Double Dubai Winning Gallacher Backs McIlroy’s ‘Too Easy’ Toughening Of...
Dubai, UAE …Rory McIlroy’s controversial ‘too easy’ comments late last year at St. Andrews has had a dramatic impact on the set-up of this week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic host layout. That’s the view...
View ArticleMacIntyre Shakes Off Hand Injury Launching 325-Yard Pre-Desert Classic Missile.
Dubai, UAE … The tougher version of thie Emirates Course proved no concern for top-ranked Scot Robert MacIntyre who seemed to brush off any left-hand injury concern launching a 325-yard ‘bomb’ off the...
View ArticleDeChambeu Dazzled By Dubai Traffic Lights
Dubai, UAE …Defending Omega Dubai Desert Classic champ Bryson DeChambeau admits he’s dazzled by the Dubai traffic lights. DeChambeau, 26 brilliantly won five-times on the PGA Tour before venturing to...
View ArticleHarrington Thrilled At Hall Of Fame Induction Following Drop In Age Eligibility.
Dubai, UAE …. Triple Major winning Padraig Harrington is excited at the prospect next year of being voted into the ‘World Golf Hall of Fame’ and this after the eligibility criteria was reduced earlier...
View ArticleMcDowell Heading To Whistling Straits But Will He Travel Also With Golf Clubs
Dubai, UAE … Graeme McDowell knows he’ll be travelling to this year’s Ryder Cup but the big question is will he also be packing his golf clubs for the journey to rural Wisconsin. McDowell’s got the nod...
View ArticleHow The Tour Has Toughened Emirates GC Post McIlroy’s ‘Too Easy’ Claims
Dubai, UAE … It’s clear Rory McIlroy stirred the controversy pot last October with his ‘too easy’ course set-up comments post the staging of the 2019 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland....
View ArticleThirty-Year Desert Classic Record For Lowest Number Under Par Day One
Dubai, UAE …. The severe toughening of the Emirates Course, and as reported yesterday by www.golfbytourmiss.com produced a dramatic 30-year old change in the first-round scoring. Just 29 players...
View ArticleG Mac Takes A Liking To US Open-Like Omega Dubai Desert Classic Toughened Layout
Dubai, UAE …. Graeme McDowell clearly showed his delight for a toughened US Open-like course set-up producing a right fist pump in taking a birdie at the final hole in a round of 72 on the opening day...
View ArticleMacIntyre Struggles Posting 74 In Opening Event Of Second Full Tour Season
Dubai, UAE … It should have been a glowing return to Dubai for top-ranked Scot Robert MacIntyre.Some two months ago, he proudly left Dubai as the 2019 European Tour ‘Rookie of the Year’. Of course, the...
View ArticleMcDowell Concerned For Clearly Unfit & Uncomfortable MacIntyre
Dubai, UAE ... Prolific-winning Graeme McDowell has expressed some concern top-ranked Scot Bob MacIntyre is not doing further harm to his left wrist in contesting this week’s Omega Dubai Desert...
View ArticleBurmester Undergoing Treatment Following Four-Car Dubai Smash
Dubai, UAE …. South African Dean Burmester along with his wife, Melissa and four-year old son, Jordan were indeed fortunate to walk away from a four-car smash in returning to the Dubai hotel on...
View ArticleMacIntyre Brushes Of Injury Concern To Make Omega Dubai Desert Classic Cut
Dubai, UAE ... Top-ranked Scot Bob MacIntyre brushed-off any injury concern in comfortably making the cut at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. MacIntyre, 23 birdied two of his opening four holes and also...
View ArticleLowry Rekindles Winning Form To Be Five Off Omega Dubai Desert Lead
Dubai, UAE …... Shane Lowry rekindled his Open Championship winning form with a gutsy 69 to be just five shots off the lead heading to the weekend rounds of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Lowry...
View ArticleHarrington Insists It’s More Now Than Just Striving To Make Cuts
Dubai, UAE …. Three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington recovered from an eighth hole double-bogey and then a ninth hole bogey in a score of 75 to make the cut on the number at the Omega Dubai Desert...
View ArticleLowry Laments ‘Frustrating’ Omega Dubai Desert Classic Moving Day
Dubai, UAE .. It somehow seemed timely as Shane Lowry left the scorer’s hut located on the edge of the practice putting green that he should bump into fellow Open Champion Padraig Harrington late on...
View ArticleMacIntyre Shakes Off Slow Play Warning & Eye Timely Omega Dubai Top-10 Showing.
Top-ranked Scot Bob MacIntyre did not let a slow play warning delay his charge towards a gutsy top-10 showing in a first event of the New Year heading to the close of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic....
View ArticleMacIntyre Edges Closer To Maiden Masters Invitation
Dubai, UAE … Top-Scot Robert MacIntyre edges ever-closer to a maiden Masters invitation after a gutsy top-10 showing at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic MacIntyre battled the windy conditions in grabbing...
View ArticleHerbert Celebrates Australia Day With A Fourth ‘Down Under’ Success In Four...
Dubai, UAE … Victorian Lucas Herbert brilliantly celebrated Australia Day with a dramatic play-off victory at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Bendigo-born Herbert birdied his closing two holes in a...
View ArticleNothing’s New With Els Recalling Norman’s Encouragement To Join Breakaway Tour
Funny how the world golf wheel turns. It’s nearly 30-years since World No. 1 Greg Norman rocked the golfing world by announcing a proposal to create an 8-event championship tour of the world’s top...
View ArticleLowry’s Olympic Games Dream Winning Gold For Ireland
Saudi Arabia … Open champ Shane Lowry is so confident of qualifying for the 2020 Irish Olympic team he’s already booked his flights to Tokyo. Lowry’s looks a dead set to join Rory McIlroy behind the...
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