A decent initial prize cheque of his career was of little importance to rookie professional Paul Dunne following his 19th-place finish in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Robert Karlsson and Kevin Stadler shared the lead when play was suspended for the day during the second round of the OHL Classic at Maykoba.

Ireland produced a dramatic comeback to keep alive their hopes of claiming the Home International title at Ganton, Yorkshire after fighting back to secure a scintillating 8½-6½ win over defending champions Scotland.

Harrison Frazar, Matt Kuchar and William McGirt were in a three-way tie for the lead when bad light brought a premature end to the first round of The Barclays in New Jersey.

American Roland Thatcher retained his four-shot lead despite a poor finish to his third round at the PGA Tour Children's Miracle Network Classic near Lake Buena Vista in Florida.

American Troy Matteson will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Frys.com Open after breaking a PGA Tour record with a second consecutive round of 61 on Saturday in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Padraig Harrington will tee-off with defending champion Tiger Woods and 2007 champion Angel Cabrera at this week's US Open at Bethpage, New York.

Richard Johnson put himself into contention at the Frys.com Open in Scottsdale after firing a six-under-par 64 to lie within one stroke of the lead after the opening round.

Rory Sabbatini fired a seven-under-par 63 to move to the top of the leaderboard after the third round of the Texas Open.

Chris Stroud moved to the top of the leaderboard at the Texas Open on day two, shooting a six-under-par 64 for a two stroke lead at the halfway mark.

Steve Flesch fired a seven-under-par 65 yesterday to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the Turning Stone Resort Championship.

Nick Watney recovered from a pair of early bogeys to claim victory in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, his first PGA Tour title.

EUROPE retained the Palmer Cup trophy by defeating the United States 14½-9½ at Ballybunion.

European Universities side, which included one Irish player in the annual Ryder Cup-style Palmer Trophy at Ballybunion yesterday, beat the United States team by nine matches to three.