Golf, by TourMiss

MENA Tour patron Darren Clarke will be looking to earn a first pay cheque this season when he tees-up on Monday’s starting Dubai Creek Open. Clarke, the 2016 European Ryder Cup captain and the 2011 Open champion, has been grouped with defending champion Rayhan Thomas of India, and Sweden’s Fredrik From, the marquee trio going out at 11am. Clarke sees his second participation in a tour event after the 2015 Ras Al Khaimah Classic where he finished in a tie for second as a great opportunity ...

Scott Hend was left lamenting letting slip victory for a second year in succession at the European Masters in Switzerland. Hend, who had led unchallenged for three days, was bumped off the Swiss summit by Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick who won with a par the third extra hole on the Crans-sur-Sierre course. The Queenslander, and like he had done 12 months ago, went into the final day leading by a stroke only to again see his rival fitted with the traditional red winner’s jacket and handed the gleaming ...

Scott Hend produced a timely birdie to regain his two-shot lead and moments after the siren sounded to halt play on day three of the rain-affected Omega European Masters. Hend showed his delight in holing a two-metre birdie putt at the par three, 13th hole by throwing both arms into air and move back to 11-under par on the Crans-sur-Sierre high in the Swiss Alps. Play had first been halted at 2.36pm due to fog and rain and did not resumt to 5pm local time. The Queenslander, and with wife Leanne ...

Tiger Woods found a way to beat the onslaught of Hurricane Irma by taking his two children to witness Rafal Nadal win through to Sunday’s U.S. Open final at Flushing Meadow in New York. Woods turned-up to Friday night’s semi-final showdown at Arthur Ashes Stadium wearing a beloved Oakland Raiders NFL jacket and seated in Nadal’s own supporters box. The 14-time Major winner  was accompanied by his two children, Samantha and Charlie, and with Charlie sporting a Batman T-shirt. Woods’ palatial ...

While defending champion Rory McIlroy missed the cut in last week’s Dell Technologies Championship there were two representatives of Irish golf who were in attendance for the duration of the elite PGA Tour Play-Off event. John McLaughlin, CEO of North and West Coast Links Golf Ireland, has attended a number of PGA Tour events proudly extolling the virtues of the nine-member courses. Accompanying John for a first time at a PGA Tour host venue was John Farren, and a very proud and excited General ...

The destruction Hurricane Harvey  caused to golf courses in Houston and now the onslaught of Hurricane Irma immediately rekindled memories of a visit earlier this year to a golf course in Gulfport, Mississippi. Bizarrely, it is exactly 12 years ago Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc to the east of Texas slamming into the Gulf Coast submerging New Orleans and causing death and unbelievable destruction all the way to Florida. While the clean-up and rebuilding after ‘Harvey’  continues ...

A year after losing out in play-off and Scott Hend has immediately put himself back into contention on day one of the European Masters in Switzerland. The big-hitting Queenslander used his length off the tee to grab seven birdies, including three in succession early in his round and then birdie two of his closing three holes, in a sizzling six-under 64 on the Alpine Crans-sue-Sierre course. The effort, and one shot less than his opening round in 2016, put Hend into a share of the lead with Spain’s ...