Brandt Snedeker and Andrew Buckle are tied for the lead in the Buick Invitational, with both men on 11 under par – two shots ahead of Tiger Woods.

Jose Manuel Lara topped the leaderboard with a 10 under 130 after the second round of the UBS Hong Kong Open on Friday.

Fred Couples felt well enough to play Hoylake today, two days after telling close friend Davis Love he feared he might have to fly back to America.

TCL CLASSIC winner Johan Edfors is expecting a major career change after the 30-year-old Swede won his first tournament on the European Tour on the Chinese island of Hainan.

Sweden’s Johan Edfors claimed his first European Tour title with victory in the TCL Classic on the Chinese resort island of Hainan as overnight leader David Howell’s bid fell apart in the final round.

David Howell has his eyes on a European Tour scoring record as he bids to win the low-scoring TCL Classic on the Chinese resort island of Hainan.

David Howell’s grip on pole position at the TCL Classic on the Chinese resort island of Hainan slipped as the Englishman was overtaken during the third round.

Ryder Cup team-mates Paul Casey and Paul McGinley heaped praise on European Order of Merit leader David Howell after the Englishman raced to the front at the TCL Classic on the Chinese resort island of Hainan.

David Howell maintained the red-hot pace at the top of the TCL Classic leaderboard as a 63 moved him to 17-under-par 127 after two rounds.

David Howell was relishing life among the pacesetters after firing himself into early contention following the first round of the TCL Classic in the Chinese resort of Hainan.

David Howell was relishing life among the pacesetters after firing himself into early contention following the first round of the TCL Classic in the Chinese resort of Hainan.

Ireland's Stephen Browne made a blistering start to the TCL Classic iin China with a first-round 65 to lie just thee shots off the pace .

SIMON DYSON produced the tournament performance of his life to claim his first European Tour title at the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open - but believed his duck might never have been broken.

TIGER WOODS made it three wins in five starts this year - but only after a late scare last night.

England’s Simon Dyson made the most of a calamitous error from his rival Andrew Buckle to claim his first European Tour title at the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open.

The pressure of being the hunted was not a factor for England’s Simon Dyson as he saw his outright lead become a joint one at the end of round three of the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open.

Englishman Simon Dyson and Australian Andrew Buckle hold a three-shot lead over the field after round three of the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open.

England’s Simon Dyson and Thai Thongchai Jaidee hold the slenderest of leads after the second round of the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open.

England’s Simon Dyson and Irishman David Higgins are two of four players locked at the top of the overnight leaderboard on six under par after a tight first round at the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open.

Ireland’s David Higgins and Wang Ter-chang, of Taiwan, hold the clubhouse lead after six under par rounds of 66 on the first morning of the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesian Open.

Lee Westwood has chosen to be “reclusive” in the build-up to this week’s British Open championship at Royal Troon. But that is bound to change once the event starts.