Graeme McDowell produced another superb fightback, but Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose went out at extra holes at WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship last night.

Colin Montgomerie wants the European Tour to “hold firm” over its Finals Series regulations following player threats they will be forced to quit the tour unless something changes.

Italian golf has reached previously unknown heights since the arrival in the big time over the last few years of the Molinari brothers Francesco and Edoardo and the clear possibility that in the 20 year-old Matteo Manassero, last week’s highly impressive winner of the BMW PGA Championship, they possess the next Tiger Woods.

Matt Kuchar and Ian Poulter are both back in the world’s top 10 today, but it is the American who is really celebrating.

New Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has wasted little time embracing the European team’s leadership role heading into next year’s Gleneagles encounter.

It is a telephone call that has been described as “evil” and it could be Pádraig Harrington on the receiving end later this week.

Four years after being snubbed by then European captain Nick Faldo, Darren Clarke will return next week to Gleneagles taking the first steps to the 2014 Ryder Cup captaincy.

England's Ross Fisher has given himself the chance to re-ignite his career back at the scene of his 2010 Ryder Cup debut.

The highest cut of the European Tour season so far was on the cards as Celtic Manor once again presented a tough challenge today.

Colin Montgomerie is delighted to see Rory McIlroy take over at the top of the world rankings — but he still thinks Tiger Woods will win next month’s Masters at Augusta.

AT a time when consumers closely watch every expense, the simple joy of a daily cup of coffee remains undimmed even in difficult economic times.

WHEN Thomas Bjorn’s father lost his battle with a long illness in May, his golfing son was pacing around Finca Cortesin in Spain, waiting to see whether he would be turning his first alternate status at the HSBC World Match Play into a starting place.

Graeme McDowell turned on the style at Celtic Manor yet again today, starting the Saab Wales Open with a four-under-par 67.

Jamie Donaldson was inspired playing alongside defending champion and Ryder Cup hero Graeme McDowell on the European Tour’s return to Celtic Manor today.

A course-record 63 earned Frenchman Gregory Bourdy a one-shot lead at the end of the first round of the Iberdrola Open in Majorca.

Graeme McDowell believes he is playing well enough to win next week’s Dubai World Championship despite failing to challenge eventual winner Ian Poulter at the UBS Hong Kong Open today.

Ian Poulter is relishing the prospect of some friendly rivalry as he bids to hold off the challenge from his 2010 Ryder Cup colleagues for the UBS Hong Kong Open trophy tomorrow.

Jose Maria Olazabal insists he would love to captain Europe in the 2012 Ryder Cup, health permitting.

Play in the 38th Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor is due to resume at 1.30pm today after heavy rain returned with a vengeance and caused another lengthy delay.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON put his time to good use at Celtic Manor when the rain came down on the Ryder Cup and play was suspended for seven hours and 18 minutes as he and Luke Donald played American rookies Bubba Watson and Jeff Overton.

LEGACY is a word that regularly accompanies once-in-a-lifetime sporting events for towns and cities throughout the world. And Newport is no exception as it prepares to host the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.

The captains have announced their first pairings for the 2010 Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor in Wales.

BRIAN O’DRISCOLL has retained his title as Ireland’s most admired sports star, according to a survey undertaken by marketing consultants, Onside Sponsorship.

Darren Clarke knows Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie needs no further headaches at the moment – but he might be about to give him one.

Tiger Woods emerged from the fog – in the air and perhaps in his head too – to give his battered confidence a much-needed boost when the final major of the season began today.

THE MAGNIFICENT victories at the weekend of Justin Rose in Ohio and Graeme McDowell in Wales coming on the back of the recent achievements by Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood are piling the pressure on Padraig Harrington to end his title drought.

GRAEME McDOWELL has backed Europe to win the Ryder Cup in October.

Graeme McDowell has backed Europe to regain the Ryder Cup in October.

EUROPEAN Ryder Cup Captain Colin Montgomerie has expressed delight Graeme McDowell has now qualified for the three remaining Major Championships and also gave a vote of confidence to struggling Darren Clarke.

Organisers of the Ryder Cup have reinforced the warning to all golf fans to be vigilant of unscrupulous agents offering forged or invalid entrance tickets for October’s match at Celtic Manor in Wales.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE is eager to get the 2010 Ryder Cup year off to a positive start as he prepares to lead a European team looking to reclaim the Royal Trophy from Asia in Thailand this week.

Colin Montgomerie is eager to get the 2010 Ryder Cup year off to a positive start as he prepares to lead a European team looking to reclaim the Royal Trophy from Asia in Thailand this week.

Golf fans are being warned about forged or invalid tickets for next October’s Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in Wales.

GRAEME MCDOWELL missed out on a first victory in over 15 months with three bogeys in succession on the final day of the Barclays Singapore Open.

Colin Montgomerie is confident the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor has nothing to worry about in terms of any unsporting crowd behaviour.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE believes Tiger Woods’ presence would make it “a better win” for Europe if his team regain the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor next year.

TOUR rookie Gareth Maybin is now heading to next month’s season-ending Dubai World Championship while Gary Murphy has moved closer to securing his Tour card after the Irish duo shared fourth place in the Madrid Masters.

PAUL McGINLEY is poised to end a four-year winless drought after producing his lowest opening two round scoring effort in 15 months in the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.

LEE WESTWOOD has assured Rory McIlroy he will fight the young Irishman all the way for the inaugural Race to Dubai Number One title.

EUROPEAN Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie has sounded a reminder to Pádraig Harrington that Celtic Manor team selection could very well hinge on a commitment to key European Tour tournaments.

RYDER CUP skipper Colin Montgomerie has buried the hatchet with Sandy Lyle after the “cheat” slur that sparked a wealth of controversy at last month’s Open.

Sandy Lyle’s “cheat” comments about fellow Scot Colin Montgomerie were “wholly inappropriate and ill-timed”, according to European Tour chief executive George O’Grady.

Colin Montgomerie will instil a simple winning mentality in his team after being named Europe’s Ryder Cup captain for the bid to reclaim the trophy at Celtic Manor next year.

Colin Montgomerie has been appointed captain of the European team for the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.