open

Glasgow-born caddy Craig Connelly was spot on with his prediction for new U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer. Connelly predicted after Kaymer captured last month’s Players Championship he would win a second tournament soon after. Well the 29-year old German did just that running away to an eight-shot success at Pinehurst No. 2. Connelly is savouring his seventh win with Kaymer – 2010 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, 2010 PGA Championship, 2010 KLM Open, 2010 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, ...

King Kaymer Plunders Pinehurst For Second Major Success.

Martin Kaymer plundered Pinehurst for a second Major Championship success in capturing the U.S. Open. For four days of the year’s second Major Kaymer was untouchable setting a 36-hole tournament scoring record and then over the four days never letting one of his rivals get within four shots of the 29-year old. It is the German’s second Major victory and coming four years after he won the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. “You want to win majors in your career, but if you ...

Peter Thomson Welcomes 2019 Open Championship Returning To Royal Portrush.

Five-time Open Champion Peter Thomson has welcomed news golf’s oldest Major is returning in 2019 to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The R & A along with the Northern Ireland Executive and officials from Royal Portrush will host a press conference at 12.30 pm Monday whereby Royal Portrush will be invited to host golf’s oldest Major Championship. Under the guidelines of the club’s constitution the invitation will be put to the members who will vote on the issue. However it ...

Royal Portrush To Be Awarded 2019 Open Championship.

The R & A along with the Northern Ireland Executive will announce next Monday that the Royal Portrush Club will be invited to host the 2019 Open Championship. While www.golfbytourmiss.com reported this some time ago the golf world is now abuzz with reports coming out of this week’s U.S. Open hinting confirmation golf’s oldest Major will be returning to the Co. Antrim golfing gem for only a second time since hosting the event in 1951. However the decision to host The Open rests with ...

Jordan Spieth Two Years On Not Concerned By 30,000 Screaming U.S. Open Fans.

It’s two years since new American sensation Jordan Spieth contested his very first Major – the 2012 U.S. Open. Back then the Dallas-born golfer was a 19-year old amateur when he got a last minute call-up to compete in San Francisco. Spieth didn’t arrive at the course to Tuesday afternoon and booked a practice round for Wednesday morning but couldn’t believe the euphoria that surrounded those also out practicing that day on the Olympic course. “I was actually an alternate ...