Golf, by TourMiss

England’s David Lynn was standing tall after fighting vertigo that nearly saw him withdraw from the start of the Andalucian Open in Spain. Lynn was travelling to the course on Thursday but felt so unwell he immediately sought attention from ambulance staff who assessed his sugar levels were low. “I woke up in a pool of sweat in the middle of the night on Wednesday night, and when I got up and was driven to the course I shouted at him to stop the car as I was going to be sick,” he ...

No sooner had TaylorMade guessing what the ‘red heart’ meant on their line of golfing caps and they brought out caps featuring the number ’17’. The ’17’ caps were on show at last week’s WGC – Cadillac Championship and Justin Rose gave the U.S. golf manufacturer the best publicity possible in winning the event at Doral. Just as the ‘red heart’ line of caps was introduced with the catch phase ‘Love your driver’ to promote the company’s ...

Miguel Angel Jimenez declared he turned from a donkey to a racehorse in moving back into contention after three rounds of the Andalucian Open. Jimenez remains on target to be the oldest-ever winner on the European Tour in recording a three under par 69 and move into a share  of fourth place at 10-under par. Fellow Spaniard Eduardo De la Riva with a round of 68 is the shock third round leader on 12-under par. The 28-year old has been the Tour’s Q-School nine times in an effort to secure full membership ...

Tournament host Miguel Angel Jimenez is determined to spoil the party for invited guests after moving into a share of second place after two rounds of the Open de Andalucia Costa del Sol. The 48-year old Jimenez, who has been hosting the Spanish tournament for six years, recorded six birdies in a four under par 68 and a seven under par total on the Aloha course near Marbella. Spanish compatriot Eduardo De La Riva, currently ranked 610th in the world, recorded a 69 to move to eight under par. The ...

Oliver Wilson set about ending a horror 2011 season to put himself again in contention for a first-ever Race to Dubai success in the Open de Andalucia Costa del Sol. Wilson recorded six birdies in a round of a five under par 67 for a six under par tally on the Aloha Golf Club course near Marbella. The English golfer, who is competing thanks to an invitation, shared second place with Italy’s Edoardo Molinari (65) and Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin (68) as the afternoon half of the field took to ...

If you needed an indication of the growth of the game of golf in China you only have to look at the number of new golf courses being built. According to the Bejing’s Forestry University’s golf education and research center China had just 170 courses in 2004 but that number has more than tripled with the world’s most populus nation now boasting 600 courses. That’s now more than Scotland and the traditional ‘Home of Golf’. A recent article in the China Daily ...

The new Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was elected President of the Thai Ladies Professional Golf Association (Thai LPGA) but declined to take the post. The position of President of the Thai LPGA is awarded to each new Prime Minister. But according to the Bangkok Post as Yingluck does not play golf she’s not interested in heading the women’s golf body. Yingluck last August became Thailand’s first female Prime Minister and she was the only candidate to succeed Somporn ...