Golf, by TourMiss

… Jumeirah Estates, Dubai​ Matthew Fitzpatrick is now projected to now end the season as European No. 1 after posting a sizzling seven-under 65 in sauna-like conditions​ ​on the opening day of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship here in Dubai. The 28-year-old reigning US Open champion burst from the opening tee to birdie five holes in succession before eventually joining fellow Englishman Tyrrell Hatton at the top, and after Hatton bogeyed the last in his round also at seven-under. Fitpatrick ...

The season-ending DP World Tour event has yet to tee-up but it’s been three days of outside the ropes headlines. The present war of words sadly continues in the men’s professional game and with  Rory McIlroy on Tuesday hurling verbal grenade at the LIV Golf CEO, Greg Norman McIlroy presented the only story of day two of official practice declaring Norman ‘needs to step down and exit stage left’ and along with their needs to be ‘an adult in the room’ when the waring parties do ...

The Irish duo of Gary Hurley and John Murphy will be returning home and immediately packing their bags for South Africa next week after superbly securing full 2023 DP World Tour membership following six torturous rounds at the Infinitum resort at Tarragona, Spain. West Waterford’s Hurley finished in 13th place among the leading 25 players who have earned full Tour membership, posting a 19-under-par tally while Kinsale’s Murphy mounted a back nine-hole charge posting a 65 and securing ...

  … Jumeirah Estates, Dubai “Norman must go …exit stage right! … We need an adult in the room”. The words of World No. 1 Rory McIlroy who has issued the bluntest of blunt ultimatums in the war of words that continues to discolour men’s professional golf The stalemate in the professional game goes unchecked and with now combative LI CEO Greg Norman being mooted that he will be replaced however LIV Golf has denied this and, if correct, will only to seemingly ...

  … Jumeirah Estates, Dubai Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry got their first look on Monday at a slightly less tree-lined Earth host course, host venue for this week’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. The Irish duo were the only players out early on a very hot Dubai morning after jetting-in the day prior from their respective Bears Club estate residences in Florida ahead of playing just nine holes and heading for pre-noon lunch in the comfort of the air-conditioned clubhouse. McIlroy ...

.… Jumeriah Estates, Dubai China’s Haitong Li is no stranger to Dubai and, in fact, just shy of five years ago he stunned the golf world by keeping Rory McIlroy at arms reach to capture the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Li, 27, has returned to Dubai but under different circumstances having only learnt over the weekend at the Nedbank Challenge he could be teeing-up in this week’s season-ending DP Tour Championship. The top Chinese golfer, and with seven pro victories to his credit including ...

… Jumeirah Estates Resort, Dubai  The field for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship has been officially confirmed. There will be a field of 50 players teeing-up Thursday on the Earth Course here at Jumeirah Estates. Tournament Director Freddie Schmeisser confirmed to GolfByTourMiss that China’s Hao Tong Lee, currently ranked 53rd on the DP World Tour money-list, is the last player into the US$10m event. Three players inside the top-53 will not tee-up and they include American ...