Tiger Woods has dropped another three places to 36th in the latest world rankings.

ENGLAND’S Oliver Fisher kept his cool in the final round to win the Czech Open as he signed for a 69 to win by two shots at the Prosper Golf Resort in Celadna.

Scotland's Steven O'Hara shot a fantastic third-round 65 at the Czech Open to sit level with Oliver Fisher at the top of the leaderboard ahead of the final round tomorrow.

Scotland’s Steven O’Hara moved to the top of the leaderboard after a fine start to his third round at the Czech Open.

JOSE MANUEL LARA and Mikael Lundberg share the lead on 137 after the second day of the Czech Open at the Prosper Golf Resort in Celadna.

Jose Manuel Lara and Mikael Lundberg share the lead of the Czech Open after the second day at the Prosper Golf Resort in Celadna.

Overnight leader Peter Lawrie had an unspectacular start to his second round at the Czech Open as he bogeyed two of the first four holes.

PETER LAWRIE credited a new putting technique with helping to give him the outright lead after the first round of the Czech Open yesterday.

Peter Lawrie credited a new putting technique with helping to give him the outright lead after the first round of the Czech Open.

Peter Lawrie leads a trio of Irishmen paving the way in the opening stages of the first round of the Czech Open.

MIGUEL Angel Jimenez believes the lack of a dominant force in the world of golf makes it an exciting time for spectators, but would still like to see Tiger Woods get back to his best.

MICHAEL HOEY returns to action at the Czech Open tomorrow determined to break into the European Tour’s Top 60, but realistic enough to know a bad bounce is all it takes to derail the best laid plans.

KEEGAN BRADLEY’S victory in the US PGA Championship on Sunday was cause for celebration in Kenmare in the early hours of Monday but otherwise the week in Atlanta was a bitter disappointment for Ireland’s best.

Colin Montgomerie has pulled out of this week’s Irish Open with an Achilles problem.

HAVING celebrated his 36th birthday with just a sole European Tour victory to his credit — the 2008 Spanish Open — it is unlikely Peter Lawrie will ever qualify for superstar status on the European Tour.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON last night admitted he had made an “awful mess” of his attempts to qualify for Europe’s Ryder Cup team.

SUPER-CONFIDENT Martin Kaymer lived up to his own hype with a four-shot win in the KLM Open at Hilversum yesterday – the fifth victory in-a-row by a member of Europe’s Ryder Cup team.

German Martin Kaymer coasted to a second successive victory today, following his US PGA triumph four weeks ago with a four-shot triumph in the KLM Open at Hilversum.

Martin Kaymer birdied the last two holes today to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the KLM Open at Hilversum.

FIVE of Colin Montgomerie’s Ryder Cup side have now won since the start of August after Miguel Angel Jimenez survived a late scare to take the Omega European Masters in Switzerland yesterday.

Five of Colin Montgomerie’s Ryder Cup side have now won since the start of August after Miguel Angel Jimenez survived a late scare to take the Omega European Masters in Switzerland today.

Pony-tailed Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez takes a three-stroke lead over Ryder Cup team-mate Edoardo Molinari into the final round of the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.

Miguel Angel Jimenez was still three clear of Ryder Cup team-mate Edoardo Molinari with nine holes to play in the Omega European Masters third round at Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland today.

Ireland’s Peter Lawrie charged through the field with an eight under par 63 in the third round of the Omega European Masters in Switzerland today.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON and his European-born US Tour colleagues should no longer have to face any embarrassment or controversy by not returning to Europe and seek to qualify automatically for the Ryder Cup team.

Swede Peter Hanson became the eighth member and fifth new cap in Europe’s Ryder Cup team today when he did what he had to do in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.

Edoardo Molinari brought the Ryder Cup debate to boiling point today by how he played and then by what he said.

LATER this evening, Colin Montgomerie and his three Ryder Cup vice captains, Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjorn and Darren Clarke, will sit down to dinner in Monty’s luxurious home five miles from Gleneagles.

PAUL McGINLEY is keenly looking forward to one of the most challenging and enjoyable weekends of his golfing career.

THE bush telegraph was humming in the Scottish Highlands last night with speculation increasing that Pádraig Harrington could miss out on a Ryder Cup “wild card” pick.

IT IS little wonder that Colin Montgomerie’s concentration levels suffer now and then, given all the rumours and reports concerning his private life. He was at it again yesterday, when stating Edoardo Molinari would be next in line for a Ryder Cup place should Lee Westwood have to withdraw because of a leg injury.

Simon Dyson refused to let two late bogeys dampen his spirit in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles today.

Simon Dyson’s “win or bust” attempt to grab a Ryder Cup place saw him charge into the early first-round lead at the final qualifying event today.

A year-long marathon to make Europe’s Ryder Cup team entered the final few laps at Gleneagles today, but 46-year-old Miguel Angel Jimenez did not appear to be feeling the strain.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE last night insisted that he hasn’t made up his mind on which of the contenders battering down his door for Ryder Cup places would gain the three wild card picks.

Colin Montgomerie knows the players he currently wants as his Ryder Cup wild cards, but is prepared to have his mind changed before he names them on Sunday.

MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ has chosen to fight for a Ryder Cup place at Glen-eagles this week after canceling plans to attend his nephew’s wedding.

EUROPEAN Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie will spend this week deliberating over his three ‘wild-card’ picks for the clash with the Americans at Celtic Manor on the opening weekend of October.

Miguel Angel Jimenez has changed his mind and will now play this week’s Johnnie Walker Championship to try to secure a fourth Ryder Cup cap.

Sweden’s Peter Hanson is up to 40th in the world, a rise of nine places, with his victory at the Czech Open.

SWEDE Peter Hanson leapt from 15th to eighth in Europe’s Ryder Cup race after winning a dramatic and nerve-wracking Czech Open with an 18-foot play-off putt with Ireland’ Peter Lawrie and England’s Gary Boyd.

Swede Peter Hanson leapt from 15th to eighth in Europe’s Ryder Cup race after winning a dramatic and nerve-wracking Czech Open with an 18-foot play-off putt today.

Ryder Cup-chasing Swede Peter Hanson, needing to win the Czech Open to move into Europe’s top nine with one week of the race to go, went into a play-off with Ireland’s Peter Lawrie and England’s Gary Boyd today.

Peter Lawrie was in top spot at the Czech Open in Celadna today after Ryder Cup-chasing Swede Peter Hanson threw away a four-shot overnight advantage