Golf, by TourMiss

In an ideal golfing world, Ricardo Santos should be teeing-up in this week’s Portugal Masters. The very affable Portuguese-born Santos resides in Vilamoura with his wife, Rita and family but he finds himself in China competing on the secondary Challenge Tour. And the now 37-year old Santos is doing his best in a goal to return to the main European Tour in 2020, including finding his way to a share of the lead with China’s Zheng-kai Bai heading to the final round of the Foshan Open. Bai ...

After an indifferent season, Portugal Masters​ front-runner Brandon Stone would dearly love to capture a fourth European Tour victory but the 26-year old is more-focussed ahead of the last round in cheering his beloved Springboks onto victory in the second semi-final of the World Cup in far off Japan. Stone, and winner of last year’s Aberdeen Standard Investment Scottish Open, added a third straight score of 66 to move two shots clear of the field on 15-under par on the Dom Pedro Victoria course ...

…….. Accordia Golf Narashino CC,  Chiba Tiger Woods birdied his closing two holes to move two shots clear of his rivals with a second straight round of 64 on day two of very rain-affected inaugural ZoZo Championship here in Japan. Woods moved to 12-under par and with reigning U.S. Open champion, Gary Woodland very much impressing for a place in Woods’ USA Presidents Cup later this year in adding a 66 to his opening 64 and be in second place at 10-under par. Former PGA Championship ...

For a second year in succesion, Ollie ‘Mr. 59’ Fisher has again lit-up the Portugal Masters. A year ago, Fisher became the first player in the history of the European Tour to break the sub-60 mark in producing a second round 59 on the Dom Pedro course at Vilamoura. Now twelve months on, Fisher has captured the headlines in signing for a second strraight round of 65 to move a shot clear of the field at 12-under par, and as the affabel Englishman seeks to only capture a second Tour title ...

…….. Accordia Golf Narashino CC,  Chiba Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and their Z0Zo Championship colleagues will now tee-up Saturday in the weather-affected event without the support of spectators. The PGA Tour released a statement late Friday here in Japan advising of the following: PGA Tour Statement – ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP Due to the amount of rain which Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club received on Friday, Round 2 of the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP is now scheduled to run ...

Aussie golfer Jack McLeod could be raising a toast at the European Tour’s ‘Last Chance Saloon’ after his blistering start to the Portugal Masters at Vilmoura. It has not been the maiden European Tour season for the Queenslander had wished but then the 25-year old could still be celebrating holding onto his Tour card thanks to a very impressive bogey-free 65 on the sun-splahed Portuguese Algarve. McLeod teed-up in the Euro 1.5m event, and the last for those looking to retain full ...

The decision by current European Tour No. 1 Bernd Wiesberger to commit to next month’s Nedbank Challenge is clear the Austrian is very serious in wishing to capture the 2019 Race to Dubai title. Wiesberger, who had to miss last year’s Gary Player-hosted event through injury, will tee-up at Sun City in the absence of Jon Rahm and Ireland’s-own Shane Lowry, and presently ranked a respective two and three on the Race to Dubai. Before heading to South Africa Wiesberger and Lowry, and ...