Golf, by TourMiss

.. by Fatiha Betscher in Dubai Rory McIlroy may have left caddy Harry Diamond worried but he clearly impressed certain European No. 1 Collin Morikawa with his second shot at the 17th hole on day two of the DP World Tour Championship. McIlroy’s tee shot at the island green-like hole hit the left side of the green but kicked further left and looked headed for a watery grave before his ball bounced a couple of times on rocks and came to rest on the flat surface of one of the rocks that forms ...

…. Fatiha Betscher, Dubai Rory McIlroy is just one round shy of ending his season with back-to-back victories and becoming a first to win three DP World Tour Championship titles at Jumeirah Estates in Dubai. McIlroy holed a superb birdie putt at the last in a round of 67 to end the day at 14-under par and one clear of England’s Sam Horsfield,who who shot a 69 to be at 13-under par while Scot Robert MacIntyre bogeyed the last for a second day running in a 67 to be sharing third place at 12-under ...

,, by Fatiha Betscher in Dubai Shane Lowry says he’s relishing a hopeful Sunday back-nine showdown with Ryder Cup team-mate Rory McIlroy after overhauling McIlroy to force his way to a share of the lead through two rounds of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. After Lowry admitted ahead of the Dubai event he was running on the smell of an oily rag, the Irishman has a real spring in his step as evident by a sizzling second round 65 for a share of the lead at 10-under par on the Earth ...

…… Bernie McGuire in Dubai Aussie Lucas Herbert confirmed he will defend next July’s Irish Open championship at Mt. Juliet. Herbert became the first ‘Down Under’ golfer in 14-years to capture Ireland’s premier event leading from start to finish in winning by three strokes on the famed Co. Kilkenny course. Herbert, who turns 26 next month, then crossed the Irish Sea to share fourth place at the Scottish Open followed by a first Open Championship appearance and with his Irish ...

Scottish golfer Callum Hill’s winning season has ended on a disappointing note with the lingering effects of a mosquito bite five weeks ago and the extreme heat forcing him out after just one round of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Hill looked far from well after ending his round posting three bogeys in a three-over par 75 that sent him to near the bottom of the board in sauna-like conditions on the Earth course at Jumeirah Estates. The 27-year old Crook of Devon golfer ...

…. by Fatiha Betscher, Dubai Rory McIlroy’s fondness for the Earth course again shone through, producing what he described as an ‘easy’ 65 to muscle his way to a two-shot lead on the opening day of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. McIlroy, a two-time winner of the event, burst from blocks with a birdie at the first and then holed a 15-footer from behind the flag for an eagle ‘3’ at the second on the Earth course here at Jumeirah Estates. The World No. 8 was ...

Top-ranked Scot Robert MacInttyre has boosted his backroom team in a New Year goal to cement his place inside the top-50 on the World Rankings. MacIntyre’s recently started working with Welsh-born Stuart Morgan, a former PGA teaching professional who honed his skills working at The Grove golf club under David Leadbetter. Though it was attending a golfing performance conference at The Belfry, and where Graeme McDowell was a guest, that ‘G Mac’ suggested Morgan take his career further onto the ...