Golf, by TourMiss

…. Jumierah Estates, Dubai  ​​Super Spaniard Jon Rahm has described as ‘laughable’ the new ranking system in place at the Official World Golf Rankings. Last year’s US Open champ had just been awarded Honorary Membership of the DP World Tour in recognition of his achievement last June but Rahm went from smiles and signs of genuine warmth in receiving the award from European Tour CEO Keith Pelley, to straight-faced and far from thrilled in describing the re-worked ranking ...

… Jumeirah Estates, Dubai  With the smoke still settling from Rory McIlroy’s verbal grenade hurled in the direction of LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman, Shane Lowry emerged positive of his chances at this week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship. Lowry​, who followed Rory McIlroy into the DPWTC press room, ​is currently eighth of the Race to Dubai money-list and having dropped a place with Tommy Fleetwood jumping nine spots to No. 4 following last week’s successful defence of the ...

  … Jumeirah Estates, Dubai “Norman must go …exit stage right! … We need an adult in the room”. The words of World No. 1 Rory McIlroy who has issued the bluntest of blunt ultimatums in the war of words that continues to discolour men’s professional golf The stalemate in the professional game goes unchecked and with now combative LI CEO Greg Norman being mooted that he will be replaced however LIV Golf has denied this and, if correct, will only to seemingly ...

  … Jumeirah Estates, Dubai Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry got their first look on Monday at a slightly less tree-lined Earth host course, host venue for this week’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. The Irish duo were the only players out early on a very hot Dubai morning after jetting-in the day prior from their respective Bears Club estate residences in Florida ahead of playing just nine holes and heading for pre-noon lunch in the comfort of the air-conditioned clubhouse. McIlroy ...

.… Jumeriah Estates, Dubai China’s Haitong Li is no stranger to Dubai and, in fact, just shy of five years ago he stunned the golf world by keeping Rory McIlroy at arms reach to capture the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Li, 27, has returned to Dubai but under different circumstances having only learnt over the weekend at the Nedbank Challenge he could be teeing-up in this week’s season-ending DP Tour Championship. The top Chinese golfer, and with seven pro victories to his credit including ...

… Jumeirah Estates Resort, Dubai  The field for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship has been officially confirmed. There will be a field of 50 players teeing-up Thursday on the Earth Course here at Jumeirah Estates. Tournament Director Freddie Schmeisser confirmed to GolfByTourMiss that China’s Hao Tong Lee, currently ranked 53rd on the DP World Tour money-list, is the last player into the US$10m event. Three players inside the top-53 will not tee-up and they include American ...

  Gary Hurley declared he’s ‘firmly in the saddle’ heading to today’s ( Mon) important cut-off point for 2023 membership qualification of the DP World Tour in Spain. Hurley, 29, shares sixth place at 10-under and five shots behind Swede Simon Forrstram, who heads the starting 156-player field by two shots at 15-under ahead of the cut being after Monday’s fourth round on the two Infinitum course at Tarragona. The leading 25 players at the close of Wednesday’s ...