Golf, by TourMiss

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 ...

With over 80 golf courses and sunshine practically all year, Portgual has always been a mecca for golfers boasting as it does five strong golf regions – the famed Algarve, Lisbon, Porto, the Azores and Maderia. It’s the Algarve that is most widely known boasting 10 seperate golfing destinations including Villamoura where you’ll find such courses as the Victoria that played host to the Portugal Masters and others including the Old Course, Pinhall and Millennium courses. And while ...

Those who like their Scottish golf may know how partial I am to the Askernish course located along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides. If I have done my job well then you may be planning to visit this Old Tom Morris designed links gem and, if so, you may wish to make the small effort visiting a little-known nine-hole course around a 35-minute drive north named Benbecular. Benbecular is around both a 12-kilometre long and also similar width wide island located ...

There is three golf courses I’ve played that boast bunkers of a ‘different’ kind. When I say of a ‘different’ kind I am referring to concrete bunkers.  I hear you say: “Concrete bunkers?”.  Yes, concrete bunkers and defence bunkers built during World War 11. There is an anti-aircraft bunker still in position at the back of the seventh green on the Craighead Links course at my home club in Crail, Scotland.  The bunker at Crail faces the North Sea is among ...

I have spoken often of the great pleasure in travelling the world reporting on the ancient club-and-ball game and also equally teeing-up in so many different countries. This includes also teeing-up along the shoreline of the world’s oceans and seas and to then have the good fortune to enjoy a round on the opposite shoreline of the same ocean or sea. An example of what I am referring is Australia’s Crescent Head Golf Club course and recently featured on this website (See: http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2024/12/crescent-head-country-club-a-stunning-6-hole-gem-overlooking-the-mighty-blue-pacific/ ...

It’s timely in writing this golf course feature (late December 2024) as it is less than two weeks shy of the 25th anniversary of my historic ‘First Person To Hit a Golf Shot on a Golf Course In 2000‘ and also just a month away from 25-years when I played my first game of golf in South Africa. My visits to the Rainbow Nation sadly have been just a few and each to be present at DP World Tour tournament venues in Joburg and Durban. A maiden visit was to Joburg in the second week of ...

One of the great delights of living or visiting Sydney is the dozen and dozens of pristine beaches to the north and south of Australia’s largest city. So, when it comes to golden sand beaches located right on your front doorstep then Sydney has to be the envy of the world as there is close to 100 Pacific Ocean coastline beaches in a 100-kilometre stretch from Palm Beach in the north of the city to Garie Beach in the south. Indeed the entire coastline of the state of New South Wales (NSW) boasts ...