England’s Nick Dougherty was tied for the lead with local favourite Danny Chia on 12-under when play was suspended at the Maybank Malaysian Open this afternoon due to lightening at the Kota Permai Golf and Country Club.

England’s Nick Dougherty remained at the top of the leaderboard at the Maybank Malaysian Open today after opening the tournament with a 10-under-par 62 at the Kota Permai Golf and Country Club.

South African Charl Schwartzel won the Spanish Open after a marathon last day effort in Madrid today.

Spaniard Carlos Rodiles took a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Spanish Open in Madrid today.

The Spanish Open in Madrid headed into a marathon last day after another two hours were lost to a thunderstorm this evening.

Darren Clarke’s disappointing season continued today when he missed the cut for the fourth tournament in a row at the Spanish Open in Madrid.

Ryder Cup ace Paul McGinley was battling to make the cut at the TCL Classic in Hainan after moving to three under par during his second round at the Yalong Bay Golf Club today.

Irishman David Higgins shot a poor 76 in today's fifth round of the European Tour qualifying school final at San Roque to leave him a lot to do in tomorrow's final day to creep into the top 30. Higgins stands at joint 71st.

Ireland’s Philip Walton has made an early exit from the European Tour qualifying school final at San Roque today.

Carlos Rodiles continued his recovery from personal anguish to top the leaderboard after round two of the European Tour’s qualifying school final at San Roque.

Scotland’s David Drysdale held on to top spot on the leaderboard at the Russian Open as he established a one-shot lead through 12 holes of the course at the Moscow Country Club.

SCOTLAND’S David Drysdale shared the clubhouse lead with two Spaniards midway through day two of the Russian Open.

Scotland’s David Drysdale shares the clubhouse lead with two Spaniards midway through day two of the Russian Open.

David Drysdale hopes he can earn a “life-changing” victory at the Russian Open this weekend by securing a tour exemption.

David Drysdale felt his hard work had paid off after shooting a career-low in Moscow today.

Scotland’s David Drysdale produced a sparkling 10-under-par round of 62 to seize the first-round lead at the Russian Open.

Paul Casey shared the lead in the Dunhill Links championship after going to the turn at Carnoustie today in just 32 shots – one of them an absolute shocker.

Jean Van de Velde continued his encouraging comeback as Colin Montgomerie struggled in the first round of the BMW Asian Open today.

Having hit the news pages over his personal life, Colin Montgomerie set about trying to re-ignite his golf career today. But he did not make the best of starts.

Sergio Garcia justified his position as pre-tournament favourite with victory in the Mallorca Classic today.

Simon Khan quickly extended his overnight lead in the early stages of the third round of the Mallorca Classic today.

Simon Khan maintained his three-shot lead when the delayed second round of the Mallorca Classic was completed this morning.

SIMON KHAN will take a three-shot lead into the third day of the Mallorca Classic after a last-hole lapse from Sergio Garcia.

Simon Khan will take a three-shot lead into the third day of the Mallorca Classic after a last-hole lapse from Sergio Garcia.

SERGIO GARCIA insisted he had no regrets about turning down the chance of a £1million pay-day after impressing on the first day of the Mallorca Classic.

Sergio Garcia insisted he had no regrets about turning down the chance of a £1m (€1.44m) pay-day after impressing on the first day of the Mallorca Classic.

Sweden’s Henrik Stenson spectacularly birdied four of the last five holes to win The Heritage at Woburn by four shots today.

Padraig Harrington’s hopes of playing in the HSBC world match play championship in three weeks’ time are hanging by a thread.

And so there were two. Padraig Harrington and David Howell are the only Ryder Cup men left in The Heritage at Woburn.

Stoke’s David Lynn started with five birdies in six holes to close the gap on KLM Open leader Richard Green to two shots.

Luke Donald will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Scandinavian Masters as he chases a first European Tour win and Ryder Cup wild card.

The €63,000 car won by Spaniard Jose Manual Carriles did not stop it from being Australia Day in the Nissan Irish Open at County Louth today.

Spain’s Carlos Rodiles made an instant impact on his return to European Tour action in the Spanish Open in Fuerteventura today.

Jose Maria Olazabal admits time is running out in his bid for a seventh Ryder Cup appearance as he goes in search of a first Spanish Open title in Fuerteventura.

WITH the race for places in Europe's Ryder Cup team now past the halfway stage, captain Bernhard Langer still has plenty of questions to be answered ahead of September's Oakland Hills showdown.

Ireland's Gary Murphy shares the lead at the Qatar Masters in Doha.

PAUL MCGINLEY had been down in the dumps about his status as a professional golfer prior to finishing a splendid second behind Mark O’Meara in the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday.

Mark O’Meara, the 47-year-old former Masters and Open champion, today achieved his first big victory since 1998.

Spaniard Carlos Rodiles suffered a real setback in his hopes for a Ryder Cup debut when he had to withdraw after three holes of his final round in the Dubai Desert Classic.

Paul McGinley, seeking his first win since he holed the winning putt in the Ryder Cup two years ago, chipped in at the last to regain a share of the lead with a round to go in the Dubai Desert Classic.

The presence of Tiger Woods and Ernie Els has made the Dubai Desert Classic an important event in the race for places in Europe’s Ryder Cup team.

IN SPITE of a 39th place finish in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open at the weekend, Padraig Harrington remains, by quite a distance, the leading Irishman in the European order of merit.