Donald Eagerly Kick-Starts 19th Pro Year Ending Four Month Competiton Break 30-Years After First In Dubai
Luke Donald heads into a 19th year in the pro competition ranks with the victorious Ryder Cup captain ending a three-month competition break at this week’s inaugural Dubai Invitational in Dubai.
As well, Donald revealed it’s the 30th anniversary of when he first teed-up in Dubai, as a then 21-year-old in contesting the 1994 Dubai Amateur Championship at this week’s host Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, and just a year since the course was officially opened.
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McIlroy: “The Masters Is The Disneyland Of Golf”.
Rory McIlroy returns to competition this week in Dubai and where he ended his 2023 campaign around three weeks ago at the DP World Tour Championship.
This week is a new tournament for the DP World Tour with the hosting of the Dubai Invitational, and being played on the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club that last hosted a DP Tour event with the 2000 Dubai Desert Classic.
It will also be a first tournament for the World No. 2 ahead of a 17th full season on the Tour since securing his Tour card late in ...
Woods Ends 27-Year Nike Relationship Declaring ‘There Certainly Will Be Another Chapter’
After 27-years Nike and Tiger Woods have brought to an end one of the most famous commercial partnerships in sport.
Woods announced the news on Monday in a statement posted to ‘X’ social media account and thus confirming recent rumours he was parting with the clothing and footwear giant.
And in splitting with Nike, Woods indicated in his message: ‘Yes, there will certainly be another chapter’, no doubt in reference who he will sign a new clothing deal with.
Woods signed ...
Tot Hill Farm Golf Club – “A Round Without A Ricochet Is A Major Accomplishment”.
I’ve said this before but a great aspect in driving between PGA Tour events is being able to travel at your own pace.
If driving and you’re in a hurry, then there’s the Interstates. In contrast, if you’re not in a hurry it’s a mixture of the Interstates and also the ‘back roads’.
The back roads, as I like to call them, are the state roads that lead to all sorts of meetings and adventures, and if you have the golf clubs like I would also be assured to pack, ...
Im Becomes PGA Tour’s Top Birdie-Making Machine Surpassing Gowie, Calc and Rambo
South Koren Im Sung-jae reinforced his reputation as a birdie machine by setting a new PGA Tour record in making the most birdies in a 72-hole tournament en route to a career third top-10 in four outings at The Sentry on Sunday.
On a final day where Chris Kirk claimed a thrilling one-stroke victory over Sahith Theegala in the season-opening event of 2024 and compatriot An Byeong-hun posting a solo fourth in his debut at The Plantation course at Kapalua, Im ensured memorable week himself by registering ...
Royal Golf Club – Long 13-Year Tour Return Wait Is Over For Bahrain’s Only 18-Holer
It has been 13 long years since the Persian Gulf island kingdom of Bahrain has featured on the annual DP World Tour schedule.
That was in 2011 with the hosting of the inaugural Volvo Champions won by England’s Paul Casey over a then three-year old Colin Montgomerie redesigned course located some 20 kilometres south of the capital Manmar.
GolfByTourMiss recently rekindled memories of that first event and you can read our feature article by clicking on: http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2024/01/bahrains-royal-club-rewarding-golf-in-this-oil-rich-nation/
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Just Half Of 10 New PGA Tour Rookies From DP World Tour Teeing-Up In Hawaii.
It would seem the lure of the mighty US dollar may not be all that strong, well certainly not for some at this early part of an exciting new golfing season.
The PGA Tour has released the draw for next week’s Sony Open with just five players, who qualified from the DP World Tour, choosing to travel to Hawaii.
It was a historic, and somewhat controversial, decision last year to afford the leading 10 money-list players at the close of the 2023 DPWT season, and otherwise not already a PGA Tour ...
