Golf, by TourMiss

… Albany, The Bahamas  Now here’s a statistic of sorts that Tiger Woods is proud of. Woods has been speaking of his pride in not only coming from behind for a first time in his career to capture a Major and that being this year’s Masters. What he is proud of is that when he returns next April the number of those fellow former Masters winners who sit down on the Tuesday night at the ‘Former Champions Dinner’ will not have grown. “Anytime I have gone back as a defending ...

… Albany, The Bahamas Six months on and Tiger Woods along with caddy Joe LaCava got to sit down over a few beers to savour watching highlights of ‘their’ 2019 Masters victory. LaCava, who has actually been Woods full-time caddy since 2011, visited Woods and his family at their palatial Florida home. The pair began chatting. The video recorder was switched on and a few beers were also opened. “We spoke about the conversations we had over each shot,” said Woods in an article ...

Five-time Major champion Phil Mickelson confirmed he will join an already strong Stars and Stripes showing in next year’s Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers taking place on the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club from 30 January to 2 February 2020. Mickelson will join Tony Finau, along with defending champion Dustin Johnson along with current World No. 1 Brooks Koepka and Masters-winning Patrick Reed who will journey to King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) to compete ...

England’s and Dubai-born amateur Josh Hill along with fellow Englishman Joshua Grenville-Wood and Sweden’s Gabriel Axell were in a three-way tie for the lead with rounds of six-under par 66 on the opening day of the $100,000 Journey To Jordan Tour Championship Monday. Even as a strong and perplexing wind blew the whole day at the Greg Norman-designed Ayla Golf Club – switching direction and coming off the north instead of south which is what the players have always faced during their trips ...

Top French European Tour star Raphael Jacquelin has delivered a glowing verdict on Spain’s La Manga Club after visiting the iconic golf venue for the first time – and was so impressed by the resort that he is already planning a return trip. Jacquelin took advantage of a break in his playing schedule to join a group of friends on a short golfing break to Murcia, south-east, Spain, this month. The 45-year-old had the chance to play all three of La Manga Club’s acclaimed 18-hole courses – the ...

Less than a week after the close of the European Tour’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai and the MENA Tour by Arena’s Journey to Jordan ends this Thursday at the spectacular Greg Norman-designed Ayla Golf Course in Aqaba, Jordan. There will be a limited field of top-60 available professionals and amateurs having plenty to play for in the season-ending $100,000 Journey To Jordan Tour Championship. Apart from the honour of being called the No1 on the MENA Tour by Arena in professional and ...

… Dubai, UAE Jon Rahm was crowned the 2019 Race to Dubai Champion after claiming the richest first prize in tournament golf with a dramatic victory in the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai as the European Tour season’s long contest came down to a single shot. The Spaniard held off a determined late charge from Englishman Tommy Fleetwood to seal his second DP World Tour Championship title in three years and his fourth Rolex Series victory. Rahm went into the final round in a share of the lead ...