They might jet around the world to play in sun-kissed courses and earn wages of national debt levels but being a pro-golfer has its downsides too, as Euro Tour golfer Shane Lowry discovered last night.

Tom Lewis: His 65 at Royal St George’s last summer was a record low by an amateur.

Graeme McDowell began the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill on Sunday one stroke behind Tiger Woods but confident of overcoming the American in head-to-head combat as he had done in the Chevron World Challenge in California two years ago.

Big Break winning hero, Mark Murphy is living the dream after putting himself into contention in the weather affected Hassan II Trophy in Morocco.

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.

SCOTLAND’S Elliot Saltman will be free to return to European Tour golf from next week after serving his three-month ban.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON produced a mixed second round at the Shell Houston Open in Texas, but his three-under-par 69 ensured he remains in the hunt for victory.

FRANCE’S Raphael Jacquelin held off the challenge of Britain’s Anthony Wall to claim his third European Tour title with a one-shot victory at the weather-delayed Sicilian Open yesterday.

France’s Raphael Jacquelin ended a four-year wait for his third European Tour title today.

Anthony Wall maintained his place at the top of the leaderboard at the inaugural Sicilian Open today but is set to come under increasing pressure from the chasing pack as the third round plays out.

ANTHONY WALL hailed the influence of an unusual piece of golfing technology after surging to the lead at the Sicilian Open.

WELSHMAN Stephen Dodd shared the first-round lead with Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara after carding six-under 65’s at the Sicilian Open yesterday.

COSTANTINO ROCCA hopes the inaugural Sicilian Open, which gets under way today, will help Italy to continue developing into a major force in world golf.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON and Tiger Woods departed Miami in reasonably good spirits having shared 10th place in the WGC Cadillac World Championship over the Blue Monster course at Doral.