Golf, by TourMiss

Zabrizio Zanotti is celebrating becoming the first Paraguay-born player to win on the European Tour defeating World No. 2 Henrik Stenson at the fifth extra play-off hole to capture the BMW International Open near Cologne, Germany. The 31-year old Asuncion-born player posted a final round 65 to join Stenson (67), Frenchman Gregry Havret (66) and Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello (67) in the play-off in the Euro 2m event on the Gut Larcenhof course. After Havret dropped out at the second extra hole, the ...

A schnitzel and a glass of Weiss beer is a must when it comes to travelling to Germany for BMW International Open. In fact, of the two nights I’ve been out to dinner this week it’s been a set menu and there’s no doubt it will be the same when it comes to an evening meal later today following the final round here on the Gut Larcenhof course outside of Cologne. Saturday night was spent with good friend and colleague, Peter Dixon watching coverage of Columbia defeat Uruguay in the ...

England’s James Heath has won himself a gleaming new BMW after an ace at the par three 16th hole during the final round of the BMW International Open. The 31-year old Londoner hit a 171-yard 7-iron that found the bottom of the cut for Heath’s first European Tour hole-in-one. Heath earned himself a Euro 160,000 gleaming new BMW i8 coupe. BMW will ship the car to Heath’s Worcester Park residence and the only costs the English golfer will have to pay is any import duties. It is the ...

Former champion Pablo Larrazabal is looking to celebrate his 200th tournament with victory after being handed a three shot lead on day three of the rain-affected BMW International Open near Cologne. Larrazabal, who won the event three years ago in Munich, birdied four of his closing five holes in a bogey-free 67 to move to a three shot lead on 17-under par on the Gut Larcenhof course. However the 31-year old Barcelona golfer was just one shot ahead with a hole to play when playing partner, Emiliano ...

There was the spectacular sight last week with the Danish-built training ship Georg Stage visiting Crail. The 213 tons three mastered ship was launched in 1934 and its home port is Copenhagen. However the ships visit to Crail caused much interest among residents and visitors alike. The ship serves as a training-platform for sailors from Denmark and is owned and operated by the independent foundation Georg Stages Minde (in memory of Georg Stage). The foundation was instituted in 1882 by the ...

Three days after thrill of racing on the famed Nurburgring race circuit and Australia’s Richard Green set the fastest lap all week of a 10-under par 62 at the BMW International Open. Green’s effort is the lowest round all week and consisted of an eagle and eight birdies was his lowest-ever round under par in 19 years competing on the European Tour. The Melbourne-born Green moved into the clubhouse lead on 14-under par and a shot clear of Welshman Jamie Donaldson who, along with Wade Ormsby, ...

As we were being driven back into Dusseldorf this week we were in awe of a dramatic cloud formation and sunset. The clouds gave the impression of a large smoke trail rising from the sinking sun. Anyway, I thought I would share these photographs with our supporters.