Golf, by TourMiss

​Seamus Power produced a sizzling super Saturday showing, including a hole-in-one and a hole-out eagle, to brilliantly put himself in frame for back-to-back triumphs on day three of the World Wide Technologies Mayakoba Championship. Power cut a swath through the $US 8m field, posting an eight-under-par 63, and effort handing the Waterford the early clubhouse lead at 1​5​-under-par, and then three clear of Thomas Detry (64), also in the clubhouse at 13-under in the $US 8.2m event. At day’s ...

David Drysdale brushed aside any fears of snakes and scorpions to grab a second eagle of his week along with four birdies on day two to muscle his way to a share of second place heading to the final two rounds of the DP World Tour ​Q-School in Spain. Drysdale, 47, added a second straight five-under 67 in windy conditions to move ​to​ 10-under and tied with Oliver Farr (69) and just a shot adrift of German Philipp Katich, who heads the second stage of qualifying at 11-under on the Desert Springs ...

  It’s a remarkable story, the likes I have not come across in a long golf writing career. The story of the Scottish golf club of Fortrose and Rosemarkie a decade ago in 2013 celebrated its 125th anniversary but then only to discover just three years later, a club had been in place 95-years earlier in 1793. Now seven years on from a 125th anniversary in 2016 and this year, 2023 marks the 230th anniversary of Fortrose and Rosemarkie and a good occasion to share with you the remarkable ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has given us a sneak peak of a section of what is an impressive trophy showroom within his palatial Bears Club abode in Florida. McIlroy used the occasion of the receipt of a third FedEx Cup trophy to post a snap on his Twitter account​. Dearly 🤩 to see @McIlroyRory a @TheMasters ‘clubhouse’ 🏆 up there among that stunning collection 👍👏 It will happen!@TOURMISS @IrishGolferMag https://t.co/x2UKtFbSRU — Fatiha Sahnoune & ...

Scotland’s David Drysdale quickly boosted hopes of regaining his 2023 DP Tour card with an impressive display on day one of the second stage of qualifying in Spain. Drysdale is among a dozen Scots teeing-up at four venues and with the leading finishers to move onto next week’s brutal six-round final qualifier at Tarragona where the top-25 earn full main Tour status. The Borders golfer posted a flawless five-under 67 and capped by an eagle ‘3’ after chipping-in at the par-5 13th on the ...

  With the announcement of the 2022/23 DP World Tour schedule there is also news of a first on the Tour – an  Earnings Assurance Programme You would have thought with a record $144,2m in prizemoney (Up %$50m on this year) on offer in the 39 events, to be played in 26 countries in the up-coming new seasons that golfers plying their trade on the DP World Tour would not need assistance in earning what would seem a meagre $150,000. However, if there should a player who does struggle to bank ...

The DP World Tour today announced its full 12-month schedule for the 2023 season, featuring a minimum of 39 tournaments in 26 countries, once again emphasising its position as golf’s global Tour. • Record overall prize fund of $144.2million for regular DP World Tour events next season • Increase in Rolex Series prize funds • Player Earnings Assurance Programme to be introduced DP World Tour members will compete for an overall prize fund of $144.2million across the tournaments outside ...