Golf, by TourMiss

.…. Emirates Club, Dubai Patrick Reed is boasting he won a ‘small victory’ after he and Rory McIlroy were back talking again less than 24 hours after we learnt the full details of ‘Tee Gate’. Reed was seen in video footage early this week gently tossing a golf tee in McIlroy’s direction after the visiting Texan sought to wish the World No. 1 a ‘Happy New Year’ but was snubbed by McIlroy. What since transpired has been worldwide reporting that Reed had launched golf’s equivalent ...

.… Emirates Club, Dubai  For a second, I thought it was Swede Sebastian Soderberg but as he walked closer to me as I stood ‘loitering with intent’ on the Emirates Golf Club range I recognised it was John Murphy. No offence to John but at this early stage of any new season, I am no alone in struggling with faces and names. “How are you, Bernie?  Good to see you”, said the affable Irishman. In the second I had to reply to his great welcome, I thought to myself is John into the field ...

….. Emirates GC, Dubai Can there be anything more rewarding sight for a golfer than to see your photograph among those featuring Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy as fellow former tournament champions. That was the scenario for Lucas Herbert as he worked on his putting ahead of this week’s Hero Dubai Desert Classic. The Hero Motor Corp, and the world’s largest manufacturer of motor-cycles, has arranged here at the Emirates Golf Club for all 34 former Desert Classic champions photographs to placed ...

… Dubai, UAE Stephen Gallacher boasts he’s just as excited returning to Dubai as he was twenty-three years in making his debut in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Gallacher, 48, is contesting a 625th Tour event this week thanks to a sponsor’s invitation and after losing full Tour status at the close of the 2022 season. He said: “It was nice to receive the invitation because it’s been a tournament dear to my heart, so delighted to be here. “I was working for SKY at the Hero Cup in ...

Scotland’s David Drysdale has brilliantly secured his 2023 Asian Tour card, holing a four-foot birdie putt at the 90th hole on day five and the final round of the Asian Tour Q-School. Drysdale entered qualifying after the disappointment of losing his DP World Tour card at the end of the 2022 season, and while he would have been afforded a limited number of starts this year, he and caddying wife, Vicky discussed the matter and decided to give the Asian Tour a shot. And after rounds 69, 69, ...

… Yas Links, Abu Dhabi Whether you’re a player, caddie, official or in my case, a journalist, being regularly out on tour is much akin to being among family members. Most everyone just gets on so well though I do find at the start of each new season it is always struggle to remember the names of the countless number of ‘cousins’ as most refer to each other. And this family theme was so evident this morning ahead of the third round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship when I bumped ...

…. Yas Links, Abu Dhabi Tour rookie Tom McKibbin left the course in darkness and will return early Saturday morning (Local time) in darkness to complete his closing two holes in the second round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. McKibbin teed-off in the last three-ball on day two at 3.35pm (Local time) Friday and had the feeling they would not finish. That was the scenario with the threesome called from the Yas Links e course around 6pm (Local time). A tied-looking McKibbin was sharing 43rd ...