David Higgins Opens New Season With Lowest Score In A Dozen Years.
Ireland’s David Higgins has commenced a new European Tour season with his lowest round in over a dozen years
Higgins picked off nine birdies but also had three bogeys for a six under par 64 and a one stroke lead on day one of the Hong Kong Open in suburban Fanling.
It is one of Higgins lowest round since a career low of a nine under par 62 on day two of the 2001 Telefonica Open de Madrid.
Since then, and in close to 1oo Tour events, Higgins has never managed to shoot lower than 65.
“It was ...
Peter Lawrie Looking To Learn From The Mistakes Of 2013.
Ireland’s Peter Lawrie is hoping he’s learnt the mistakes from last year that saw him go close to losing full playing for the 2014 European Tour.
The Dubliner ended the 2013 season late last month having travelled halfway around the globe to secure a share of 18th place in the Perth International that was good enough for him to retain Tour playing rights for the new season.
After a few weeks break Lawrie wasted little time heading to the start of the 2014 Race to Dubai competing in two events ...
Rory McIlroy & Wayne Rooney Star In New Nike Ad – Watch The Video.
Nike has released its latest television advert, which features golfer Rory McIlroy taking on footballer Wayne Rooney in a one-on-one golf ball versus football challenge.
The ‘Straight down the Middle’ soundtrack to the new TV ad is sung by the late, great Bing Crosby.
The video featuring the double Major champion winning golfer and the Manchester United and England football great was shot at the De Vere Mottram Hall in England.
It’s all neck and neck as they head down the 18th, when ...
Metropolitan Golf Club- Marvelous Melbourne ‘Sandbelt’ Golfing Gem.
What does the marvelous Melbourne Metropolitan Golf Club course and its unique bunkering have in common with a 100 kilometer long stretch of golden sand on the Atlantic Ocean west coast of Senegal?
The answer is almost nothing!
It’s just that so many wonderful words have been penned about his famed ‘Sandbelt’ gem I found myself struggling for an introduction to this feature.
It was Friday of the World Cup of Golf week and after a late afternoon call the day before, Peter Paccagnan, the General ...
Ned Kelly & Dog On The Tucker Box – Australian As It Comes.
It could not have been more Australian than visiting the towns of Euroa and Glenrowan in rural Victoria made famous by famed Bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang.
Kelly’s legacy is controversial; many consider him to be a folk hero and symbol of Irish Australian resistance against the Anglo Australian ruling class, while others emphasise his involvement in killing.
Kelly was born in Victoria to an Irish convict father, and as a young man he clashed with the Victoria Police.
Following an incident ...
Rory McIlroy Has Australian Open Victory Handed To Him By Adam Scott.
Rory McIlroy captured his first full tournament win this season after Adam Scott virtually handed Australian Open victory to the Northern Irishman.
McIlroy, 24 became only the second European winner of the event after Scott, who was leading by a shot with a hole to play, dramatically bogeyed the last.
Moments later McIlroy walked up to hole a 16-foot birdie in a final day six under par 66 to win with an 18-under par tally while Scott let slip victory and the Australian Triple Crown with a 71 for ...
John Senden First To Qualify For 2014 Open In New R & A Changes.
Australia’s John Senden created history to be the first player to qualify for next year’s 2014 Open Championship under the new Qualifying Series introduced by the R & A.
The changes have been detailed in an earlier story by www.golfbytourmiss.com
However Senden secured one of three 2014 (British) Open Championship qualifying spots on offer this week in the first of a revised qualifying system into golf’s oldest Major.
It will Senden’s eighth appearance in the (British) Open ...
