Golf, by TourMiss

​… Yas Links, Abu Dhabi​​ ​​Seamus Power is quickly turning into a second Padraig Harrington, delighting those journalists primarily reporting on the DP World Tour. Harrington has long been liked ​by the media for​​​ his ‘fireside chats’ with the a​ttending media and a formal transcript of his comments running into pages.  There was even an occasion at the British Masters at The Belfry when ​Harrington was interviewed by the media post his round and one question ...

….. Yas Island, Abu Dhabi  Richie Ramsay has dusted down his tools of trade and is ready to jump straight into the deep end of a 16th straight season on the DP World Tour here at this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links in Abu Dhabi. Ramsay will have a scorecard in his back pocket for a first occasion since sharing 16th place two months ago, and ‘up the road’ at the 2022 season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. The Scot’s last season effort of 19th on the ...

… Yas Links, Abu Dhabi ​Shane Lowry revealed he consulted fellow Irishman and Committee Chairman Rory McIlroy ahead of agreeing to join the 16-man PGA Tour Players Advisory Committee (PAC). Lowry is among five non-Americans in the 16 announced by the Tour that will take-up seats on the Committee that customarily meet four times a year. The other four being Australia’s Adam Scott, Swede Henrik Norlander and the Canadian duo of Mackenzie Hughes and Corey Conners. Lowry will undoubtedly be ...

Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald has singled out Robert MacIntyre’s grit and determination as pivotal if his European Team is to wrestle the Ryder Cup off the Americans later this year in Rome. MacIntyre’s GB & I Hero Cup squad went down fighting, eventually losing by four points and with Continental Europe winning six of the 10 closing Singles matches at the hosting of last week’s event in Abu Dhabi Though the Oban lefty could hold his head high, handing out a 5 & 3 drubbing ...

… Yas Island, Abu Dhabi Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald has singled out Robert MacIntyre’s grit and determination as pivotal if his European Team is to wrestle the Ryder Cup off the Americans later this year in Rome. MacIntyre’s GB & I Hero Cup squad went down fighting, eventually losing by four points and with Continental Europe winning six of the 10 closing Singles matches at the hosting of last week’s event in Abu Dhabi Though the Oban lefty could hold his head high, handing ...

…. Yas Island, Abu Dhabi  Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald has assured Shane Lowry remains very much in frame to be heading to Rome later this year despite Lowry’s hurt in losing all four matches at the Hero Cup. Lowry’s disappointing on-course display ended at the hands of Continental European captain, Francesco Molinari with his fellow Open Champion never allowing the Irishman to get in front in delivering a Sunday Singles 3 & 2 defeat. The champion Italian, who won the 2018 Open ...

… in Abu Dhabi ​ Top-ranked Scot Bob MacIntyre may have been on a losing GB & I Hero Cup side but he reckons he’s come out a winner ahead of his next hopeful team event later this year in Rome.​ Continental Europe emerged from three days of Hero Cup competition four points winners with an impressive 14 ½ to 10 ½ triumph over the host Abu Dhabi host course. European captain Francesco Molinari led by example securing the first Singles win with a 2 & 1 success over fellow Open ...