Six players will go into the weekend tied for the lead at the Sicilian Open after an extremely tight second round at the Verdura Golf & Spa Resort.

There was a seven-way tie for the lead at the half-way stage of the second round of the European Tour's Sicily this afternoon.

It was once sport’s great secret shame, premature celebration.

Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano three-putted the last to fall back into a tie with Swede Pelle Edberg at Pula in Majorca today.

SWEDEN’S Pelle Edberg was in a league of his own with a second-round 64 at the European Tour event in cold and windy Majorca. It brought him into the joint lead with South African James Kingston, who was able to add only a level-par 70 to his pacesetting opening 65.

A week after crashing out of the European Tour qualifying school Sweden’s Pelle Edberg hit back with an opening 65 at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa today.

Roger Federer has beaten Andy Murray 6-2 7-5 6-2 in the US Open final.

Peter Hanson defied cold, wet and windy conditions to give Sweden their first home winner of the SAS Masters for 10 years in Stockholm today.

Sweden’s Pelle Edberg opened up a two-stroke lead as the Dubai Desert Classic got underway this morning, with world-number-one Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie lurking in the chasing group at the Emirates Golf Club.

Just one month after a scary-sounding confrontation with a bull, Frenchman Gregory Havret might now have to fight off two giants of golf to win the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond this weekend.

Swedish golfer Pelle Edberg had almost as much to celebrate as Colin Montgomerie at the K Club.

Colin Montgomerie has won the European Open today, finishing on 11 under par.

Denmark’s Soren Hansen is hoping for a double celebration in Dublin tomorrow night – not just his first win for five years, but also a happy ending to a self-imposed “nightmare”.

Colin Montgomerie has not always considered himself lucky - far from it, in fact. But he does at the moment.

Colin Montgomerie insisted he was back to his best after following up his third-place finish in the French Open with a superb second round 64 at the European Open in Dublin.

Roger Federer has revealed his desire to emulate boy-hood hero Boris Becker and claim a third Wimbledon title.

Surrey’s James Heath outshone all of his more experienced counterparts to take a three-shot lead after the second round of the Aa St Omer Open in northern France.

IRISH golf fans are in for a real treat at Carton House today when the Nissan Irish Open hots up.

Thomas Johansson will draw on his inspirational memories of Swedish success as he bids to claim the Australian Open title.