Golf, by TourMiss

Fifteen years ago a son of a Spanish fish farmer defied the might of the European Tour sensationally hooking a maiden victory in the oldest ‘Open’ golf tournament on Continental Europe. A then 25-year old Pablo Larrazabal left the golf world floundering, leading from start-to-finish in capturing a maiden Tour title at the 2008 Open de France title at the Le National course outside of Versailles. For the Barcelona-born Larrazabal, it was only his 16th European Tour event, having finished ...

Spainard Pablo Larrazabal brilliantly emerged from a jam-packed final day leaderboard to make it eight DP World Tour victories in eight different countries with his triumph at the inaugural Korea Championship near Seoul. Larrazbal, who turns 40 on May 15th, broke clear from of some six players who shared the lead with nine holes to play in posting a closing round five-under 67 to win by a two shots at 12-under on the Jack Nicklaus Club course at Incheon. The Barcelona golfer began the final day needing ...

Defending Italian Open champ Bob MacIntyre is determined to impress European captain Luke Donald for a second time in some seven months at this week’s Italian Open again on the host 2023 Ryder Cup course in Rome. Last September MacIntyre humbled reigning US Open champ Matt Fitzpatrick in capturing ‘the biggest win in my life’ in a play-off over the Englishman on the Marco Simone course to the north-east of the Italian capital. The Oban lefty did so in a field boasting 13 European Ryder Cup ...

There can be no better form heading into the defence of a tournament than winning the week prior. That’s just what Scot Robert MacIntyre will be hoping with a round to play in the weather-affected inaugural Korean Championship. The Oban lefty warmed to the cold conditions with a last hole birdie in a third round 69 to move into the clubhouse lead moments before the siren sounded to halt play due to fading light, and this after bad weather had delayed the start of play on the Jack Nicklaus ...

Scot Stevie Gallacher continues to impress, showing his younger Challenge Tour colleagues how it’s done ​in the energy-sapping conditions ​in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Challenge. ​At a​ge 48 years and six months, ​Gallacher ​is the oldest in the field​, battling the extreme heat to ​produc​e​ a bogey-free score of 67 ​and mov​e​ to eight-under on the National club course. ​And no sooner had a delighted Scot handed in his scorecard and there was confirmation on the DP ...

Seasoned Scots Stephen Gallacher and David Drysdale turned back the ‘career clock’ on the opening day in heatwave conditions at the inaugural Abu Dhabi Challenge. Gallacher, 48, bounced back from 15th hole double-bogey to birdie two of closing four holes in a three-under 69 to hand Gallacher a share of 12th behind England’s Tom Lewis who signed for a 64 to lead by a shot in the Challenge Tour event on the famed National course in the UAE capital. This week is Gallacher’s first full ...

The Home of Golf nation is assured of at least one Scot inside the ropes at this year’s Ryder Cup in Rome. Stephen Gallacher will not qualify nor will he be on Luke Donald’s back-room team but after his debut behind the microphone earlier this year at the Hero Cup, the Scot’s revealed SKY Sports Golf want the Bathgate pro to be part of their on-course commentary team in Rome. Indeed, SKY was so impressed with Gallacher in his debut role last January in Abu Dhabi for the Hero Cup, they’ve ...