Bernd Wiesberger fired an opening round of 67 to take a one-shot lead into day two of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City hosted by Gary Player.

Tommy Fleetwood would happily be responsible for a “boring” end to the season as he looks to hold off the inspired challenge of Justin Rose and win the Race to Dubai.

Ireland's Padraig Harrington needed to eagle the last to force a play-off but made par and had to settle for fourth place on 16 under.

In launching the Rolex Series, the European Tour needs to be very careful not to arouse the commercial juggernaut that is the PGA Tour, writes John McHenry.

Rory McIlroy has hinted that he will put the BMW PGA Championship back on his schedule next year, but Turkey is set to remain off the menu for the world number two.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Henrik Stenson can seal a second Race to Dubai title with victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City this week as an off-form Danny Willett tries to “find some game” at Sun City.

Rory McIlroy admits a third consecutive Race to Dubai title is now out of his hands after his withdrawal from the Turkish Airlines Open.

Pádraig Harrington’s Portugal Masters victory hasn’t just reignited his desire to play another Ryder Cup, it’s also reinforced his belief that he can still intimidate the opposition and win at least one more major.

Former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen wants to make a trademark flying start to the year in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, but is already focusing on claiming a second major title in 2016.

Australia’s Marc Leishman ended a trying 2015 on a high after cruising to victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge to claim his first European Tour title and complete an Australian double.

Henrik Stenson produced a storming finish to claim the lead at the halfway stage of the Nedbank Golf Challenge as Danny Willett’s title defence was hampered by a back injury.

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem has said he thought Tiger Woods had “actually died” after hearing reports of the golfer’s demise this week.

World number three Rory McIlroy will be an interested spectator as the third event of the European Tour’s Final Series gets under way in China on Thursday.

Making the extraordinary feel routine is a trick only the greats can master, and while Rory McIlroy is favourite to win his third Race to Dubai crown in four years, Shane Lowry has a fast-track to the Ryder Cup in mind at this week’s Turkish Airlines Open.

England’s Danny Willett shot a five-under par 65 to win his third European Tour title in the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.

Pádraig Harrington held off a late challenge from Thailand’s Thanyakon Khrongpha to win the Asian Tour’s Indonesia Open by two shots yesterday.

Luke Donald enjoyed a spectacular second round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge to race to the top of the leaderboard.

Ross Fisher sits two shots clear at the top of the leaderboard after an impressive first day at the Nedbank Golf Challenge.

US Open champion Martin Kaymer is looking to finish off a long but personally successful year on a high.

Shane Lowry might be chasing a $1.25m (€1m) pay day in Sun City this week but he’s already feeling like a winner after breaking into the world’s Top 50 and getting engaged.

Europe’s best golfers may still be jockeying for position on the 2014 Race To Dubai, with the season’s climax at the DP Tour Championship still five weeks away.

Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn overcame testing conditions and an encounter with overhead power lines to make the perfect start to his bid to seal a Ryder Cup place on home soil.

A new match-play event between Europe and Asia, the EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM, will be part of the 2014 European Tour schedule.

Darren Clarke ended his season on a high with his best-placed finish in nearly 18 months after climaxing the Australian PGA Championship in a nine-way share of eighth place.

Martin Kaymer survived a late wobble to hold on for his first title of the year with victory at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City.

FORMER world number one Lee Westwood surged to a seven shot win at the Thailand Golf Championship on the back of the “best golf” of his stellar career yesterday.

MASTERS champion Charl Schwartzel has sympathised with Rory McIlroy in the decision of the US Open champion not to contest this week’s Thailand Golf Championship in Bangkok.

TIGER WOODS scored his first win since the 2009 Australian Masters with a thrilling last-shot win over fellow American Zach Johnson at the Chevron World Challenge event at Thousand Oaks, California last night.

Lee Westwood held off all challengers to retain the Nedbank Golf Challenge today.

Rory McIlroy has revealed Lee Westwood’s stunning 62 at the Nedbank Golf Challenge helped spur him on to a crucial victory after he won the Hong Kong Open by two strokes.

Lee Westwood carded a course-record 62 to storm into a seven-shot lead in the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Sun City resort in South Africa today.

GRAEME McDowell will take a one-shot lead into today’s third round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City.

Graeme McDowell today moved into a narrow lead on a tightly-packed leaderboard at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City.

THREE-time Major winner Pádraig Harrington revealed more delight in the efforts of Gareth Maybin than co-leader Rory McIlroy on the opening round of the UBS Hong Kong Open.

Defending champion Lee Westwood and home favourite Charl Schwartzel share the lead after the opening round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City.

Lee Westwood admits that his main target for 2011 will be to capture a major title.

WORLD number one Lee Westwood produced another fine round to ease his way to a first-ever Nedbank Golf Challenge victory at Sun City yesterday.

World number one Lee Westwood produced another fine round to ease his way to a first-ever Nedbank Golf Challenge victory at Sun City today.

Lee Westwood is on course to win the Nedbank Golf Challenge and will take a five-shot lead into the final round despite an indifferent day three at Sun City.

WORLD number one Lee Westwood produced a brilliant eight-under-par round of 64 to storm into the lead at the halfway stage of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City, South Africa.

World number one Lee Westwood produced a brilliant eight-under-par 64 to storm into the lead at the halfway stage of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City.

LEE WESTWOOD insists becoming world number one has not increased the pressure on him as he bids to become the first Englishman in 16 years to win the Nedbank Golf Challenge.