Golf, by TourMiss

.… 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 ...

Scot Richie Ramsay can head to this week’s season-closing DP World Tour Championship full of confidence despite going so close to success at the 40th anniversary Nedbank Challenge in South Africa. Ramsay saw his chance at a second Tour title this season end in finishing bogey, bogey in a closing 69 for fourth place in the thunderstorm-hit Sun City event in South Africa. Earlier this year, the 39-year-old East Lothian golfer ended more than a seven-year winless tournament itch in capturing the Cazoo ...

Ireland’s  John Murphy ​could stand tall in ​clim​bing​ down from the Hills course having posted a three-under 68 ​on​ a brutal​ windswept ​ first day of the torturous six-round final qualifier for a 2023 DP World Tour card in Spain. Gusts of up to 25kph tested the patience of the 156-player field competing on both the par-72 Hills and the par-71 Lakes courses at the Infinitum club in Tarragona. Murphy, and among five Irish looking to be among the leading 25 next Wednesday ...

European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald was leading by example on the opening day of the 40th anniversary Nedbank Challenge at Sun City in South Africa. Donald, 44, entered the event, of course, with a first goal of victory or he would not have crossed the equator to tee-up and, if so, it would be a first DP World Tour winning toast in over a decade since capturing his four-shot 2012 BMW PGA Championship win. No, most golf observers will know that in the bigger picture Donald has returned to ‘South ...

Lost in the news frenzy surrounding Tiger Woods’ return to competition early next month is confirmation Shane Lowry will join the 15-time major champ in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. It had been rumoured for a few months Lowry may be extended one of three invitations remaining into the elite 20-player field taking place from December 1st to 4th event again at the Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. However, tournament officials indicated Lowry will now take the place of the ...