Golf, by TourMiss

If you look at Richie Ramsay you may wonder what is the floral logo on the cap of the four-time Tour winning Scot. The official name of the flower is Epacris Impressa or the common Heath flower that is found in the south-east region of Australia. It is also one of two logos of the famed Melbourne golf course Kingston Heath, and the second highest-ranked course in Australia. Ramsay visited the Kingston Heath Pro Shop while contesting last November’s co-sanctioned ISPS Australian Open and needing ...

The AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am was known firstly as the Bing Crosby Amateur, or just the Crosby Clambake however after Crosby’s death in 1977, the tournament was hosted by his family for eight years. The Crosby name was dropped after the 1985 event, and AT&T became the title sponsor in 1986. It makes AT&T the longest running continuous title sponsor on the PGA Tour (since 1986) and is this year is celebrating its 40th year as title sponsor of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Okay, ...

Scott Jamieson saved the best for last to secure a second top-10 finish of the new season at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship in the UAE. Jamieson, 41, produced a closing bogey-free 67 to share eighth place at 11-under in ideal scoring conditions on the host Al Hamra course, just over an hour’s drive north of Dubai. Spain’s Alejandro Del Rey stormed to a maiden Tour victory, posting rounds of 68 and three 66s to win by six shots at 22-under-par. The 27-year-old Madrid golfer grabbed 26 birdies ...

Top Scot Bob MacIntyre is returning to the States in the morning (Sunday Jan’ 26th) with all roads over the next few months leading to Augusta National, Georgia. MacIntyre is initally bound for famed Pebble Beach on the Californian west coast and in what will be a second first-time golf course in just three events on this year’s PGA Tour schedule. After teeing-up for a maiden occasion earlier this month at The Sentry Invitational on the Hawaiian island of Maui, MacIntyre will also tee-up ...

Scott Jamieson enjoys a first no other Scottish golfer currently competing around the world can match and that is he is tops when it comes to frequent flyer air miles. Now into his 15th straight DP World Tour season the Ponte Vedra, Florida based Jamison has been averaging around 20 different countries a season ahead of teeing-up in his 378th Tour event this week at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship around an hour’s driver north of Dubai in the UAE. It is the fifth hosting of the event and ...

This week heralds the first event on the new Asian Tour season with the Smart Infinity Philippine Open in Manilla. While 2025 also marks the 30th year since the first Asian Tour event, this week will be the 112th anniversary of the Smart Infinity Philippine Open since the inaugural hosting of the event in 1913 and won by American amateur JRH Mason. How many countries can boast a national open championship with such a long history? The tournament has been played every year since with the exception ...

Top-Scot Robert MacIntyre has returned home to Oban looking to recharge ​his golfing batteries after a ‘frustrating’ Hero Dubai Desert Classic finish. MacIntyre managed 17 birdies but posted 11 bogeys in a six-under tally to share sixth place in the $9.4m event​ won by LIV star Tyrrell Hatton. Hatton, 33, captured a second DP World Tour victory in five events after winning last October’s Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. Hatton said: “This win is up there with winning the Dunhill ...