Golf, by TourMiss

…  Muscat, Oman  Sergio Garcia mirrored the delight of the golf world with news Tiger Woods will return to formal competition at this week’s Tiger Woods Foundation hosting of the Genesis Invitational in Santa Monica. Woods has not played ‘individual’ competition since the emotional scenes last July in missing the halfway cut at the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews. The 15-time major winner was due tee-up earlier in December in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas but withdrew ...

… Muscat, Oman Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka has missed the high six-over par cut by two shots with scores of 74 & 78 in the inaugural Asian Tour’s Oman event on day two of the $US 2m event in Muscat. The extremely windy conditions, and up to very late in the afternoon, saw no player break 70 on day two while just eight of 126 players managed to better par of 72 on the exposed Al Mouj course laid out along the Gulf of Oman. Japan’s Takumi Kanaya, and a former world amateur ...

… Muscat, Oman Graeme McDowell could be mistaken he was not back home in wintery Portrush battling the windy conditions coming in off a whipped-up Gulf of Oman to superbly make the cut at the inaugural Asian Tour International Series event in Oman. There was a real spring in McDowell’s step coming up the last in posting a level par 72 for a one-over tally, to be lying inside the top-20 heading to the weekend rounds in the $US 2m event on the host Al Mouj course in Muscat. After two bogeys ...

…… Muscat, Oman Spaniard Sergio Garcia shows no ill-effects of a long three-month break post a left knee operation as evident in posting a five-under 67 in testing conditions on the opening day of the Asian Tour’s International Series Oman. Garcia, 43, posted eight birdies including a run of three birdies in succession from his 11th hole and then grabbed back-to-back birdies at his 15th and 16th hole ahead of a closing hole bogey to be lying in second place and just a shot behind ...

… Muscat, Oman It’s not easy when you get used to the wind blowing from the same direction for three days and then on the first day of the tournament it switches completely That’s what those, including Graeme McDowell, experienced on day one of the inaugural Asian Tour’s International Series Oman here on the stunning Al Mouj host course. With the course looking to the north out over the Arabian Sea, the wind for the three days of practice was coming from an easterly direction and noticing ...

… Royal Greens GC, Saudi Arabia Texas-born Mexican Abraham Ancer revealed it was thoughts of winning the Australian Open that helped secure his victory in Saudi International to the north of Jeddah, Ancer, who turns 32 later this month, was never headed in posting scores of an opening round of an equal course record 63 and then subsequent rounds of 66, 64 and a closing 68 to win by two shots with a 19-under-par winning tally in glorious conditions on the Royal Greens course. Victory is ...

… Royal Greens GC, Saudi Arabia Texas-based Mexican Abraham Ancer has led from start to finish to capture the fifth anniversary hosting of the Saudi International. Ancer, who turns 32 later this month, was never headed in posting scores of an opening round of an equal course record 63 along with additional scores of 66, 64 and a closing 68 to win by two shots with a 19-under-par winning tally in glorious conditions on the Royal Greens course. The win in Ancer’s fourth pro career success ...