Graeme McDowell paid a heavy French Open price after the enjoyment of taking in the sights of Paris.

Tiger Woods has not had back-to-back top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour since the start of 2010, but that is the least that will be expected of him at this week’s Greenbrier Classic.

With the British Open Championship only two weeks away and another win under his belt, Tiger Woods can achieve yet another milestone this Sunday.

Keegan Bradley came to Portrush for the Irish Open because of his heritage and because he wanted to. So he struggled to conceal his disappointment yesterday when a second round of 71 left him on even par and outside the cut mark.

With the big names away in Akron, Londoner Brian Davis will be disappointed if he does not give himself a chance to end his long wait for a PGA Tour victory at this week’s Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.

ALL has changed in the world of Tiger Woods since he limped off the golf course after just nine holes of the Player Championship at Sawgrass 12 weeks ago. All and nothing.

Brendon de Jonge and Webb Simpson are joint leaders of the Greenbrier Classic in Sulphur Springs, West Virginia after the second round concluded last night.

Tiger Woods, expected to announce later this week that he is returning to action at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Thursday week, is out of the world’s top 20 for the first time since January 1997.

Stuart Appleby ended nearly a decade of waiting for a domestic title when he claimed the JBWere Masters at the Victoria Golf Club in Melbourne with an error-free final round of 65.

STUART APPLEBY understands the scrutiny that might come with shooting a 59 on a par-70 course.

IT’S ironic that after all the predictions of a sub-60 round at the 3 Irish Open, the feat was achieved at the weekend – but not in Killarney.

THE final leaderboard at the 3 Irish Open had a significant impact on the shape of Europe’s Ryder Cup team with the showdown against the United States at Celtic Manor now just eight weeks away.

A NOTHER second place finish, another big pay day (€333,330), a bundle of world ranking and Ryder Cup points.

Jeff Overton’s eight-under-par second round gave the American a commanding four-stroke lead at the halfway stage of of the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia.

Erik Compton hit a sublime seven-under-par opening 63 at the Greenbrier Classic golf in West Virginia today as he bids to continue a remarkable personal story.

The PGA Tour has moved quickly to fill the breach left by Buick’s pull-out from tournament sponsorships with the announcement of a new event for 2010.