Golf, by TourMiss

… at Abu Dhabi  Seamus Power had the honour of drawing first blood for his GB & I side being out the last match on day one of the inaugural Hero Cup here in Abu Dhabi. The current PGA Tour No. 1 landed an 8-iron tee shot to some 10-feet at the par-3 fourth hole on the host National Course at the Abu Dhabi GC. Power is teamed with top-ranked Scot Robert MacIntyre who the Las Vegas-based Irish golfer met for a first time on Wednesday, and along with Shane Lowry, played an 18-hole practice ...

 ….. in Abu Dhabi  In a surprise and very frank admission top-ranked Scot Robert MacIntyre says he initially struggled to get comfortable in the team environment of this week’s Hero Cup. MacIntyre is making his pro debut in a full team event after ending his amateur career as a member of the 2017 GB & I Walker Cup team. The quietly-spoken Oban lefty is among 20 DP World Tour players teeing-up Friday over three days on the Abu Dhabi course while Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald has arranged ...

… in Abu Dhabi  It was while enjoying a BBQ steak and downing an ice cold beer on the new terrace, and under the eyes of the stunning falcon clubhouse that, overlooks the Abu Dhabi course, that tthe dozen Hero Cup players learned who they were being paired and also their rivals for the opening Fourball matches of the 2023 Hero Cup. Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald named Shane Lowry and GB & I captain Tommy Fleetwood to lead off first in the Foursomes format. Lowry and Fleetwood are former ...

Seamus Power admits his efforts to secure a place in the European Ryder Cup team will all depend on getting his season schedule. For a first time in his career Power is exempt into all four major championships as well as a return to the Players Championship where he had a hole-in-one in the 2019 event. This is the luxury of capturing the Bermuda Championship that’s not only handed him a virtual three-year PGA Tour exemption considering he won the sixth event of the 2022/23 PGA Tour wraparound ...

… in Abu Dhabi  It may have been a bit of a squeeze trying on his GB & I Hero Cup team trousers but Scot Robert MacIntyre insists being present this week in Abu Dhabi is a perfect fit. MacIntyre, who last played in a team event as an amateur in the 2017 Walker Cup, earned his place in Tommy Fleetwood’s side on the back of his quality victory at the Italian Open. The top-ranked Scot fought his way into a play-off alongside reigning US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick and won at the ...

... in Abu Dhabi  After ending last year running on the smell of an oily rag, Shane Lowry tees-up in this week’s inaugural Hero Cup boasting his tanks are full and ready to savour a GB & I success in Abu Dhabi. Lowry’s very much the standout member of captain Tommy Fleetwood’s side, a major winner, member of the last European Ryder Cup side along being the reigning BMW PGA champion. The Irishman, at World No. 20, is the highest ranked on both sides and the Clara golfer is also a past Abu ...

​…. in Abu Dhabi Open Championship hero and reigning BMW PGA champ Shane Lowry delivered top Scot Robert MacIntyre a resounding vote of confidence ahead of this week’s Hero Cup in Abu Dhabi. Lowry along with fellow Irishman Seamus Power and MacIntyre played a three-ball practice ​​round, as all 20 players of the GB & I and European teams took to the host National course Wednesday at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club. To ​spice-up their match,  Lowry, Power and MacIntyre bet a​​ 100 ...