Welshman Rhys Davies carded a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to share a one-shot lead with Spain’s Ignacio Garrido midway through the first round of the Maybank Malaysian Open today.

Americans Brad Faxon and Brett Quigley instantly made their presence felt at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland today.

England's Steve Webster was handed a one-shot lead going into the last day of the Moravia Silesia Open in the Czech Republic, after Spaniard Ignacio Garrido double-bogeyed the final hole of his third round.

Ireland's Gareth Maybin was just two shots off the lead going into the last day of the European Tour’s Moravia Silesia Open in the Czech Republic, sharing fourth with Englishman Sam Little on nine under.

Jose Maria Olazabal has asked for more time before deciding whether he will captain the European team in the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.

England's David Lynn missed a golden opportunity to lead the BMW International Open in Munich today.

The sun shone, but the big names did not in the opening round of the Spanish Open in Seville on Thursday.

Seve Ballesteros was due to give a press conference at the British Open Championship this afternoon where he will speak about recent reports of a suicide attempt - reports he strenuously denies.

THE YOUNG brigade are having the better of matters in recent times on the European Tour.

SEVE BALLESTEROS is determined to make it a hat-trick of wins as captain when he leads Europe against Asia in the Royal Trophy in Thailand.

THE CYNICS have already dismissed next weekend's inaugural $1.5 million (€1.2 million) Royal Trophy contest between Asia and Europe as nothing more than another glorified exhibition match.

SAN ROQUE, a superb 36-hole golfing complex on the Costa del Sol, will next week play host to the young and not so young hopefuls for the annual European Tour School.

Colin Montgomerie recalled what happened to him eight years ago before deciding on an unchanged line-up for the second day of the Seve Trophy at The Wynyard near Middlesbrough, England – even though Britain and Ireland were 4-1 down overnight.

FOUR Englishmen share the lead after the first round of the €2.5m Daily Telegraph-Dunlop Masters at the Forest of Arden.

Diego Borrego’s hopes of joining Seve Ballesteros and Sergio Garcia as the only home winners of the Spanish Open since 1972 suffered a big setback at San Roque today.

Darren Clarke’s name has now been added to the list of victims claimed by one of golf’s most controversial holes.

FOR the first time since that memorable week at Oakland Hills last month, the 12-man European Ryder Cup team comes together for the season-ending Volvo Masters at Valderrama on Thursday.

Sandy Lyle brought back some happy memories from the distant past with an eventful start to the Volvo Masters at Valderrama today.

Retief Goosen went into today’s second round of the Linde German Masters perfectly placed to step up his bid to retain his status of European number one.

Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player may have 34 major titles between them, but they are wrong to criticise Tiger Woods’ main rivals.