Golf, by TourMiss

Tiger Woods captured a first Major in winning the 1997 Masters at Augusta Natoinal. A year later Woods fitted good friend Mark O’Meara also with a famed Masters green jacket. But no sooner had the duo ended their round on day two of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic and they found themselves upstaged by a six-year old youngster wearing a green Augusta National cap. Sean Cooper was invited onto the Emirates Club practice range and quickly impressed Woods and O’Meara with his swing. O’Meara ...

Tiger Woods confirmed he will travel next Tuesday to India for a first time ever in his career. The 14-time Major Champion has been invited by Mr. Pawan Munjal, CEO and Managing Director of the Hero Motor Group, and one of the largest motor cycle manufacturers to play golf in the capital, Delhi. Woods and Munjal will play an expected 18-hole match as part of a corporate day on the Delhi Golf Club and a club that has hosted more than 25 Indian Opens. “I’m looking forward to going to India,” ...

England’s Danny Willett has soared to the top of the Dubai Desert Classic leaderboard four days after a 13,000 feet sky dive over Dubai. Willett, 26 birdied five of his closing six holes including the last three to shoot a seven under par 65 and take the clubhouse lead in the $US 2.5m European Tour event on eight under par. The Sheffield-born golfer was joined moments later by Ireland’s Damien McGrane who shot a two under par 70 as both players chase a second Tour victory. Willett, along with ...

David Howell’s caddy was lucky to avoid serious injury during the first round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. After being hit accidentally on the ankle by the reigning Alfred Dunhill Links champion while on the range on Tuesday, Steve Brotherhood was struck in the face by a sand wedge in a second bizarre incident while out today on the Majlis course.ro Howell was taking a practice swing and accidently caught Brotherhood under his left eye. “I told Howeller he better have a good lawyer,” ...

Tiger Woods was again at his post round best despite a frustrating four under par 68 on the opening day of the 25th anniversary Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Out on the course the 14-time Major winner could manage to hit just seven of the 14 fairways on the Majlis course. However he did the late, great Seve Ballesteros proud producing a superb scrambling display, and then when on the greens needing just 25 putts and three fewer than Rory McIlroy who heads the $US 2.5m event by two shots on nine under ...

World No. 1 Tiger Woods ended his first-up encounter this year with Rory McIlroy trailing five shots behind his fellow Nike staff player. McIlroy produced a Dubai Desert Classic storming effort of a nine under par 63 and in what was his equal lowest-ever round on the European Tour. It was also just one shot more than his pro career best of a 62 he shot on the final day in capturing his first victory on the PGA Tour – 2010 Quail Hollow Championship. Woods heads into day two of the $US 2.5m ...

Fred Couples believes a resurgent Rory McIlroy can dominate the game after the Northern Irishman’s desert storming 63 in the 25th anniversary Omega Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy carded seven birdies and an eagle at Emirates Golf Club to lead on nine under par, two shots ahead of Italy’s Edoardo Molinari, with defending champion Stephen Gallacher among a five-strong group on six under. World Number One Tiger Woods, playing alongside Gallacher and McIlroy, carded nine straight pars to complete ...