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Darren Clarke admits he still has much come September’s Ryder Cup despite leading Europe to a 13 point demolition of an Asian Tour team to win the EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur. Clarke’s 12-man team were never headed over the three days leading by three points after Friday’s opening Fourballs, six points after the second day Foursomes before winning nine of the Singles, sharing one other and losing on one match in continued sauna-like conditions on the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club ...

The European Team have claimed victory in the EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur. With still eight matches to be decided England’s Danny Willett grabbed the winning point to take Europe to an unassailable 13 – 3 lead in continuing heatwave conditions on the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club course. Willett, with European Team captain Darren Clarke looking on, birdied the 17th hole to claim a 3 & 1 success over Korean Byeong Hun An. “It is great to be a winning captain though there is still a lot ...

Special report by Kirwan Kanwar. Only one of the #ElectricEight (Jordan, Justin, Bill, Billy, Rickie, Zach, Patrick and Paul) whose #GolfScience is being followed every week in www.golfbytourmiss.com is competing in this week’s 2016 Sony Open in Hawaii – Zach Johnson. As Zach is most in the news for his switch to a new brand of clubs ($5000 a set), let’s study the science behind the PXG golf clubs now in his bag (information from the manufacturer’s website). PXG, incidentally, ...

Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy has confirmed he’ll make an eighth consecutive appearance at the Honda Classic next month at PGA National. McIlroy has clear mixed feelings competing on the Florida venue first having moved to World No. 1 in 2012 with a two shot victory over American Tom Gillis. However the Northern Irishman bluntly admitted a year ago he was ‘pissed off’ in missing the cut in the 2015 event won by countryman Padraig Harrington.  It was the first occasion ...

Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Rickie Fowler, Bill Haas, Zach Johnson are in the fray. All members of the #ElectricEight of www.golfbytourmiss.com. Maximizing their time there is not merely about winning but also about incorporating all possible golf sciences to give themselves an edge – all the time. And having fun while at it – by ‘checking out’ local offerings. An important ‘local offering’ of Hawaii is the Musa genus of fruit – the ubiquitous banana. A scientific paper ...

Special report by Kiran Kanwar. Are top-level golfers aware of the importance of staying hydrated and do they check whether they are hydrated? In a well-muscled athlete water can comprise 70% of his/her bodyweight, because muscles are made up of a lot of water. Your blood, brain and muscles all need water. Water is required by your body to maintain body temperature and normal blood volume. Thus it is vital for golfers, who cannot help but be outdoors for many hours per day, to drink enough fluid ...

Happy 40th birthday – Tiger Woods. The former long-time World No. 1 may be recovering from further back surgery but there’s no denying Woods place in the game with 14 Majors, four shy of the all-time record set by Jack Nicklaus, and 79 PGA victories, three off the career best held by Sam Snead. There’s an old saying that life begins at 40. Time to set aside childish dreams, like matching a boyhood idol, and lift up your children as you revel in what you have achieved. But Woods ...