Golf, by TourMiss

It is one thing to admire the shimmering silhouette of the Dubai skyline from the 22nd floor of your holiday hotel, but today five of the world’s leading golfers had their sights trained on an altogether different aspect from the Royal Bridge Suite at Atlantis, The Palm. The view from the Bridge, which provided an exotic location for the DP World Tour Championship Atlantis Golf Challenge, 90m above ground, provided Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose, David Howell, Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer with a ...

The first European Tour Performance Institute (ETPI) in the Middle East has been officially opened in a glittering ceremony within the new state-of-the-art ETPI complex at Jumeirah Golf Estates (JGE) in Dubai today. Leading golf officials from the Emirates Golf Federation, The European Tour and partners and sponsors of this week’s  DP World Tour Championship, Dubai,  were joined by Tour champions Justin Rose, David Howell, Brett Rumford and Peter Uihlein for the ceremonial ribbon-cutting. Then ...

Justin Rose has been awarded Honorary Life Membership of The European Tour in recognition of his magnificent US Open Championship victory in June. The Englishman, who held off Phil Mickelson and Jason Day to triumph at Merion Golf Club for his first Major title, was awarded the special accolade by European Tour Chief Executive George O’Grady at a press conference at the DP World Tour Championship, the final event of the 2013 Race to Dubai. “This really is an incredible honour,” said Rose, ...

New Turkish Airlines champion Victory Dubuisson has been quick to come down from the euphoria of his stunning two-stroke triumph at Belek. Dubuisson, 23 was near speechless in learning the enormity of his victory ahead of the likes of World No. 1 Tiger Woods, current US Open champion, Justin Rose, present Race to Dubai No. 1 Henrik Stenson plus the likes of Major champions Charl Schwartzel, Louis Oosthuizen, Padraig Harrington and Paul Lawrie. Dubuisson birdied the closing two holes on the Maxx ...

Tiger Woods has one event remaining this year but he’s already focussing on  next year’s Majors and returning to three of four venues where he has tasted success. Woods left Turkey with a share of third place and four shots behind surprise Turkish Airlines winner, Victor Dubuisson of France. The world No. 1 ranked Woods could look back to the disappointment Thursday’s weather-delayed opening round when he shot a two under par 70 and a round where he managed to hit just three fairways. And ...

Tiger Woods appearance in this week’s Turkish Airlines Open has been like ‘gold dust’ declared the President of the Turkish Golf Federation. Turkish businessman Ahmet Agaoglu has been the driving force in getting Woods to Turkey, firstly for last year’s eight-man Turkish Airlines Invitational and this week’s inaugural Turkish Airlines Open. And he’s signed the currrent World No. 1 to a three-year deal meaning Woods will be back in Turkey for the second edition ...

Victor Dubuisson is on target and five shots clear of his rivals as he seeks a victorious landing in the  Turkish Airlines Open. The focus ahead of a hotly anticipated Saturday at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal centred on the battle between friendly rivals Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson, with both aiming to be crowned Race to Dubai Number One next week, and the fascinating sub-plot of Woods being hot on their heels. But it was Dubuisson, a model of consistency throughout the week, who starred as his ...