Lee Westwood held off all challengers to retain the Nedbank Golf Challenge today.

England's Mark Foster and Spaniard Ignacio Garrido, who have played more than 450 European Tour events between them since their last wins in 2003, will go head to head to try to change that at Gleneagles tomorrow.

Rory McIlroy was left wishing he could have one shot again after a second-round 73 at the USPGA Championship in Atlanta today.

Francesco Molinari claimed his second European Tour title after the Italian won the HSBC Champions by one stroke from Lee Westwood.

LEE WESTWOOD will be back in action at Wentworth next week eager to show that two more disappointments have not left lasting scars.

Lee Westwood soared into the halfway lead at The Players Championship in Florida while Pádraig Harrington and Rory McIlroy both missed the cut.

Europe’s perennial bridesmaid Oliver Wilson battled testing conditions to card a five under par 67 and share a one-shot first round lead at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters with Welshman Bradley Dredge.

Rory McIlroy freely admitted tonight that he is glad he is not playing with Lee Westwood tomorrow.

As if 25 holes in the day were not enough, Lee Westwood had to go three more in fading light before failing in his bid to retain the Quinn Insurance British Masters at The Belfry on Sunday evening.

Jeev Milkha Singh got off to a strong start at the Johnnie Walker Classic this afternoon, joining Indian compatriot Shamim Khan and Daniel Vancsik of Argentina at the top of the leaderboard midway through his opening round.

Lee Westwood and Colin Montgomerie defied strong winds today to keep alive their hopes of winning the Quinn Direct British Masters at The Belfry.

Graeme Storm stole Tiger Woods and John Daly’s thunder in the first round of the US PGA Championship.

Ian Poulter for one will be pleased that golf fans are being told to stop using mobile phones as well as cameras at Carnoustie in Scotland, venue for the British Open, next month.

The French Open’s recent reputation for springing surprises continued today when Welshman Kyron Sullivan and South African James Kamte, ranked only 421st and 386th in the world, took the first-round lead at Le Golf National.

Branston Pickle owner Premier Foods hailed the success of its Campbell’s acquisition today after revealing a 12.2% rise in annual profits.

Lee Westwood had a far from happy return to the Saujana Golf and Country Club today as he carded a disappointing three-over-par 75 in the opening round of the Maybank Malaysian Open.

South Africans Ernie Els and Trevor Immelman were turning the SAA Open into a duel in the third round at the Humewood Golf Club in Port Elizabeth.

Swedish golfer Patrik Sjoland upstaged home hopes Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman and Retief Goosen to grab the lead after the second round of a hotly contested SAA Open in Port Elizabeth.

An ailing Lee Westwood missed the halfway cut for the fifth successive tournament at Wentworth today.

Emanuele Canonica delighted the home fans with a spectacular start to the second round of the Italian Open in Milan.

Ben Curtis was back on a leaderboard on the opening day of the Bay Hill Invitational in Orlando today.

Those wondering what had happened to Bernhard Langer since he captained Europe to their record-breaking Ryder Cup win two years ago now know.

Sweden’s Mikael Lundberg claimed the outright lead on the second day of the Cadillac Russian Open but it was Scotland’s Marc Warren who made the biggest move early on in ideal scoring conditions.

Worksop’s Neil Cheetham was one of seven golfers sharing the lead after the first round of the Aa St Omer Open having carded a three-under-par 68 on the undulating course in northern France.

South African Hennie Otto three-putted his last two greens to close with a three-under-par 68 for a share of the lead in the first round of the St Omer Open in France.

Luke Donald’s hours of practice in America’s “Windy City” of Chicago were being put to the acid test today as Sawgrass finally bared its teeth.

Lee Westwood overcame a double bogey to regain the outright lead when golf’s richest event, the £4.5million Players Championship in Florida, resumed briefly today.

Miguel Angel Jimenez stretched his lead to four shots at the Dubai Desert Classic today – helped by an unexpected blunder from world number three Ernie Els.

Vijay Singh and Tiger Woods, the top two seeds, were both sent tumbling out of the Accenture World Match Play Championship in California today.

A record prize fund of €3.336,288 – up €145,000 on last year – will be on offer at the Smurfit European Open at The K Club in Ireland this summer.

Lee Westwood, the only man to beat Ernie Els twice in the World Match Play championship, is now the only man who can prevent him lifting the trophy for a record-breaking sixth time.

As if taking on world number two and defending champion Ernie Els was not enough, Padraig Harrington was having to contend with a bruised and battered thumb at Wentworth today.

Padraig Harrington has finished off Chris Riley at the World Match Play in Wentworth. Riley had a chance to keep it alive, but missed a 10-footer.

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell made up for lost time when the second round of the Italian Open eventually got under way in Milan today.

Former Ryder Cup player Paul Broadhurst began the Qatar Masters in fine style in windy Doha today with a four-under-par 68.

The Europeans made their move on the second day of the Dunlop Phoenix tournament on Kyushu Island with Spaniard Sergio Garcia taking the outright lead ahead of Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn.

South African Bradford Vaughan will take a one-shot lead into today’s final round of the Dunhill Championship in Johannesburg.

WARREN BENNETT played his ''get out of jail free'' card to claim the halfway lead in the Volvo Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm.

Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell was unable to reproduce the first round fireworks today which saw him set a new course record of 64 at the club he has just agreed to represent on the European Tour.

Swede Pierre Fulke eased fears about his form ahead of the Ryder Cup by moving into contention for the £193,000 first prize in the TNT Dutch Open.

Chris Waddle believes Glenn Hoddle can bring the glory days back to Tottenham if he ends up in the White Hart Lane hotseat.