The United States held the early advantage when they began the defence of the Walker Cup against Britain and Ireland’s amateurs at Royal County Down in the North today.

Drew Weaver battled to victory in the Amateur championship at Royal Lytham today and swiftly dedicated his success to the memory of his fellow students who lost their lives in the Virginia Tech massacre.

Paul Lawrie today returned to the scene of his last victory and hauled himself out of a slump before rain suspended play in Wales.

The chances of Jose Maria Olazabal ever playing the Ryder Cup again did not look good last summer when he failed to qualify for the British Open and fell to 163rd in the world.

Jack Nicklaus insisted today that he expects this July’s Open at St Andrews to bring down the curtain on his tournament career – the most successful in golf history.

A swirling wind led to bogeys galore when the leaders set off in the third round of the Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth today.

Darren Clarke, Justin Rose and Phillip Price swept past overnight leader Ernie Els with some sparkling golf in the second round of the Volvo PGA championship at Wentworth today.

Colin Montgomerie and Nick Faldo, former Ryder Cup partners and two of British golf’s biggest names, could not stop the rot at St Leon-Rot today.