Golf, by TourMiss

When it comes to the items needed to play, the ancient club-and-ball game has been under the microscope for far too many years now. First, it was the golf ball, and with the late Peter Thomson and also golf’s greatest champion, Jack Nicklaus sounding the alarm bells for the golf ball. Golf then had issues with the anchoring of the long-handled putter. In recent times it’s been the driver and the fears the longest club in the bag is damaging the game by shortening the courses. This year we’ve ...

… Fatiha Betscher in Dubai Viktor Hovland won his first Rolex Series title as he completed a sensational finish with a play-off victory over Richard Bland at the 2022 Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic. The Norwegian was barely in the picture when he missed a short putt and made a bogey on the 15th but he finished birdie-eagle-birdie to sign for a 66 and post the target at 12 under. Bland joined him in the clubhouse with a birdie-birdie finish of his own in a 68, with two-time champion Rory McIlroy finding ...

Rory McIlroy reckons living in Ernie Els’s former Florida abode is good enough to join Els as a three-time Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic champ. McIlroy was at his best on day three on an Emirates Club course he’s won twice before, in eagling the 10th and then snatching an all-important birdie at the last in a score of 69 and ending the day in second place at 10-under-par. South African Justin Harding continues to lead the $8m Rolex Series event adding a 71 to move to 12-under in ideal scoring ...

Kiwi Ryan Fox landed a first ace of his DP World Tour career holing a 152-yard, 9-iron shot at the par-3 fourth hole early on day one of the Slynco.in Dubai Desert Classic It was the 35-year-old Fox’s first ace on the DP World Tour and the sixth in his pro career “It was nice to see it go in and my first hole-in-one on tour”, said Fox in speaking exclusively to www.golfbytourmiss.com  Unfortunately, for the 12-time winning Fox there was no brand new motor as a prize nor a cash ...

Rory McIlroy delivered on his manager’s 40th birthday promise muscling his way into contention heading to the weekend rounds of Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy was near his double Dubai success best with an eagle and four birdies in a six-under-par 66 and move to a share of fifth place at seven-under-par in glorious conditions on the Emirates course. South African Justin Harding returned to the course early on day two and two putt the 18th for par after poor light had halted play on day ...

“It’s nice to get some weekend work”. The words of Padraig Harrington after posting a pair of 70s to be easily into the closing two rounds of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic. Harrington headed to lunch inside the leading 20 following a second day’s play in glorious warm conditions, and grabbing three birdies and just the one dropped shot as he had done a day prior. It handed Harrington a four-under-par tally and while that is currently seven adrift of South African Justin Harding (68), ...

Adam Scott created history in 2013 very proudly becoming the first Australian in the then 77-year history to win the Masters at Augusta National. For those of us who can remember, Scott being fitted with the famed members green jacket was a moment akin to 30-years earlier with the entire nation was late for work on this Monday morning, and given the time difference between the US and Australia, when the 12-meter yacht Australia 11 ended a 132-year USA victory run in capturing the America’s Cup ...