Golf, by TourMiss

Rory McIlroy will find himself playing alongside one of the legends of Ireland golf in Eamon Darcy when the pair partake later this month in 25th anniversary Dubai Desert Classic Former Champions Challenge in Dubai. All 21 former winners of the Dubai Desert Classic, with the exception of course of the late Seve Ballesertos, will compete on the Tuesday before the championship proper in the $600,000 Challenge were every player is guaranteed $25,000 for just teeing up and a first prize of $300,000 should ...

The European Tour has finally confirmed news we’ve known for some time now and that is the 2014 Irish Open is heading to Fota Island. The 2014 Irish Open will return to Cork for the first time in 12 years after confirmation that the magnificent Fota Island Resort, which was recently purchased by Chinese investors The Kang Group Worldwide, will become an Official Sponsor as well as host venue of the Championship. The Irish Open was last played in Cork – the country’s most southerly county ...

Kevin Phelan, the exciting Irish golfer who secured his 2014 European Tour card at Qualifying School in November, is to be sponsored by the Dublin-based investment boutique, FL Partners. The 23-year-old, who also impressed at last year’s US Open before winning two points out of three for Great Britain and Ireland at the Walker Cup, will wear the company logo on his left sleeve. “I am delighted FL Partners has chosen to support me,” said Phelan, who finished 24th at the Alfred Dunhill Championship ...

Defending Omega Dubai Desert Classic champion Stephen Gallacher and seasoned Fred Couples have been drawn to play alongside world number one and pre-tournament favourite Tiger Woods in the last group of the Champions Challenge at Emirates Golf Club on Tuesday, January 28. Gallacher holed a spectacular shot for an eagle ‘two’ from the rough at the 16th hole last year to win the title. Woods, who is competing in Dubai for a first time in three years, is a former two-time Dubai Desert ...

Padraig Harrington is hoping similar efforts as his share of fifth place in his opening event of the season at the Volvo Champions in Durban will ‘get noticed’ when it comes later this year to Ryder Cup selection. Harrington seized an eighth hole eagle and five birdies in a final round 67, and the first time all week he broke 70, to end opening event of his New Year three strokes behind fellow British Open winner and successful defending champion, Louis Oosthuizen. Oosthuizen eagled the eighth ...

South African Louis Oosthuizen captured his first tournament of a New Year for a fourth straight occasion in retaining his Volvo Champions title in Durban. Oosthuizen shot a final round four under par 68 to win by a shot with a 12-under par victory tally and deny fellow South African Branden Grace who also shot a 68 on the Durban Country Club course. It is also Oosthuizen’s first success since winning the elite 36-player field event a year ago. However after a slow start when the 2010 British ...

Ronan Flood, and the decade-long caddy to Padraig Harrington resumed his role alongside the triple Major Champion. Despite still looking a little pale Flood caddied for all 18 holes on day three of the Volvo Champions event here in Durban. The Dublin caddy collapsed on course a day earlier from the effects of food poisoning and with Harrington finding a replacement in 65-year old Pat Cashman, a visiting Irish golfing photographer and well known to both. Flood was again met following Harrington’s ...