Golf, by TourMiss

​… Yas Links, Abu Dhabi​​ ​​Seamus Power is quickly turning into a second Padraig Harrington, delighting those journalists primarily reporting on the DP World Tour. Harrington has long been liked ​by the media for​​​ his ‘fireside chats’ with the a​ttending media and a formal transcript of his comments running into pages.  There was even an occasion at the British Masters at The Belfry when ​Harrington was interviewed by the media post his round and one question ...

… Yas Links, Abu Dhabi ​Shane Lowry revealed he consulted fellow Irishman and Committee Chairman Rory McIlroy ahead of agreeing to join the 16-man PGA Tour Players Advisory Committee (PAC). Lowry is among five non-Americans in the 16 announced by the Tour that will take-up seats on the Committee that customarily meet four times a year. The other four being Australia’s Adam Scott, Swede Henrik Norlander and the Canadian duo of Mackenzie Hughes and Corey Conners. Lowry will undoubtedly be ...

… in Abu Dhabi  Continental Europe is celebrating in storming their way to capturing the inaugural Hero Cup in Abu Dhabi. Europe went into the deciding Singles leading by two points at 8 ½ to 6 ½ and inspired by their undefeated captain Francesco Molinari to seal a four point victory by 14 1/2 to 10 1/2. And it was Poland’s Adrian Meronk holing the winning putt for a 1up victory over Callum Shinkin in the sixth match of the day. The Hero Cup was brought back onto the DP World Tour ...

… in Abu Dhabi  Francesco Molinari admitted when he was a young amateur golfer growing up in Italy he was really not a fan of team competition and actually declared he was ‘useless’. Molinari got into golf for the individual aspect of the ancient club-and-ball game. However, looking at his amateur team record and also now his professional team efforts you could be very mistaken with the now 40-year-old enjoying both a fabulous amateur and highly-successful professional team career ...

…. in Abu Dhabi  Captain Tommy Fleetwood sounded confident his GB & I side can lift the new gleaming silver Hero Cup trophy despite heading into the Sunday Singles trailing by two points in Abu Dhabi. Rival captain Francesco Molinari continues to lead by example in steering his Continental European team to an 8 ½ to 6 ½ advantage over the National Course here at Abu Dhabi GC. Europe has led every succession from 3 ½ to 2 ½ on Friday and advancing to 5 ½ to 4 ½ after the Saturday ...

…. in Abu Dhabi GB & I captain Tommy Fleetwood has paired the unbeaten opening day pair of Seamus Power and Scot Robert MacIntyre for the afternoon Foursomes session on day two of the inaugural Hero Cup. Power and MacIntyre had not met each other before this week but dove-tailed superbly to deliver GB & I a 4 & 3 victory in Friday’s opening fourballs. Their win was the only victory for Fleetwood’s team on Friday and with two of the four matches halves to hand the European Continental side a ...

… in Abu Dhabi  Seamus Power was thrilled to have kick-started a first full team event in the pro ranks in helping secure a thumping 4 & 3 victory for GB & I on the opening day of the Hero Cup in Abu Dhabi. Power and top-ranked Scot teed-up in the last of five Fourball matches and after Power holed the 10-footer for birdie at the fourth to go 1up, the duo were never headed in their match against the Continental European duo of Austrian Sepp Straka and Poland’s Adrian Meronk.  Power ...