England’s John Parry will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Vivendi Cup in Paris.

Padraig Harrington was showing signs of getting back on track at the Vivendi Cup as he attempts to find some form ahead of next weekend’s Ryder Cup.

IT WAS a long, anxious afternoon wait for Pádraig Harrington, along with his two elder brothers, before confirmation the triple Major winner had done enough to play all four rounds of the Vivendi Cup at Chambourcy.

Padraig Harrington faced a long wait to discover if he had survived the halfway cut after a bad morning’s work at the Vivendi Cup in Paris.

An early double-bogey set Padraig Harrington right back in his attempt to make up lost ground at the Vivendi Cup in Paris today.

IRISH business tycoon, Dermot Desmond is heading to his 10th consecutive Ryder Cup next week predicting that the title could be decided by the final singles match on Sunday.

EUROPEAN wild card pick Luke Donald has rejected Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie’s assertion he has already told his players who their partners will be at Celtic Manor next Friday.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON is convinced the next three days of the Vivendi Cup will do him “no end of good” as he finalises his preparations for the Ryder Cup in Celtic Manor.

Padraig Harrington grabbed seven birdies and yet still found himself seven shots off the lead after the opening day of the Vivendi Cup in Paris.

Padraig Harrington, left as the only Ryder Cup player at the Vivendi Cup in Paris after Swede Peter Hanson pulled out before the start with a chest infection, has birdied three of his first six holes.

Padraig Harrington is hoping he does not have to wait until Celtic Manor next week to show why Colin Montgomerie picked him for the Ryder Cup.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON says there’s no hidden agenda in Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie going public in declaring all 12 European team members will compete on the first day at Celtic Manor.

ONLY a handful of peoplewere watching but LeeWestwood wasn’t complaining.

Padraig Harrington is champing at the bit for the Ryder Cup to arrive – and so, he suspects, is Tiger Woods.

Two weeks before the Ryder Cup Lee Westwood has come through his first 18-hole fitness test with flying colours - not just physically, but also how he played.

A WIN apiece for Europe and the USA gave cheer to both captains with just three weeks to go until the 38th Ryder Cup matches at Celtic Manor.

SUPER-CONFIDENT Martin Kaymer lived up to his own hype with a four-shot win in the KLM Open at Hilversum yesterday – the fifth victory in-a-row by a member of Europe’s Ryder Cup team.

Padraig Harrington will complete his Ryder Cup preparations at this month’s Vivendi Cup after he was eliminated from the FedEx Cup Series last weekend.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON says he will add a European tour event to his schedule after missing the cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.

The European Tour event the week before the Ryder Cup will be played at Golf de Joyenval near Paris on September 23-26.