Golf, by TourMiss

Sponsors Turkish Airlines and the Maxx Royal Hotel exceeded themselves with a stunning fireworks display over the equally stunning Maxx Royal Hotel on the eve of the Turkish Airlines Open. Guests were left in awe as the fireworks first exploded from the roof of the Maxx Royal Hotel before a ‘missile’ was fired in the direction of the closeby beach that exploded a dazzling display to light up the night sky. Congratulations to organizes on a spectacular evening.

While Sergio Garcia can mathematically still end the year as European Number One he believes Rory McIlroy’s superb season is deserving of the Race to Dubai victory crown. It is a view also shared also by former double European Tour Number One Lee Westwood who stated also the European Tour should not react to McIlroy’s brilliance and copy the PGA Tour by altering the Race to Dubai points scoring system. For a third week in succession McIlroy is not contesting the Tour’s Final Four Series ...

There was the sight of a stunning Mediterranean sunset over the Maxx Royal Hotel here in Belek, Turkey.

We meant to post this story a few days ago but there’s added security measures at Augusta National and venue each year for the Masters. To help protect any incident of someone driving past the front gates and down Magnolia Lane a series of remote controlled bollards have been installed at the Washington Road end of Magnolia Lane.   The five posts can be retracted by security guards and are the latest step in the club enhancing its perimeter protection in recent years.   In October, ...

The world’s top players are in for their toughest test yet as they prepare for the Turkish Airlines Open at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal in Belek. Heading the third event of the 2014 Race To Dubai Final Four series in eight members of the victorious European Ryder Cup team – Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson, Ian Poulter, Martin Kaymer, Lee Westwood, Stephen Gallacher, Jamie Donaldson and defending champion Victor Dubuisson will tee-up in the $7m event from November 13-16. There have been changes ...

Graeme McDowell has promised to ‘buy the beers’ after remaining in the lead after three rounds of the WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai. McDowell has led from the start of the $US 8.5m event and will now take a one shot lead into the closing day of the final World Golf Championship of 2014 after posting a one under par 71 for an 11-under par tally. It left the Northern Irishman one shot clear of Japan’s Hiroshi Iwata who moved into second place with a round of 68 for ...

Graeme McDowell is just two rounds away from a first WGC title success after a second consecutive round of 67 saw him move three shots clear of his rivals at the halfway stage of the WGC – HSBC Champions. The Northern Irishman was outstanding with the putter, making several clutch putts for par in a bogey-free effort that contained five birdies and took him to ten under par. Poulter birdied four of his last five holes at Sheshan International to snatch second place, with Masters Tournament ...