Lee Westwood will look to make up for a disappointing finish to the BMW PGA Championship by making history in the Nordea Masters this week.

Past champion Graeme McDowell believes he may have found a key to unlock the secrets of the little-known Chambers Bay course, venue for next week’s US Open.

Golf: Mikko Ilonen hailed the best year of his career after becoming the first Finnish player to win the Volvo World Match Play Championship with a hard-fought victory over top seed and good friend Henrik Stenson.

In-form Shane Lowry returns to the US Open arena this week, no longer just happy to be there as he was on his debut three years ago but confident that he can compete in a major championship.

Ireland’s Rory McIlroy shot a disappointing final round 72 for a final score of six under par in the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio yesterday.

A week may be a long time in politics but 20 hours can feel like a marathon for one of the game’s greatest golfers when his game goes from the sublime to the ridiculous in such a short space of time.

Shane Lowry believes he has rediscovered the mindset which allows him to play at his best after an impressive couple of weeks.

Ireland’s Shane Lowry believes he has rediscovered the mindset which allows him to play at his best after an impressive couple of weeks.

For a moment there, Paul McGinley had the cream of European golf within arm’s reach as the European Tour staged its flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship, on home turf at Wentworth.

Shane Lowry collected the biggest prize in his career thanks to a monster putt at the final hole but though the grin was huge and the ovation even bigger, there was one vital missing ingredient – a victory.

Newly-crowned European number one Henrik Stenson has given a guarded welcome to a new European Tour regulation requiring players to support their home events or be forced to play an extra two tournaments.

Michael Quirke (Doneraile) is the Irish Seniors Amateur Open champion after winning a three-hole play-off with American Bev Hargraves, whose final round 72 closed what had began as a four-shot gap.

Rory McIlroy’s miserable run of form showed no sign of abating as he shot an opening-round 78 to finish six over par on the first day of the Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

Alan Dunbar, the 2012 British Amateur champion who competed in the Masters earlier this month, has turned professional.

If you accept as truth what has been widely reported, that this northern California city is one of the world’s most beautiful, the evidence was not readily available yesterday morning to substantiate that claim.

There was a soggy end to Rory McIlroy’s bid for victory in Memphis but the US Open champion will begin his title defence on Thursday with confidence restored after ending a run of three missed cuts.

Lee Westwood claimed a commanding five-shot victory at the Nordea Masters in Stockholm today.

Lee Westwood will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Nordea Masters after keeping the chasing pack at bay in Stockholm.

Rory McIlroy produced a welcome return to form ahead of his US Open title defence next week as he fired an opening two-under-par 68 at the St Jude Classic in Memphis.

World number three Lee Westwood carded an eight-under-par 64 to take control of the Nordea Masters in Stockholm.

Magnus Carlsson produced a stunning round of 65 to open up a two-shot lead on day one of the Nordea Masters in Stockholm today.

England’s Richard Bland was the early clubhouse leader as the Nordea Masters got under way in Stockholm today.

Next year’s European Tour will again include just one event Ireland, two in England, one in Wales and three in Scotland.

Next year’s European Tour has been confirmed with the Irish Open switching from late July to the end of June, but with a venue yet to be announced.

NEGOTIATIONS about the future of the 2012 Irish Open are ongoing with a June 28 to July 1 date favourite to get the green light according to sources close to the European Tour.

SWEDEN’S Alexander Noren cruised to his third European Tour title despite a closing round of 77 in Stockholm yesterday.

Sweden’s Alexander Noren today cruised to his third European Tour title despite a closing round of 77 in Stockholm.

Alexander Noren will take an 11-shot lead into the final day of the Nordea Masters at Bro Hof Slott Golf Club in Stockholm after the Swede carded a course-record round of 63 to extend his overnight lead.

SWEDE Alexander Noren produced the joint-best round of the Nordea Masters so far to take the outright lead at Bro Hof Slott Golf Club in Stockholm.