Colin Montgomerie felt he was “in danger of becoming competitive again” after the first round of the Celtic Manor Wales Open.

Padraig Harrington carded a second round of 66 at the Deutsche Bank Open to finish three shots ahead of closest rival Retief Goosen.

Padraig Harrington has opened up a three shot lead at the Deutsche Bank Open in Hamburg.

Padraig Harrington has shot three birdies in a row to regain the lead in the Deutsche Bank Open in Hamburg.

Padraig Harrington is now just two shots behind Retief Goosen in the second round of the Deutsche Bank Open.

The fans stood in the stands and cheered and whistled as Colin Montgomerie swept up the 18th fairway in the light drizzle of Royal Lytham & St Annes.

Tiger Woods paid tribute to Colin Montgomerie after his play-off victory over him in the Deutsche Bank Open in Heidelberg.

World number one Tiger Woods has won the Deutsche Bank Open title at Heidelberg after defeating Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie in a sudden death play-off.

Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and world number one Tiger Woods have finished their final rounds on 20 under par and now have begun a play-off for the Deutsche Bank Open title.

Colin Montgomerie and Tiger Woods are tied at the turn in the final round of the Deutsche Bank Open.

Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie has a one-shot lead over defending champion Tiger Woods going into the final round of the Deutsche Bank Open in Germany today.

There is a two-way tie for the lead after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Open in Germany.

Colin Montgomerie and Darren Clarke showed some vintage form in the second round of the Deutsche Bank Open.

Darren Clarke and Colin Montgomerie are battling for the lead in the Deutsche Bank Open.

Alex Cejka has taken a one-shot lead at the Deutsche Bank Open in his native Germany after carding an eight-under-par opening round.

Brian Davis leads at the Deutsche Bank Open in Heidelberg at four under par after 12 holes.

Tiger Woods shares the lead with six others at two under par in the Deutsche Bank Open in Heidelberg, Germany.

Colin Montgomerie hopes to prove he has the ‘‘bottle’’ to recapture the French Open title and spark a successful build up to his latest quest to end his major jinx.

The gulf between Retief Goosen and Seve Ballesteros extended to more than just the 17 strokes which separated them going into today’s second round at the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.

The final round of the Deutsche Bank Open is underway today with Padraig Harrington still best placed of the Irish challengers.

Padraig Harrington is best placed of the Irish competitors on -13 with Paul McGinley just three strokes further back in the Deutsche Bank Open.

A four-hour rain delay has given Tiger Woods some extra time to shake off the effects of jet lag in Germany today.

Tiger Woods is not ruling out taking out membership of the European tour at some time in the future.