Brian Gay gave up a shot at the final hole to leave him with a slender lead as he chased a second PGA Tour victory of the year at the St Jude Classic today.

Rory McIlroy has moved to dampen expectations that he can make a successful debut in The Players Championship this week at TPC Sawgrass.

Luke Donald and Paul Casey both went low on the final day of the Verizon Heritage on Sunday night but neither could prevent Brian Gay from breezing to victory at Harbour Town Golf Links.

Brian Gay strengthened his lead at the Verizon Heritage with a bogey-free third round four-under-par 67 at Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina.

Luke Donald made his move in the Verizon Heritage in South Carolina today as he posted an early low score to give the leaders something to think about at Harbour Town Golf Links.

American Brian Gay charged into the halfway lead at the Verizon Heritage as former Open champion Todd Hamilton made a timely return to form.

Former Open champion Todd Hamilton moved to the top of the leaderboard at the Verizon Heritage today as overnight pacesetter Alex Cejka battled to stay in touch.

Germany’s Alex Cejka gave the Verizon Heritage field a low score to aim at as he took the early clubhouse lead at Harbour Town Golf Links.

Rory McIlroy will be back in action later today at the Verizon Heritage in South Carolina following a strong finish in his first major last week.

Rory McIlroy’s place on the Ryder Cup team may still be a long way off, but the talented teenager’s thrilling win in the Dubai Desert Classic yesterday will certainly keep him on Colin Montgomerie’s radar.

Boo Weekley successful defended his Verizon Heritage title at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina after a level-final round proved enough for a three-stroke victory.

Boo Weekley will return to defend his title at the Verizon Heritage, which gets under way on Thursday.

AARON BADDELEY hopes his second PGA Tour victory is the start of something big, maybe even major.

Australian Aaron Baddeley admitted his previous solitary experience of winning on the PGA Tour helped him secure his second victory at the £3m (€4.5m) FBR Open at the TPC of Scottsdale in Arizona.

Aaron Baddeley held off the challenge of Ryder Cup veteran Jim Furyk tonight to win the Verizon Heritage, his maiden PGA Tour win.

Jim Furyk bogeyed the 18th to surrender his outright lead heading into the final round of the Verizon Heritage after facing some real competition from playing partner Aaron Baddeley.

Aaron Baddeley turned up the pressure on playing partner Jim Furyk to claim a share of the lead in the Verizon Heritage – although the presence of Ernie Els already in the clubhouse on 10 under was an ominous thought.

Aaron Baddeley turned up the pressure on overnight Verizon Heritage leader Jim Furyk with three birdies in his first five holes of the third round at Hilton Head Island.

It was a disastrous day for the Irish at Hilton Head Island today, as all three representatives failed to make the Verizon Heritage cut.

Darren Clarke’s testing time in the £3m Verizon Heritage at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina continued today as he slumped to six over par and on his way out of the tournament.

Darren Clarke, who threw away a chance to win the event on the 72nd hole last year, had a terrible opening day of the Verizon Heritage at Hilton Head Island yesterday, closing at five over par.