Golf, by TourMiss

The R&A and USGA will update the testing conditions used for golf ball conformance under the Overall Distance Standard (ODS), which will take effect from January 2028. The decision aims to reduce the impact increased hitting distances have on golf’s long-term sustainability while minimizing the impact on the recreational game. The revised ball testing conditions will be as follows: 125-mph clubhead speed (equivalent to 183 mph ball speed); spin rate of 2200 rpm and launch angle of 11 degrees. ...

I guess it comes as a surprise that a professional golfer at the ‘young’ age of 33-years, and has competed at the game’s highest level, should announce his retirement. This is the news appearing in the leading French newspaper L’Equipe with the 33-year-old Victor Dubuisson indicating he is stepping down from formal competition. It can’t be because Dubuisson may be akin to Tiger Woods and fighting what could also be a career-threatening injury. No, the French newspaper ...

This year’s winning European Ryder Cup team, captained by Luke Donald, has been voted the recipient of the prestigious 2023 Association Golf Writers (AGW) Golf Writers trophy award. Members of the Association, and in a very close decision, voted with a majority in favour of the European Ryder Cup Team, who regained the Ryder Cup with a comprehensive five-point triumph at the Marco Simone course in Rome. This year marks a 73 rd straight year members have voted for the award while the decision also ...

Tiger Woods could not contain his emotions declaring: “I’m estatic how the week turned out” following his four rounds at the Hero World Chalelnge in the Bahamas. Wood ended the last regular competition event of his 28th PGA Tour year with scores of 75, 70, 71 and a closing level par 72 for a level par tally and 18th place in the elite 20-player field competing on the host Albany course. “I’m ecstatic how the week turned out not just from me playing but I think organizationally ...

Scotland’s Grant Forrest was jetting back from sunny ‘Down Under’ Australia to wintery Scotland delighted with his effort in the last round of the year, and a best career pre-Christmas start to a new DP World Tour wraparound season. Forrest, 30, jetted out of closeby Sydney Airport with a closing 68 to secure a three-way share of fourth at the Australian Open on the host Australian Club course. The Craigielaw golfer grabbed three birdies to be tied with Aussie Adam Scott and England’s ...

Tiger Woods can be rightfully encouraged after completing all four rounds of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Woods didn’t set the host Albany course alight but there was enough spot fires to sugest he again can compete at tthe game’s highest level going forward if, as he says, any future schedule may just include one ‘big’ tournament a month. The effort handed Woods 18th place in the elite $US 4.5m 20-player field competing again on the host Albany course. This week ...

You could have srcipted a more amazing victory that Chilean Joaquin Niemann produced to capture the 106th hosting of the ISPS Handa Australian Open in Sydney. Niemann, 25, defeated Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino at the second play-off hole after Hoshimo birdied the last in regulation play to tie his LIV Golf player at 14-under, and with Niemann posting a closing 66 and Hoshino a 70. Niemann, who headed into the last day four shots off the lead,  was five-under ahead of a bogey at 17 and then things ...