Golf, by TourMiss

…… Al Hamra GC, RAK Scotland’s in-form Scott Jamieson’s out to wrap up one of his best new seasons starts sharing second place heading to the final round of the inaugural RAK Golf Club in the UAE. Jamieson took full advantage of the ideal ‘moving day’ conditions to grab seven birdies in a blemish-free round 65 to be in a four-way share of second place at 13-under on the stunning Al Harma course, and around an hour’s drive north of Dubai. Powerhouse Kiwi Ryan Fox birdied ...

…. Al Hamra GC, RAK It was Connor Syme’s turn to draw on a new-season Scottish mens golf ‘feel good’ factor on day two of the RAK Golf Classic on the stunning Al Hamra course in the UAE. After a 5.30 am wake-up alarm the Drumoig golfer was soon drawing on the strength of his game in shortening the course with a second-round 67 and share the leading Scottish honours sharing eighth place on eight-under par with struggling and clearly frustrated Robert MacIntyre who signed for ...

…….. Al Hamra GC, RAK  Dual Jordanian and England golfer Shergo Al Kurdi has created a slice of DP World Tour history becoming the first Middle East golfer to make a halfway cut in the 50-year history of the Tour. The 18-year-old posted a pair of 68s to be sharing eighth place on eight-under heading to the weekend rounds and just four shots off the lead in the $2m RAK Golf Classic on the Al Hamra course. Al Kurdi’s father was born in Jordan, and with his son growing-up in England but ...

…. Fatiha Betscher, Al Hamra GC, RAK Ryan Fox is not only under pressure to retain his lead heading to the weekend round of the RAK Golf Classic but the powerhouse Kiwi golfer is also struggling with two related physical issues. Fox, 35, continues to show the way around the stunning Al Hamra course adding a 69 to move three shots clear of the field at 12-under-par in glorious conditions close to the Arabian Sea. Five players are in second place at nine-under including South African Oliver Bekker, ...

…… Al Hamra GC, RAK  Robert MacIntyre had no qualms forgoing desert dune buggy driving and/or a ride on the world’s longest zipline in producing a solid six-under-par 66 on day one of the inaugural RAK Golf Classic on the stunning Al Hamra host couse. This week’s event is the second of a $2m DP World Tour double-header in the northernmost of the seven emirates that make-up the UAE. Kiwi Ryan Fox leads the way equalling the Al Hamra course record with a nine-under-par 63 and ...

Scotland’s David Drysdale produced one of his best opening rounds for some time and needed just 27 putts in a round of eight birdies and two bogeys in a round of 66 for a superb share of third place on day one of the RAK Golf Classic at Al Hamra Golf Club. Drysdale ended the opening day of the RAK double-headed tied with eight others on six-under par but only two shots adrift of big-hitting Kiwi Ryan Fox. Fox equalled a DP World career low and also matched the Al Hamra course record set last ...

… Fatiha Betscher, Al Hamra GC, RAK Big-hitting Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox equalled the championship course record with 10 birdies in a nine-under-par 63 on day one of the inaugural Ras Al Khamiah Classic on the stunning Al Hamra course. Fox, 35, took full advantage of the glorious scoring condtions to tie the championship low set by China No. 1 Haotong Li last Sunday in the inaugural Ral Al Khamiah Championship by Phoenix Capital on the same Al Hamra club coure. Better still for Fox as he had been ...