Ryder Cup star Sergio Garcia will take the rest of the year off to prepare himself for the new season.

Two-time US Open champion Retief Goosen’s hopes to make up for missing the cut at the Hong Kong Open 12 months ago by winning the event this time around.

Justin Rose has paid a price for not playing in last week’s HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai – he is no longer Europe’s top-ranked player.

Lee Westwood missed the chance to go ahead of Justin Rose at the top of the European Ryder Cup points race by losing a play-off to Phil Mickelson in the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.

World Match Play champion Ernie Els is looking to put the disappointment of missing the cut at last week's Singapore Open behind him when the HSBC Champions tournament gets under way in Shanghai on Thursday.

Nick Dougherty has vowed to go all out for victory in the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship after moving into a three-stroke lead.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON is in joint third place at the Nedback Golf Challenge, having led for much of the day. Harrington’s 69 was a continuation of his excellent late-season form — but it could have been even better.

Sweden’s Henrik Stenson holds a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Nedbank Challenge in Sun City.

Ireland’s Padraig Harrington was today continuing his excellent late-season form in the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa.

Golfer Michael Campbell believes the readiness of major players to participate in Asian tournaments is proof that the sport's growing global appeal.

South Korea's Yang Yung-eun won the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai after carding a three-under 69 to complete a two-shot victory over Tiger Woods.

Retief Goosen does not believe Tiger Woods is his toughest opponent in the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.

Tiger Woods has pulled himself back into contention as the second round of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai entered its final stages.

India’s Jyoti Randhawa carded a seven-under-par 65 to take sole lead on the opening day of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.

Scotland’s Marc Warren was left to rue the actions of a light-fingered spectator after his ball was stolen mid-round at the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai, costing him a share of the lead.

TIGER WOODS has shrugged off criticism levelled at him for missing last week’s high-profile PGA Tour Championship in America.

European number one Padraig Harrington is keen to continue his recent good form and claim the HSBC Champions tournament that gets underway in Shanghai tomorrow.

Defending champion David Howell is relishing the opportunity to defend his HSBC Champions title when the inaugural tournament gets under way in Shanghai on Thursday.

South Africa will host a third European Tour event next year after the inaugural Joburg Open was added to the schedule.

Ryder Cup star Henrik Stenson, Thomas Bjorn and Colombian sensation Camilo Villegas are the latest players to commit to playing in the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai next month.

Colin Montgomerie produced his best golf in the US Open for almost a decade to take the first-round lead at Winged Foot.

David Howell has played just three rounds in the US Open, and is a total of 23 over par for the event.

A CLASSY guy and a classy golfer, that’s David Howell, who yesterday cruised to a convincing victory and a cheque for €708,330 in the BMW PGA Championship.

The rise and rise of David Howell continued today when he stayed on course to become the first English winner of the BMW Championship at Wentworth since Nick Faldo in 1989.

England’s Benn Barham claimed a share of the lead going into the final round of the Italian Open – and credited a sports psychologist recently banned from the tour.

Next season’s European tour will again open with the HSBC Champions tournament at the Sheshan International course outside Shanghai.

Tiger Woods has confirmed he is to return to the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth this September for the first time since 1998.

TCL CLASSIC winner Johan Edfors is expecting a major career change after the 30-year-old Swede won his first tournament on the European Tour on the Chinese island of Hainan.

David Howell has his eyes on a European Tour scoring record as he bids to win the low-scoring TCL Classic on the Chinese resort island of Hainan.

David Howell was relishing life among the pacesetters after firing himself into early contention following the first round of the TCL Classic in the Chinese resort of Hainan.

David Howell was relishing life among the pacesetters after firing himself into early contention following the first round of the TCL Classic in the Chinese resort of Hainan.

RYDER CUP veteran Paul McGinley believes qualifying for this year’s European team to face the United States could be the most challenging in the event’s history.

Paul Casey is aiming to continue his love affair with China’s burgeoning golf scene as he sets out to successfully defend his TCL Classic title this weekend at the Yalong Bay Golf Club on the resort island of Hainan.

Padraig Harrington and David Howell both trailed at the halfway stage of their Accenture world match play quarter-finals in California today.

Ireland’s Padraig Harrington is hoping for a second ego boost with victory in this week’s Maybank Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.

Michael Campbell’s victory in the US Open has won him the European Tour’s Golfer of the Year award.

Ryder Cup star David Howell’s magnificent victory over Tiger Woods in the HSBC Champions tournament in China has earned him the European Tour golfer of the month award for November.

Four days after beating Tiger Woods in Shanghai David Howell today did something else he has never done before - sign for a round of 59.

AFTER David Howell’s admirable 20 under par, three-shot victory over Tiger Woods in Shanghai on Sunday, it is only reasonable that he and Luke Donald should be the bookmakers’ favourites for the World Cup of Golf at the Victoria Course at Vilamoura on Portugal’s Algarve on Thursday.

David Howell is hoping that beating the world’s best player in the inaugural HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai is a launchpad to further success.

Tiger Woods has flown on from China to Japan hoping he can get back to winning ways after back-to-back second places – and not backing off from what he said about the Ryder Cup.

Tiger Woods raised a lot of eyebrows by insisting he prefers the Presidents Cup – the United States versus the rest of the world minus Europe – to the Ryder Cup.

England’s David Howell saw off the formidable challenge of Tiger Woods to win the inaugural HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.

New Zealander Michael Campbell has spoken out about the restrictions the US Tour continue to place on him even though he is now US Open champion.