Rory McIlroy and David Drysdale illustrated the fine line between success and failure on the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Ireland’s Damien McGrane fired an eight-under-par 63 to claim the clubhouse lead in the first round of the Joburg Open today.

Paul Lawrie fired a seven-under-par 64 to share the lead after the first round of the Castello Masters in Spain.

David Drysdale and Andrew Dodt shared the lead on 13 under par as the final round of the Avantha Masters in Delhi reached the halfway point but with 11 players separated by just two strokes, a dramatic finish at DLF Golf and Country Club was in store.

Barry Lane's second consecutive round of 67 saw the veteran Englishman take a narrow lead as the Avantha Masters approached the midway point in Delhi.

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Former English amateur champion Ross McGowan is in sight of his first European Tour title after an amazing third round of 60 at the Madrid Masters today.

England's Ross McGowan went to the turn in a brilliant 30 strokes to take over the Madrid Masters lead.

On the day golf was voted back into the Olympics Sergio Garcia says he wants to make it not simply to Rio de Janeiro in 2016, but to the two Games after that as well.

It was another case of what might have been for Darren Clarke in Spain today.

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Nick Dougherty put his “shocking” finish to the Wales Open behind him and moved into contention for the BMW International Open in Munich today.

Paul Broadhurst does not expect Tiger Woods or anybody else to remove his name from the record books at next month’s Open Championship.

AFTER only one win in his first 309 European Tour events, Dane Soren Kjeldsen made it two in his last nine in Seville yesterday.

After only one win in his first 309 European Tour events, Dane Soren Kjeldsen made it two in his last nine in Seville today.

Scotland’s David Drysdale, chasing his first European Tour victory in 166 starts, shared the lead with Dane Soren Kjeldsen after five holes of the final round at the Andalucian Open in Seville.

Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen warmed up for his Masters debut at Augusta – one he earned after an amazing last-day drama in December – with a dazzling 62 in Seville today.

Colin Montgomerie struggled to stay in touch today as German Marcel Siem and England’s Graeme Storm turned on the style at the Andalucian Open in Seville.

Charl Schwartzel, Andrew McLardy and David Drysdale share the lead going into the final round of the Joburg Open after the trio finished a rain-affected day three on 11-under par.

David Drysdale followed up his opening-day 65 by carding a six-under round of 66 to lead a rain-affected Joburg Open by one stroke at the halfway stage today.

David Drysdale was leading the Joburg Open this afternoon when play was suspended because of thunder and lightning.

David Drysdale, Alan McLean and Trevor Fisher Jnr were the biggest movers early in the third round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship today.

A 15-year-old boy working on a Canadian building site died after he was buried under a mountain of searing-hot asphalt.

IRELAND’S David Higgins, Stephen Browne and Michael Hoey return to the European Tour School at San Roque next month having failed to retain their cards.

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.

England’s Philip Golding made a bright start to the Russian Open at the Moscow Country Club this morning.

Thomas Bjorn rates Darren Clarke as one of golf’s top strikers of the ball, but it was the Dane who shone brighter today and now has the chance to deny Clarke victory in the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.

Playing partner Colin Montgomerie was the one to make the sparkling start, but a dazzling finish by Darren Clarke has taken him into the halfway lead in the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.

Ernie Els was forced to work hard to preserve his record of not missing a halfway cut in a European tour event since 1999, 76 events ago.

Apart from the millions of midges that have made Loch Lomond their breeding ground there were perfect conditions for the start of the second round in the Barclays Scottish Open today.

England’s Benn Barham claimed a share of the lead going into the final round of the Italian Open – and credited a sports psychologist recently banned from the tour.

Scotland’s David Drysdale conquered his first-tee nerves in considerable style in the third round of the Italian Open today.

Low scoring continued to be the order of the day in the early stages of the third round of the Italian Open in Milan today.

Finding a four-leaf clover gave Scotland’s David Drysdale some long overdue good luck as he claimed the halfway lead in the Italian Open in Milan.

England's David Griffiths birdied the last hole of his fifth round to edge into the lead at the European Tour’s qualifying school final in Spain.

Jose Maria Olazabal is up to fourth in Europe’s Ryder Cup race – and Sergio Garcia for one would love to see him stay there right until the finishing line is reached.

JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL took a big leap towards a seventh Ryder Cup cap by ending more than three and a half years without a victory at the Mallorca Classic yesterday.

Ireland's Gary Murphy is tied in third place at the Mallorca Classic, at -3 after 15 holes.

Scotland’s David Drysdale suffered an early setback today in his last-ditch bid to stay on the European tour.