Father-to-be Tiger Woods this week tries to continue a simply phenomenal run which has seen him win every US Tour event he has played in since July 12 last year.

He could not quite make it four eagles out of four on the 18th and because of two rain delays it took him 7 1/2 hours to get there, but Tiger Woods had no trouble achieving what he came to do at The Grove near Watford today.

Tiger Woods made eagle at the 18th hole for the third consecutive day to move further clear with a round to go in the American Express World Championship at The Grove.

In America they call the third round of a tournament Moving Day but nobody was expecting Tiger Woods to be going anywhere today.

Tiger Woods, described by Padraig Harrington as “relentless“, left the rest trailing in his wake with another sublime performance in the American Express World Championship at The Grove near Watford.

A truly dazzling closing 63 gave Tiger Woods an amazing fifth successive victory today.

A month after missing his first cut in 38 majors as a professional, Tiger Woods was back where he belongs in the British Open championship at Hoylake.

Tiger Woods is relishing the challenge of a “hard and fast” Hoylake as he bids to defend his Open title this week.

Nick Faldo, who has played just six tournaments this year and not made a halfway cut in any of them, has been paired with Tiger Woods in the first two rounds of the Open championship at Hoylake on Thursday and Friday.

It will probably lack the headbutting of the World Cup and the grunting of Wimbledon. It will certainly lack a woman, Michelle Wie having failed last night in her bid to stay among the contenders for the last of the 156 places in the field.

South African Trevor Immelman, winner of the Western Open, is not certain to play next week’s British Open Championship.

While most of Europe’s Ryder Cup hopefuls battled for points at the K Club near Dublin today there was a chance the most significant move in the table could come late in the day across the Atlantic in Illinois.

Swedish golfer Daniel Chopra, who took a two-shot lead into the third round of the Western Open in America today, is still eligible for the Ryder Cup after all, it emerged tonight.

Swedish golfer Daniel Chopra, who took a two-shot lead into the third round of the Western Open in America today, may not be eligible for the Ryder Cup after all.

Sweden’s Daniel Chopra led world number three Vijay Singh by two at the halfway stage of the Cialis Western Open in Illinois. But not for the first time it is Tiger Woods who has the biggest spotlight on him.

TWO early cloudbursts threatened to spoil the fun but after that it was all sunshine.

Jim Furyk, dogged by questions about his wrist and game all season, fired a two-under-par 69 to win the Western Open at 14-under-par 270.

TIGER WOODS and a whole host of other US Tour players were due at Shannon Airport this morning ahead of the JP McManus pro-am at Adare Manor Golf Hotel and Resort.

The best line-up of golfing stars in Europe this year lines up at Adare in Ireland tomorrow and Tuesday – not for a European tour event, but for a pro-am.

Justin Rose is to make his first European appearance of the year at next week’s Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.

The 2003 British Open winner Ben Curtis fired a bogey-free seven-under-par 64 and is tied for the lead at the Western Open.

WHILE Stephen Ames will be looking to defend his only PGA Tour title at the Western Open, Tiger Woods will have his sights set on an even loftier goal.

The British Open championship could change from being a men-only event next year.

Darren Clarke battled to recover from a double bogey seven at the 2nd and Padraig Harrington quietly moved up the leaderboard,in the second round of the US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits yesterday.

TIGER WOODS may have lost his Western Open crown last weekend but there was a silver lining for the world number one.

Tiger Woods may have lost his Western Open crown this weekend but there was a silver lining for the world number one – one that might give some of his biggest rivals a few sleepless nights.

Stephen Ames’ circuitous trip to his first PGA Tour victory ended outside Chicago.

WEATHER delays or not, it was a marvellous weekend for Ireland's Graeme McDowell and Fiji's Vijay Singh.

The British Open championship is to remain an all-male event for the time being. But that could change.

TIGER Woods already has his sights set on the 2004 WGC American Express Championship at Mount Juliet even though it is still a full year away.

Tiger Woods has made another change of driver in advance of his return tomorrow after a month-long lay-off.

IT’S an Open Championship that will be remembered — for good and bad reasons — for many a day to come.

THOSE cynics among you who don't believe in fairy-tales will have to think again. Before a ball was struck at Royal St Georges on Thursday, nobody on this side of the Atlantic had ever heard of Ben Curtis.

American Ben Curtis was today in contention for a sensational victory in the 132nd Open championship.

The omens are still good for this year’s Irish quartet and especially the in-form Darren Clarke and Pádraig Harrington.

THE unthinkable happened here yesterday when Tiger Woods was jostled

Of all the world’s top golfers, no one has struggled more this season than Phil Mickelson but, as PJ Browne discovered, he has come early to this part of the world in order to get his game together for the Open Championship

THOSE people unwise enough to write off Tiger Woods after his failure in the Masters and US Open may have large doses of humble pie as part of their diet by the end of next week.

Coach Butch Harmon believes the keys to Tiger Woods winning the Open next week - and keeping his Grand Slam dream alive - are the Scottish weather and his physical shape.

Jerry Kelly carded a seven-under-par 65 to dramatically capture the Western Open in Illinois.