Thomas Bjorn has celebrated his 34th birthday in style by taking the lead in the second round of the Carlsberg Malaysian Open.

Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee made a dream start to the defence of his Carlsberg Malaysian Open title before a violent thunderstorm derailed Padraig Harrington’s challenge.

Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee today made a brilliant start to the defence of his Carlsberg Malaysian Open title before a violent thunderstorm halted play.

Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee today made a brilliant start to the defence of his Carlsberg Malaysian Open title.

Padraig Harrington today warned of the dangers of appointing a Ryder Cup captain more than one contest in advance.

Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee has won the Royal Bank of Scotland shot of the month award for February for his dramatic hole-in-one in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open.

IN SPITE of a 39th place finish in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open at the weekend, Padraig Harrington remains, by quite a distance, the leading Irishman in the European order of merit.

YOU can never tell in matchplay, but Ireland’s two representatives, Pádraig Harrington and Darren Clarke, appear to be favoured by the draw for tomorrow’s first round of the Accenture World Matchplay Championship at La Costa, Carlsbad, California.

Colin Montgomerie is in confident mood heading into this week’s Accenture Matchplay after finishing 16th at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open despite struggles with both the heat and his putting.

THONGCHAI JAIDEE may have no problem jumping out of aeroplanes and waving around machine guns but he admitted to never having felt as nervous as he did in the closing stages of his historic victory at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open yesterday.

Thongchai Jaidee continued his sensational run of form with a two-shot victory at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open today to become the first Thai to win a tournament on the European Tour.

Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee continued his sensational form to set the first victory target at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open with a final round of 68, including a magnificent hole-in-one.

Ireland’s Paul McGinley was sitting two shots off the lead when play in the third round of the Carlsberg Malaysian Open was suspended as the heavens opened above Kuala Lumpur.

Ireland’s Paul McGinley is just one shot off the lead at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open this morning.

ByAlex Lowe

Jamie Elson defied heat and treacherous greens to charge into a share of the lead at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open with an opening round of six-under-par.

Colin Montgomerie predicted the heat would be a telling factor at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open, and so it proved as he wilted on his back nine to finish his opening round one over par.

Padraig Harrington is always looking for a change.

Colin Montgomerie believes golf can now be considered truly a world game and he would not be at all surprised if this week's Carlsberg Malaysian Open was won by one of Asia's biggest names.

INDIA'S Arjun Atwal held off European number one Retief Goosen and an imminent thunderstorm to claim his second European tour title in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open.

Volvo order of merit after Carlsberg Malaysian Open

India’s Arjun Atwal will take a two-shot lead into the delayed final round of the Carlsberg Malaysian Open today.

India’s Arjun Atwal continued to show Europe’s top two players a clean pair of heels before bad weather again disrupted the Carlsberg Malaysian Open today.

India's Arjun Atwal is four shots clear at 17 under in the delayed third round of the Carlsberg Malaysian Open.

India’s Arjun Atwal will take a three-shot lead into the delayed third round of the Carlsberg Malaysian Open today.

The European Tour will break new ground again next year when Russia becomes one of 23 countries to stage an event.

Scotland’s Alastair Forsyth captured his first European Tour title with a dramatic play-off victory in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open.

Padraig Harrington is tied in 11th place on 12 under par in the Malaysian Open at the Royal Selangor Golf Course.

Scotland’s Alastair Forsyth has a two-shot lead going into tomorrow’s final round of the Carlsberg Malaysian Open.

Padraig Harrington was still hoping to make it fifth time lucky in Malaysia in the 1million US dollars Carlsberg Malaysian Open this morning.

Scotland’s Alastair Forsyth kept on his feet long enough to carve out a one-shot lead in the rain-interrupted Carlsberg Malaysian Open.

Alastair Forsyth and Barry Lane share the lead in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open after opening rounds of 63, eight under par.

Vijay Singh has declined to defend the Carlsberg Malaysian Open title he won last year on his way to back-to-back European Tour titles.

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Padraig Harrington held a slender lead over Vijay Singh before play was abandoned for the day in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open.

Ireland's Padraig Harrington claimed a share of the lead with a brilliant finish to his second round in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open.

Michael Campbell justified the decision not to defend his Australian Masters title by storming into the lead in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open.

Britain's Robert Coles battled through the sweltering heat in Kuala Lumpur to lie just one shot off the lead in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open.