Nick Dougherty, without a single top-10 finish since last August, reminded everybody of his talent when The Irish Open began at a wet and windy Baltray today.

THE colourful John Daly has been drawn with Ireland’s Paul McGinley and English Ryder Cup player Oliver Wilson in the first two rounds of the 3 Irish Open at Baltray.

Ian Poulter is up to a career-high 18th in the world after finishing runner-up to Ryder Cup team-mate Henrik Stenson at the Players Championship in Florida.

DOUBLE Major-winning John Daly is hoping 3 Irish Open organisers will pair him with triple Major champion Pádraig Harrington in Baltray after the American secured his best result in four years after finishing joint second in the BMW Italian Open in Turin.

Argentina's Daniel Vancsik won his second European Tour title today - but what will have golf fans really talking is the fact that American John Daly finished joint second in only his second event back from a four-month lay-off.

Argentina's Daniel Vancsik returned to the course at nearly 8pm and bogeyed two of the last three holes to throw the BMW Italian Open in Turin wide open again.

Argentina’s Daniel Vancsik had his bid for a second European Tour victory halted by the weather at the BMW Italian Open in Turin today.

A total of 21 players were separated by only two strokes at the BMW Italian Open today – and they included banned US Tour star John Daly.

Australian Peter O’Malley climbed from 60th place to joint second with a spectacular burst at the BMW Italian Open in Turin today.

With Darren Clarke and Colin Montgomerie among those already out, the BMW Italian Open could produce a real surprise winner in Turin tomorrow.

IRELAND’S Gareth Maybin, three clear after his opening course-record 64, slipped to second place with a 70 at the BMW Italian Open in Turin.

Colin Montgomerie missed yet another halfway cut today as Argentina’s Daniel Vancsik moved into a one-stroke lead at the BMW Italian Open in Turin.

Gareth Maybin opened up the race for the BMW Italian Open in Turin today when he could add only a 70 to his course-record 64.

Gareth Maybin was coping well again today with leading the Italian Open, yet the vast majority of the spectators were following the group behind.

Defending champion Soren Hansen avoided the worst that Cologne’s weather could throw at him to move up the leaderboard in the Mercedes-Benz Championship today.

Patchy fog today delayed the start of the second round of the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne.

Globe-trotting Australian Peter O’Malley set the target for the rest of the field with a six-under-par 66 at the BMW International Open in Munich today.

Ryder Cup hopeful Martin Kaymer, paired with fellow German Bernhard Langer for the first time in competition, almost eagled his second hole of the BMW International in Munich today.

After two of the best days of his career Paul McGinley slumped to his worst score of the year - a seven-over-par 79 - in blustery conditions at Wentworth.

The race for one of European golf's biggest titles was thrown wide open at windy Wentworth today - all because Paul McGinley made an error-ridden start.

Paul McGinley gave hope to all the chasing pack with a double-bogey start to his third round in the BMW PGA Championship at a windy Wentworth.

India’s Arjun Atwal claimed his second Maybank Malaysian Open title today, defeating Sweden’s defending champion Peter Hedblom in a sudden-death play-off at the Kota Permai Golf and Country Club.

Peter Hedblom of Sweden put himself into position for a successful defence of his Maybank Malaysian Open title after he took a two-stroke lead at Kota Permai Golf and Country Club.

Darren Clarke fired a scorching seven-under-par 29 on the front nine to surge to the top of the leaderboard at the Maybank Malaysian Open today.

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.

Local favourite Jeev Milkha Singh and world number five Adam Scott dropped strokes late in their rounds to leave a pair of unheralded players at the top of the leaderboard after the opening round of the Johnnie Walker Classic today.

Jeev Milkha Singh got off to a strong start at the Johnnie Walker Classic this afternoon, joining Indian compatriot Shamim Khan and Daniel Vancsik of Argentina at the top of the leaderboard midway through his opening round.

The two-shot penalty which cost American Jeff Maggert so dearly when he was leading the 2003 Masters will no longer be imposed under new Rules of Golf coming into force next year.

England’s Steve Webster won the Portugal Masters with a superb closing round of 64 at the Victoria Club in Vilamoura today.

Argentina’s Daniel Vancsik birdied the first two holes of his final round and still only led by one in the low-scoring Portugal Masters in Vilamoura.

For the second week running Argentina’s Daniel Vancsik takes a lead into the final day on the European Tour.

The Portugal Masters looks as if it might develop into an England v South Africa battle on the weekend the country’s two rugby teams fight it out.

David Howell and Darren Clarke, Ryder Cup heroes a year ago, were unable today to avoid easily their worst season on the European Tour.

Martin Kaymer, one of the few golfers in the world who knows what it is like to score 59, sparkled again today when he began the £2m Portugal Masters in Vilamoura with an 11 under-par 61.

German rookie Martin Kaymer equalled the lowest round of the European Tour season with a spectacular 11-under-par 61 today.

Rory McIlroy will seek his third straight top-five finish at this week’s Portugal Masters after another hugely impressive display in the Madrid Open.

Denmark’s Mads Vibe-Hastrup today claimed his first European Tour title with a near-flawless final round in the Madrid Open.

Rory McIlroy remains in contention to become the youngest winner in European Tour history in just his third event as a professional.

Rory McIlroy’s remarkable start to life as a professional golfer continued in the third round of the Madrid Open today.

Jean Van de Velde became the latest member of the Rory McIlroy fan club after moving into contention for a third European Tour title in the Madrid Open.

Ireland's Rory McIlroy has climbed up the leaderboard at the Madrid Open in Spain today.

Rory McIlroy's bid for a first European Tour title suffered an early blow in the second round of the Madrid Open today.

Irish teenage prodigy Rory McIlroy is today hoping the rub of the green would get his bid for a first European Tour title back on track in the Madrid Open.

Ryder Cup trio David Howell, Darren Clarke and Robert Karlsson failed to warm to their task after a frosty reception at the Omega European Masters today.