Golf, by TourMiss

England’s Charley Hull holed a nerve-wracking four foot birdie putt on the first play-off hole, the par-3 18th at Golf de l’Ocean in Agadir, to earn her first Ladies European Tour victory at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco a week before her 18th birthday. The second year LET member from Kettering in Northamptonshire fired a career-low round of nine-under-par 62 in the final round, coming from five strokes behind overnight leader Gwladys Nocera to tie with the 12-time tournament winner on 15-under-par ...

Armed with local knowledge, Moroccan golfers have signed up in big numbers, determined to make home advantage count when they compete in next week’s Royal D’Anfa Open, the opening event on the 2014 MENA Golf Tour schedule in the Moroccan port city of Mohammedia. Since the inception of the tour in 2011, Moroccans have featured prominently in all events, underlining their numero uno status in the Arab world with a string of top-10 finishes and two seconds against quality international field. Though ...

Retief Goosen produced the lowest score all week taking the venom out of the Copperhead course with a sizzling seven under par 64 at the Innisbrook Resort in Tampa. Goosen gave no warning of what lay ahead when he pared his opening six holes before completing the next dozen holes in seven under par that included three birdies in succession from the seventh and then birdies at 12 and 13 before taking the sting out of the opening two holes of the three hole closing stretch known as The Snake Pit. The ...

Spain’s Alejandro Cañizares is looking to end an eight-year winless drought after remaining in contention on day two of the Hassan II Trophy at Agadir. It was back in 2006 when the Madrid-born Canizares burst onto the European Tour in only his third start as an affiliate member at the 2006 Russian Open, but has now played almost 200 events without adding a second trophy to his collection. The 31 year old has already compiled two top-ten finishes in 2014, and admits he has taken confidence ...

Italian golfing stallion Matteo Manassero is on target to become the youngest-ever player to win on three different continents after remaining in contention for victory in the Valspar Championship in Florida. Manassero added a one-under par 70 to his opening round of 69 to join reigning US Open champion, Justin Rose and American Pat Perez sharing the clubhouse lead on three-under par in the $US 5.7m event being played on the Copperhead course at the Innisbrook Resort. The 20-year old Italian had ...

Nicolas Colsaerts confessed he had visions of Medinah, and venue of Europe’s stunning come-from-behind 2012 Ryder Cup success, during the opening day of the Valspar Championship in Florida. The Belguim golfer moved to a share of the lead after 11 holes at three under par before ending the day just one shot from the top of the board. Four players – the American duo of Pat Perez and Matt Every along with Australia’s Greg Chalmers and Korean-born New Zealander Danny Lee – head ...

Sundog Eyewear, the innovative high-tech sunglasses manufacturer, has expanded its range of Mela-Lens® glasses to more than 20 models to offer improved vision and reduced eye fatigue for performance-seeking golfers. The Mela-Lens® technology incorporates synthesized melanin to filter out 98% of ‘Blue’ light, which creates veiled glare in the eye, as well as fatigue. The lens also provides golfers with complete protection from Ultraviolet A, B, and C light to help avoid long-term damage ...