Defending champion Ross Fisher staged a remarkable fightback to make the last 16 of the Volvo World Match Play at Finca Cortesin in Spain today.

Open champion Louis Oosthuizen, Australian Aaron Baddeley and Korean Noh Seung-yul complete the 24-man field for next week’s Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain.

Masters champion Phil Mickelson will head back to Augusta as the man to beat after sealing a superb victory today at the Shell Houston Open.

Aaron Baddeley shot a final-round 69 to win the Northern Trust Open by two shots in California.

Australia's Aaron Baddeley established a one-shot lead after the third round of the Northern Trust Open in California today.

A second-round 66 gave Fred Couples a two-shot lead at the Northern Trust Open in California today.

Overnight leader Stuart Appleby was tied with Shigeki Maruyama as the pair finished the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii with a two-shot lead.

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.

Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney are set for another duel at Doral on Sunday after a day of thrust and parry between the Americans at the WGC-CA Championship.

Lee Westwood got the European challenge at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club off to a flying start as the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship began near Tucson today.

Reigning British Open and PGA champion Padraig Harrington bogeyed two of his first four holes and never got on track after the second round of the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course.

Australian Geoff Ogilvy is seen as the biggest danger to Tiger Woods in The Masters this week.

Tiger Woods again demonstrated the yawning chasm between his best golf and anyone else's when he turned the final of the Accenture Match Play Championship into a one-man exhibition.

Andy Baddeley produced a late surge to snatch a thrilling victory in the BUPA Great Edinburgh International Cross Country 4.4km race this afternoon.

Nick Watney fired a five-under-par 68 to take a one-shot lead after Thursday’s first round of the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship.

Aaron Baddeley delighted his home crowd today by winning the MasterCard Masters title after edging out Sweden's Daniel Chopra at the fourth extra play-off hole in Melbourne.

Sweden’s Daniel Chopra took a one-shot lead into the final round of the Mastercard Masters in Melbourne.

Tiger Woods knew he had to keep making birdies to win the BMW Championship, so he did just that, notching eight on his way to a two-stroke victory on Sunday.

Tiger Woods charged into a share of the lead halfway through the third round at the BMW Championship on Saturday.

Justin Rose remained in contention for his maiden victory in the United States, one stroke from the halfway lead after the second round at the BMW Championship in Illinois.

With most of the top contenders struggling down the stretch, Brett Wetterich grabbed a one-shot lead after the third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship on Sunday.

Aaron Baddeley, Rich Beem and Mike Weir are tied for the lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship but it looks like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will have plenty to say about who wins.

Tiger Woods admitted a bogey at the last hole overshadowed his sparkling third round in the US Open at Oakmont on Saturday.

Aaron Baddeley felt his birdie at the 18th hole was crucial as the Australian goes into today’s final round at the US Open with a two-stroke lead.

Paul Casey goes head-to-head with Tiger Woods in the first two rounds of the Masters on Thursday and Friday.

Justin Rose admitted he had to shut out the fervent support for home favourite Phil Mickelson after taking the scalp of the world number three at the Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.

Justin Rose refused to get carried away about his prospects at the Accenture Match Play Championship despite outplaying world number three Phil Mickelson to take a three-and-one victory.

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.

PGA Tour rookie Jeff Quinney heads into the final round of the FBR Open well aware he is the target for the chasing pack.

Overnight leader Jeff Quinney extended his advantage to four shots midway through the third round of the £3m FBR Open at the TPC of Scottsdale in Arizone.

Tiger Woods was pleased to get off to a good start as he again took a position that is all too familiar for his PGA Tour competitors – atop the leaderboard.

Darren Clarke has been forced to withdraw from the Houston Open after receiving news of wife Heather’s medical tests.

AARON BADDELEY holed an eight-foot par putt at the 72nd hole of the Verizon Heritage in South Carolina to claim his maiden PGA Tour win.

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.

A NUMBER of years ago, the then President of the USGA, Sandy Tatum, had a succinct response for the golfers complaining about the severity of a US Open venue.

Ernie Els became the first player in 14 years to win the first two events of the PGA Tour season when he defeated Aaron Baddeley with an improbable birdie on the second play-off hole at the Sony Open.

Young Australian golfer Aaron Baddeley, one of the top attractions in the Johnnie Walker Classic starting in Perth tomorrow, had to withdraw from the eve-of-event pro-am with a pinched nerve in his hip.

European Open leaderboard:

Leading positions in the European tour Order of Merit after the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe:

Padraig Harrington is now third in the Order of Merit and second in the Ryder Cup standings after his runners up finish in the Poruguese Open.