Golf, by TourMiss

.. Fatiha Betcher at Le National Rasmus HoJgaard redefined golf’s traditional moving day of the Cazoo French Open being played at the Le National club on the outskirts of Versailles. Hojgaard was six shots in front heading to day three but after just three holes the Dane found himself one behind before getting back to three clear after 53 holes and now heads to the final round just one clear of the field. Hojgaard took an ‘8’ at the par-3 third hole and doubled the par-4 fourth, ...

… Fatiha Betscher at Le National Triple major-winning Padraig Harrington bought into a bizarre rules incident during the second round of the Cazoo French Open on the outskirts of Versailles. Belgium’s Thomas Pieters should have been afforded a one-stroke penalty but was eventually cleared after being formally advised he had been given a wrong rules decision while over a 35-foot birdie putt at the third hole on the host Le National course. A coughing spectator clearly disrupted Pieters in ...

.…. Fatiha Betscher at Le National Exciting Scottish-born Ewen Ferguson is looking to play the best of Country & Western along with the top hits of Niall Horan to help him secure selection in next year’s European Ryder Cup side. Ferguson’s a double DP World Tour winner and while now being joined by close friend Robert MacIntyre with two career wins apiece, the 26-year-old Scot harbours his own dreams of travelling to Rome in a year’s time. And after posting an opening one-under 70 ...

…. Le National GC, Versailles Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre admitted his DS Automobiles Italian Open victory of a field containing two US Open champions ‘wasn’t pretty but it was dogged’ and that was the key to his second Tour success on the outskirts of Rome. MacIntyre ended a nearly two-year success absence to deny reigning US Open champ Matt Fitzpatrick in a play-off to capture the 79th hosting of the Italian championshop. The Scot has been widely praised for his victory ...

.. Le National GC, Versailles It has been nearly one of the longest COVID related  tournament defence waits in men’s professional. There’s a large photograph of Belgium’s Nicolas Colsarets that’s proudly been on display since early July 2019 as you enter the famed Le National couse clubhouse on the outskirts of Versailles. The photograph has remained in place as both the 2020 and 2021 edition of the oldest ‘Open’ championship title on the European continent was ...

Scotland’s top-ranked Robert MacIntyre brilliantly stamped his 2023 Ryder Cup selection credentials with his stunning play-off bictory on the host Marco Simone course outside of Rome. The Oban lefty came from three back at the start of the final round posting 10 birdies in sizzling last day 64 for a 14-under tally before being joined at the top by US Open champ Matt Fitzpatrick (67). The pair returned to the 18th tee and while Fitzpatrick complained of being distracted on the tee by photo-snapping ...

Top Scot Robert MacIntyre is primed to pull-off a golfing Italian Job heading to the final round of the DS Automobiles Italian Open in Rome. MacInyre capped the sports traditional moving day with four birdies in five holes mid-round and then birdied the last in a round of 67 to be just three off the leading pace on the host Marco Simone course. The Oban lefty, who has struggled this season and reflected in his present 110th World Ranking, shares seventh place at seven-under and just three ...