New Zealand golfer Craig Perks will hope for a fresh start on home soil this week after a finishing a disappointing season on the PGA Tour.

Chris Couch chipped in from 26 feet on the 18th hole to preserve his lead and win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Just 32 days after being demolished by Tiger Woods, former European Tour member Stephen Ames celebrated the biggest win of his career in Florida.

Greg Owen, like Jean Van de Velde more famous for losing a tournament than winning one, and Ian Poulter saw their dreams of playing in this year’s Masters fade away today.

Sergio Garcia, the star who craves a major golf title so much, could achieve the next best thing tomorrow.

The most eventful week of Greg Owen’s golf career continued when a quadruple-bogey eight sent him tumbling off the leaderboard at the Players Championship in Florida.

World number two Vijay Singh leads Tiger Woods by three shots at the end of the third round of the USPGA Tour Deutsche Bank Championship at the TPC of Boston.

Vijay Singh eagled the first hole on his way to an eight-under-par 63 to take a two-shot lead over Tiger Woods, Bill Haas and John Rollins after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Classic in Massachusetts.

David Duval followed Vijay Singh in pulling out of a pre-British-Open press conference today.

Lee Westwood has chosen to be “reclusive” in the build-up to this week’s British Open championship at Royal Troon. But that is bound to change once the event starts.

Steve Flesch made his 37th birthday a special one.

Chad Campbell matched the course record with a nine-under-par 61, jumping from 43rd to a share of the lead after the third round of The Colonial.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON could well have one of the biggest galleries in the first two rounds after the US Masters draw paired him with world number two Vijay Singh and John Daly.

Final-round scores from the Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village GC Dublin, Ohio.

It was necessary to walk just two holes with Nick Faldo and Jesper Parnevik today to realise that it was going to be a final round full of drama at the Players Championship in Florida.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON overcame a sore hip, an ankle problem and some wayward driving to lead the prestigious Players Championship — the un-official fifth major — in Florida.

9 under - Padraig Harrington (Irl) (after 33 holes)

Players Championship Leaderboard

Padraig Harrington is just one shot off the pace in the second round of the Players Champioship.

Players Championship Leaderboard

Players Championship Leaderboard

First-round scores from the Disney Golf Classic, Disney Magnolia and Disney Palm Course, Lake Buena Vista, Florida (par 72, US unless stated)

THANKS to Pádraig Harrington’s status as the 9th ranked golfer in the world when the draw was made, Ireland have been seeded third in the World Cup of Golf to be played at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on December 10-15.

Darren Clarke achieved his first objective today as he continued his search for the form he hopes will help Europe win back the Ryder Cup next week.

Only six days to go to the Ryder Cup now – and Tiger Woods’ golf, if not his excitement about the match, is coming nicely to the boil.

The World Golf Championships-American Express championship at Mount Juliet in Co Kilkenny gets underway at 8.20am.

Latest leading positions in the first round of the World Golf Championships NEC Invitational at Sahalee Country Club, Seattle, today (USA unless stated):

Hazeltine US Golf Latest Leaderboard

On the course where a golf fan was killed by lightning during the 1991 United States Open, play was suspended after less than 90 minutes of the USPGA championship.

Hazeltine National US Golf Major Latest Leaderboard

Tee-off times in the final round of the 131st Open Championship at Muirfield on Sunday (Gbr and Ire unless stated):

British Open Leaderboard - third round scores

Muirfield bit back on day three of the Open Championship with driving rain and a fierce wind sending players tumbling off the leaderboard

Tee-off times for the second round on Friday of the Open Championship, Muirfield, July 18-21.

Tee-off times for first and second rounds on Thursday and Friday of Open Championship, Muirfield.

Tiger Woods has finished at the top of the leaderboard after scoring a birdie at the 18th hole in the first round.

Tee-off times in the first and second rounds of the United States Open golf championship.

The very first shot at this year's Masters at Augusta didn't go quite as planned as a spectator was hit in the face.

Colin Montgomerie and Jose Maria Olazabal have been drawn in front of Tiger Woods for the first two rounds of the Masters.

At the age of 35 New Zealander Craig Perks has waited a long time to be golf’s newest star.

New Zealander Craig Perks, ranked 203rd in the world, pulled off a huge upset and a breathtaking finish to win the Players Championship golf’s unofficial fifth major in Florida.

Carl Paulson holds a slender one-shot lead in the Players' Championship after a spectacular Third Round at Sawgrass.

John Daly has escaped being fined for tossing his driver into a lake during the Players Championship.

Colin Montgomerie was in severe danger of missing the halfway cut in the Dubai Desert Classic today.

Matt Gogel erased some bad memories with a victory at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California.