Golf, by TourMiss

Miguel Angel Jimenez was celebrating after securing the seventh hole-in-one of his career with an ace at the par three 8th hole on the final day of the Portugal Masters. The Spaniard hit a 160-meter 7-iron that found the bottom of the cup on the Oceanico Victoria course. It sent Jimenez to eight under par for the event but unfortunately for the very popular pony-tailed golfer there was no car or cash prize. However waiting for him after his round was Nuno Macanita Mouronho, Export Manager, Fitapreta ...

England’s Paul Waring will take a two shot lead into the final round as he chases a first Tour victory at the Portugal Masters. Waring edged ahead of a tightly packed leader board on a day when Scott Jamieson went within four inches to the first 59 on The European Tour. The 28-year old Waring signed for a four under par 67 to move to 16 under par on the Oceânico Victoria Golf Course at Vilamoura. However while Waring is two clear of his rivals it was Jamieson stealing the day’s headlines ...

Paul McGinley’s determination not to let the Ryder Cup captaincy not to spoil his golf again came to the fore as it made it five halfway cuts in succession at the Portugal Masters in Vilamoura. Despite his regular caddy laid up in bed with food poisoning McGinley six birdies in a five under par 66 to move to five under par in the event on the Oceanico Victoria course. It left the Dubliner trailing seven shots behind the leading trio of South African Hennie Otto (63) and the England pair of ...

England’s David Lynn fought off illness to move to a share of the Portugal Masters lead as he looks to end a seven-year winless drought. Lynn, who has not tasted success since winning the 2004 KLM Open, had been bothered by  illness at last week’s Seve Trophy but there was no pain as he claimed a share of the halfway lead as compatriot Paul Waring and South African Hennie Otto inspired each other at the Portugal Masters in Vilamoura. Playing in the same group, Waring and Otto recorded 14 ...

Zane Scotland held his nerve to hold off a late charge by Scotland’s David Law and win the MENA Golf Tour’s Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open on Monday. Two behind overnight, the Englishman closed with a bogey-free 67 to reach 13-under at Al Badia Golf Club, beating Law by two shots for his third win on the tour this season and fifth overall. England’s William Harrold and Roland Steiner were tied for third on a 10-under 206 as overnight leader Jake Shepherd suffered a heartbreaking collapse with a ...

There was one aspect missing from Shane Lowry’s defence of the Irish Open that organisers have not overlooked at this week’s Portugal Masters. Unlike the 2010 Irish Open at Killarney, Lowry arrived at Villamoura earlier this week to find billboards, posters, programs and even tickets and official passes to be adorned with a photograph of the defending Portugal Masters champion. And Lowry hopes to cap an impressive season by successfully defending his Portugal Masters crown this week. The ...

Former US Open champion, Michael Campbell has been forced out of his fourth European Tour event in succession. However on this occasion Campbell’s father Tom is reportedly to be unwell and Campbell has left Portugal, where he was to compete in this week’s Portugal Masters, and returned home to New Zealand. Campbell had been forced out before tee off in the recent Omega European Masters due to a bout of food poisoning. He then had to withdraw from the following week’s KLM Open and ...