Anders Hansen has revealed that he knew he had the chance of winning the Joburg Open after looking at the scoreboard before the final round teed off yesterday.

Anders Hansen held his nerve on the final hole of the Joburg Open to claim a birdie and win the title from Andrew McLardy.

An outstanding finish to his front nine holes helped Anders Hansen take a one-shot lead into the final afternoon at the Joburg Open today.

Richard Sterne’s attempts to win a third consecutive European Tour at the Joburg Open looked to be quickly waning after a sluggish start to the final round today.

Charl Schwartzel, Andrew McLardy and David Drysdale share the lead going into the final round of the Joburg Open after the trio finished a rain-affected day three on 11-under par.

Charl Schwartzel made a blistering start to his third round at the Joburg Open today, picking up eight shots through 13 holes to move joint top alongside overnight leader David Drysdale.

David Drysdale followed up his opening-day 65 by carding a six-under round of 66 to lead a rain-affected Joburg Open by one stroke at the halfway stage today.

David Drysdale was leading the Joburg Open this afternoon when play was suspended because of thunder and lightning.

Oliver Bekker carded a six-under-par 65 to move into the clubhouse lead late on the second morning of the Joburg Open today.

Michael Hoey believes a good finish to last season is the main reason behind his good start to the 2009 European Tour after he carded an opening round seven-under-par 64 at the Joburg Open yesterday.

STEVEN JEPPESEN shares the lead with Trevor Fisher Jnr after the pair carded opening-round eight-under-par 63s at the Joburg Open yesterday.

Steven Jeppesen shares the lead with Trevor Fisher Jnr after the pair carded opening-round eight-under-par 63s at the Joburg Open today.

South African Andrew McLardy missed a golden opportunity for a course record on the final day of the BMW International in Munich.

Tiger Woods effortlessly claimed his 62nd PGA Tour victory at Torrey Pines last week but ominously insisted he has already stepped up his game to a new level.

James Kingston moved to the top of the leaderboard at the South African Airways Open to head the field by one stroke after a three-under-par round of 69.

England’s Ross Fisher produced a second consecutive four-under-par 68 today to trail HSBC Champions second-round leader Kevin Stadler by three strokes at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai.

Defending champion Niclas Fasth moved into a share of the lead when the rain-affected Mallorca Classic resumed today.

Defending champion Niclas Fasth was among 60 players returning to Pula Golf Club to complete their first rounds - weather permitting – in the rain-affected Mallorca Classic today.

Irish golfer Gary Murphy shot an impressive 66 to share the lead in the first round of the Mallorca Classic today.

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.

England’s Nick Dougherty led the Italian Open by three shots with nine holes to play in Milan, but appeared to be nursing a neck strain as he tried for his second European Tour title.

Helped by a decision to cut the rain-hit Italian Open from 72 to 54 holes – for the third time in six years – South African Andrew McLardy could have a first European Tour win to celebrate along with the birth of his first child this month.

South African Andrew McLardy’s hopes of a first European Tour title were given a huge boost today just before he completed a brilliant inward 30 at the Italian Open in Milan.

Graeme McDowell will head into the BMW Asian Open full of confidence after a solid performance saw him claim a tie for second place at the Volvo China Open.

GRAEME McDOWELL was left to rue a number of missed opportunities after finishing runner-up at the Volvo China Open on Sunday, but the Portrush man was still more than satisfied with his return to competitive golf after a five-week lay-off.

Irish golfer Graeme McDowell was left to rue a number of missed opportunities after finishing runner-up at the Volvo China Open on Sunday, despite being the only player to break par for all four rounds.

Markus Brier strolled to victory in the Volvo China Open today by a comfortable five-shot margin from Andrew McLardy, Scott Hend and Ireland's Graeme McDowell at the Shanghai Silport GC.

A late flurry from Argentina’s Ariel Canete was enough to seal victory in the inaugural Joburg Open.

South Africa‘s Andrew McLardy surged into the early lead at the Joburg Open as the fourth round got under way at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Club.

Argentina’s Ariel Canete leads the Joburg Open by one shot after the rain-interrupted completion of the third round at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf club this morning.

Argentina’s Ariel Canete was top of the third round leaderboard at the Joburg Open when play was suspended at due to lightning in the early afternoon.

South African Andrew McLardy shot a course-record 63 to take a one-shot lead in the inaugural Joburg Open at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club.

Sergio Garcia kept alive his hopes for a first win of the season, and second Mallorca Classic title in three years, at Pula Golf Club today.

Sergio Garcia was today stepping up his bid for a second victory in three years in the Mallorca Classic.

Padraig Harrington’s worst round of the year dealt a potentially fatal blow to his bid to become European number one at the Mallorca Classic.

Padraig Harrington’s hopes of becoming European number one suffered a potentially fatal blow in the first round of the Mallorca Classic.

Ireland’s David Higgins has taken advantage of the fine weather to card a 66 in the first match out at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland, the 33-year-old from Waterville setting the early clubhouse target at four under.

Ireland’s Gary Murphy admitted he was “sweating” after securing a par on the last to finish one better than Michelle Wie on 14 over at the Omega European Masters today.

After leading for much of the day, Ireland’s Darren Clarke was overtaken by Scot David Drysdale and Sweden’s Johan Edfors at the Barclays Scottish Open today.

Ryder Cup-chasing pair Thomas Bjorn and Paul Casey were off to flying starts in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles today.

Irish golfer Graeme McDowell qualified today for next week’s US Open at Winged Foot.

Luke Donald had a hole-in-one, but it was Nick Dougherty who set the clubhouse target when the BMW Championship resumed after a 60-minute rain delay at Wentworth today.

Luke Donald may have had to wait an extra hour to resume his bid for the BMW Championship at Wentworth today, but it was worth the wait.

Luke Donald may have had to wait an extra hour to resume his bid for the BMW Championship at Wentworth today, but it was worth the wait – he holed-in-one at the second hole.