PADRAIG HARRINGTON last night became the fourth Irishman to receive the Golf Writers’ Trophy presented annually by the Association of Golf Writers.

Ireland's Damian McGrane's the clubhouse leader at the Indian golf masters in Delhi and well set up for the weekend.

Tiger Woods may have set the pace on day one of the Dubai Desert Classic with his opening seven-under-par round at the United Arab Emirates but the first Irish man to tee off today is more than content with his day's work.

Darren Clarke has finished his round at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on par. The Ulsterman said he's delighted to be back playing again and is "really, really" enjoying the game.

Graeme McDowell has finished the second round of the Hong Kong open as best of the Irish - a second round of 66 leaves him five adrift on seven-under.

Ireland’s Paul McGinley produced a second round 67 to edge into the weekend action after his opening round 72 put the Ryder Cup ace in danger of missing the cut at the TCL Classic in Hainan.

Jean Van de Velde made light of his knee problems at the hilltop Santo de Serra course to move into contention for the Madeira Island Open.

GOLF’S “Quiet Man” Retief Goosen grabbed a share of the opening day lead in the $2.4 million (€1.98) Dubai Desert Classic, but Tiger Woods, out to end his desert win drought, is handily placed after a confident start.

AMATEUR Danny Denison put pre-tournament favourites Vijay Singh and Ernie Els in the shade as the sun shone on his brilliant opening round at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters in Doha.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE is hoping the fear factor will come into play in the third round of the UBS Hong Kong Open.

ENGLAND'S Paul Broadhurst grabbed the halfway lead in the €1.4 million Mallorca Classic at Pula yesterday - but the European tour career of another former Ryder Cup star was left hanging by a thread.

ENGLISH golfer Richard Finch had the best possible reason yesterday to cancel plans to attend a friend’s wedding in Portugal this weekend.

THE Team Ireland Golf Trust have announced funding of over a quarter of a million euro for 29 Irish golfers.

IT was sunshine all the way for Neil Manchip and Don McFarlane on the sunny southeast as they kept step by step together to share the winner's podium after the two-day Sherry Fitzgerald Reynolds pro-am over the Dungarvan and Gold Coast courses.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON has confirmed he will tee-up in the €127,000 PGA Irish Region Championship at St Margaret's, Dublin, on April 15 to 18.

Rain has stopped play in the second round of the €70,000 Quinn Direct PGA Charity Trophy event at Slieve Russell in Co Cavan with today's second round abandoned and the overnight scores to stand as the final result.

Damian Mooney gave notice that he intends to be a big player on the Irish circuit this season with a stunning performance in the €15,000 Great Northern Hotel pro-am tournament at Bundoran.

With one round still to go, Damian Mooney looks a sure-fire winner in the €15,000 Great Northern Hotel pro-am event at Bundoran, having opened up a seven shots gap at the top of the leaderboard.

Damian McGrane polished off a superb performance at City of Derry with an eagle two to win the £20,000 54-holes McCambridge-Duffy pro-am tournament yesterday.

Brendan McGovern chalked up his tenth win of the season when he topped the leaderboard after the 36-holes €23,000 Shell-backed Dr William Flynn Memorial pro-am tournament at Shannon.

Shane O'Grady upstaged everyone in yesterday's pro-am tournamant at The Curragh by walking in at the death with a six-under-par 66 to snatch the winner's cheque after three players were poised to split the loot.

Damian McGrane looked set for to take the winner's cheque on his own at Enniscorthy after the Riverside Park Hotel pro-am tournament but Damian Mooney walked in at the end of the day to match McGrane's super 66.

It was a case of local pro making good at Wexford as Damian McGrane closed with a five-under-par 67 to win the Advance Cleaner pro-am tournament.

Philip Walton showed his old flair and sticking power at Slieve Russell to win the €70,000 Quinn Direct PGA Charity Trophy tournament, one stoke ahead of Francis Howley and Damian McGrane.

Unbackable favourite Paul McGinley fired a sizzling 65 to take control of the Smurfit PGA irish Region Championship at Westport in the third round.

After a day of howling winds and squally showers John Dwyer and Eamon Logue top the leader board at the halfway stage in the €137,000 Smurfit PGA Irish Region Championship at Westport.

Tobias Dier from Germany has won the £220,000 North of Ireland Open at

Tobias Dier from Germany goes into the last round in the £220,000 North West

Spaniard Jesus Maria Arruti leaped into the overnight lead in the £220,000

Slade Valley Club professional John Dignam joined Challenge Tour players

Just four strokes cover the leading nine players in the £2.6m Smurfit European Open at the K Club as the final 91 competitors play the last round in wet conditions.

Damian McGrane has finished his round at the Smurfit European Open on 72.

Damian McGrane has gone back to one over par for the tournament after a bogey at the 17th.

Damian McGrane remains at level par in the Smurfit European Open as does Eamon Darcy.

Damian McGrane, after reaching the turn at two under par to go one under for the tournament, is now back to level par after 12 holes, having dropped a shot at the tenth.

Wexford club Professional Damian McGrane, who made the cut last night at the European Open at one over par, has picked up two strokes on his way to the turn this morning.

Mikael Lundberg, who was joint overnight leader at the Smurfit European Open, is now out on his own at eight under par after 30 holes.

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There is a tie at the top of the European Open leaderboard with Henrik Bjornstad and Massimo Scarpa both in the clubhouse on - 5 under.

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The leaders are just about to set out at the Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Dungannon golfer Darren Clarke shot a level par round of 72 in the first