Golf, by TourMiss

It is easy to describe a golf course as a ‘hidden’ gem. The Escondido Golf & Lake Club lying about a 45-minute drive from Austin, Texas is not only a hidden golfing gem but also ‘hidden’ in name given the word ‘Escondido’ is Spanish for ‘hidden’ or ‘hidden treasure’. Indeed, the course is located at Horse Shoe Bay and overlooking the waters of Lyndon B. Johnson Lake on the Colorado River that runs also through the heart of the Texas ...

Crail, Scotland …. Rising MENA Golf Tour star and UAE’s number one amateur Rayhan Thomas flashed a glimpse of his precocious talent, winning the weather-hit Scottish Boys’ Open Stroke Play title at Lanark, the 25th oldest golf club in the world, on Thursday. The 16-year-old Dubai-based prodigy, who is supported by the Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation, defeated Australia’s Ben Ferguson at the second play-off hole with a par after the pair finished tied at the top on five under. Thomas, ...

Crail, Scotland …. The 2017 PGA Championship will be held at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., the PGA of America said Friday, despite objection to North Carolina House Bill 2. The bill limits anti-descrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people in the state. The NBA said on Thursday that it was removing next year’s All-Star Game from Charlotte. “The PGA of America strongly opposes North Carolina HB2. It contradicts our commitment to create an inclusive ...

Reigning US Open winner Dustin Johnson made a 10-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole Thursday for a 6-under 66 and a share of the RBC Canadian Open lead with Luke List. “My game feels good,” Johnson said. “I’ve got a lot of confidence in it. I feel like I’m swinging really well. I felt like I rolled the ball really nicely with the putter today. I’m definitely driving the ball nicely. I’ve got a lot of confidence in the driver. I feel like I can hit it ...

Scotland has agreed a unique partnership with global sports, media and events organisation IMG to stage The 2019 Solheim Cup at Gleneagles, ensuring the country hosts a world-class spectacle and delivers on its key principles of equality, experience and innovation. Appointed by VisitScotland on behalf of The Scottish Government, IMG will bring its vast expertise and experience to ensure the competition will be one of the best in the tournament’s history. Announcing the partnership during the Aberdeen ...

Royal Troon … Sweden’s Henrik Stenson created Swedish golfing history in ending a 42-Majors winning drought to capture the 145th Open Championship at Royal Troon. In a contest to mirror the famed ‘Duel in the Sun’ at Turnberry in 1977 Stenson went 36-holes with American Phil Mickelson to finally become a Major Champion with an equally historic 20-under par winning tally. “This will take a while to sink in, I am still getting my bearings,” said Stenson at the presentation ...

Royal Troon, Scotland … Sweden’s Henrik Stenson heads in today’s final round of The Open looking to end a 42-Majors victory drought. The very affable Stenson would also become the first Swede to win a Major. And after a gutsy third round 68 and move one clear of Phil Mickelson Stenson has his best shot at Royal Troon to call himself a ‘Major Champion’. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity. I’ve worked hard these first three days to put myself in ...