Colour Co-Ordinated Commentators Covering The Dubai Desert Classic.
When Lee Westwood spotted the European Tour’s Nick Dye and CNN’s Shane O’Donoghue waiting outside the Scorer’s Hut at this week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic he remarked: “I wore that colour once during a Dunhill Links Championship and got a big ticking off, and told never to wear the colour again”.
I’m not sure who the current World No. 8 was addressing the comment but we’ll now let you be the judge of Nick (left) and Shane’s dazzling ...
Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Resort Hotel – Stunning Accommodation In A Vibrant Setting.
The Hilton Hotel at Jumeirah Beach is our superb ‘home’ this week for the Omega Dubai Desert Classic and what a comfortable stay.
Not only has it been an enjoyable returning each day to be welcomed by smiling and very courteous staff and here a special mention to house-keeping staff who have bent over backwards looking after the room and attending so efficiency to any of our requests.
The hotel is located on an area of Dubai known as ‘The Walk’.
“The Walk’ is the popular ...
A Dubai Sale Like No Other!
Dubai’s famous for it’s annual ‘Shopping Festival’ but we spotted a SALE of a different kind this week during Omega Dubai Desert Classic week.
The SALE sign clearly greeting motorists stuck in a traffic jam on Sheik Zahed Road.
Bernie’s Monthly Medal – The Good & Bad Of January 2013
Those supporters of www.golfbytourmiss.com will be familiar with my yearly awards when like so many others we look back on the highs and low of the past season.
Well starting this year we’re going to change that by introducing a monthly award section.
So here’s Bernie’s Awards for January 2013
BEST TOURNAMENT – Volvo Champions Event
It had been 13 years since I was last in South Africa and what superbly-run tournament to make my return.
Apart from a little trouble with luggage (see ...
Aussie Scribe Celebrates Australia Day With Booming Doha Victory Drive.
Highly-respected Australian-born scribe, Bernie McGuire celebrated Australia Day (January 26th) with a booming victory drive down the last hole in a ‘winner takes all’ encounter against leading European Tour photographer, Eoin Clarke.
It was insignificant Clarke completely dominated the match winning 4up over eight holes on the Academy course that ajoins the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters championship course here in Doha.
But given the importance of the day for all Australians your author ...
Tanks Spotted In Durban.
One could not help noticing last week in Durban a display of former tanks across the road from last week’s Volvo Champions event at the Durban Country Club course.
Among the tanks on display was an American built M4 Sherman tank.
The M4 was the most widely used tank series in the war, being employed not only by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps but also by British, Canadian, and Free French forces. The M4 was employed in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and western Europe and throughout the Pacific ...
Touchdown Durban, South Africa – First Tournament Of 2013
Surprisingly, it’s been 13 years since my first and then only visit to South Africa for two events in Johannesburg on the 2000 European Tour schedule.
Anthony Wall captured still his only Tour victory in winning the Alfred Dunhill Championship and Sweden’s Mathias Gronberg won the South African Airways South African Open.
During the fortnight I had the pleasure of meeting champion South African cricketer, Graham Pollock who then enjoyed the second hightest Test batting average behind ...
