One of the richest tournaments on the European Tour schedule, the $5m (€3.7m) Dunhill Links, is on this week over three outstanding links courses on the east coast of Scotland — but just three members of the 2012 European Ryder Cup team are competing.

Shades of Lazarus!

IT cannot be easy for a 29 year-old to turn his back on competitive golf for six months, at a time when his career is in crisis.