THE European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic beginning over the Emirates Course on Thursday, offers $2.5m (€1.8m) in prize money while, across the Atlantic, The AT&T Pro-Am on the US PGA Tour carries a purse of $6.3m (€4.6m).

GRAEME McDOWELL has joined the world’s top ten for the first time in his career after his hard-earned victory in the Andalucia Masters at Valderrama.

Simon Dyson refused to let two late bogeys dampen his spirit in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles today.

A day of some spectacular scoring in the Wales Open at Celtic Manor - so different to the second round - ended with German Marcel Siem on track to become the third successive shock winner of the title.

Americans Brad Faxon and Brett Quigley instantly made their presence felt at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland today.

Nick Dougherty has re-ignited his challenge to be part of Nick Faldo’s Ryder Cup team next month.

Nick Dougherty surged into a three-shot lead in the third round of the Alfred Dunhill Links championship today.

THE PAIR of them strolled contentedly off the final green together, arm in arm, as if it were a warm summer’s day and not a bitterly cold afternoon in September.

Dunhill Links champion Stephen Gallacher admitted a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders after winning his maiden European Tour event at St Andrews yesterday.

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell today took a share of the lead into the fifth day of the weather-delayed Italian Open in Milan.

Ireland’s Gary Murphy holds a share of the lead heading into the second round of the dunhill Links Championship today.

RETIEF GOOSEN last night effectively gave up his crown as European number one despite claiming his second victory in the 34th and final Lancome Trophy.

Ian Woosnam is the European tour's Asprey and Garrard Golfer of the Month for October.

Country and western star Clay Walker is used to having people watch him. He once sold 65,000 tickets in a day for a concert in Houston - more than Elvis Presley did at the same venue.