Golf, by TourMiss

There is a real log jam on day one of the Andalucian Masters with five players – the Swedish trio of former Scottish Open champ Johan Edfords, Oscar Floren and Rikard Karlberg plus the England pair of Robert Rock and Jamie Elson – leading the field head the field after signing for 65s. Five other players – Germany’s Florian Fritsch, Spain’s Raul Quiros, Denmark’s Jeppe Huldahl, Japan’s Tetsuji and Scotland’s Paul Lawrie – are next best at four under ...

Double U.S. Masters winning Jose Maria Olazabal returns to competition this week declaring he can no longer blame illness on playing poorly. Olazabal was in the European Tour fitness van late this afternoon undergoing yet another massage on his long time worrying back. But there has been the comfort for the champion Spaniard of contesting all four events on the recent Middle East Swing. “I feel positive and look forward to this season,” he said ahead of this week’s Andalucian Open in ...

It’s been revealed Miguel Angel Jimenez has had to pump more than a Euro 1m of his own money to keep the sea-side Andalucian Open afloat. Jimenez has been hosting the Malaga event starting tomorrow (THUR) for five years but at a severe financial lost to the 47-year old Spaniard. The pony-tailed Spaniard, who gets about Malaga in an aging Ferrari, has earned more than Euro 17m in prize money in his European Tour career. However since taking on the role of Andalucian tournament host in 2007 ...

  Defending champion and reigning British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen is a surprise withdrawal from this week’s Andalucian Open in Spain. The South African advised tournament officials he is suffering an eye infection. Oosthuizen’s illness seems to be a reoccurence of the problem he experienced recently while contesting the WGC – Cadillac Championship. Oosthuizen’s withdrawal robs the event of one of its star players with his picture prominent on tournament posters alongside ...

The 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles passed an important milestone today when the ‘Host Nation Agreement’ was signed on the 1st tee at the PGA Centenary course. Those present to sign the document included Scotland’s Minister for Public Health and Sport, Shona Robison, and Ryder Cup Match Director, Edward Kitson. The official contract between Scottish Ministers and Ryder Cup Europe outlines the main terms, conditions and commitments agreed between the parties in relation to the staging of the event ...

One of the leading officials in Algerian golf has been visiting St. Andrews. Mr. Noureddine Djoudi is a former Algerian ambassador but nowadays is head of the Algerian Golf Federation. While present at the Home of Golf, Mr. Djoudi met with the R & A’s Duncan Weir. And speaking of ambassadors, Weir revealed the R & A is hopefully set to sign leading Norwegian female professional Suzann Pettersen as their newest ‘Ambassador of Golf’. Pettersen, who has won a dozen times ...

Major champions in Paul Lawrie of Scotland and Michael Campbell of New Zealand are among the stars contesting this week’s Sicilian Open. While a Seniors Tour event has been held in Sicily this week marks its debut on the main European Tour. The event is being held inland on the Donnafugata Golf and Spa Resort course which is one of seven courses on the Italian island. The Sicilian Open is also one three new events on the 2011 European Race to Dubai schedule joining the Volvo Golf Champions in ...