Mathias Gronberg avoided seeing where Stuart Appleby was on the leaderboard for most of the third round of the Shell Houston Open.

EVER since Deliverance I have always been suspicious whenever film characters decide to take a boat trip. And when these are youngsters who take a bully on board to teach him a lesson, well, my antennae goes up.

An excellent ensemble piece from writer-director Estes and his knock-out cast of young actors which moves with silky ease from one storyline to the next.

American Bob Estes today gave hope to the chasing pack in the early stages of the third round of the British Open championship at Royal Troon.

Ian Poulter today spearheaded a British and Irish charge into the third round of the Accenture Match Play Championship in California today.

Europe’s challenge for the Accenture Match Play Championship began superbly when the delayed second round finally got underway today.

Bob Estes, overlooked by Jack Nicklaus for America’s Presidents Cup side on Monday, eagled the 497-yard second to take the early lead in the $6m (€5m) NEC world championship in Akron today.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE was happy to have rediscovered his form and rebuilt his confidence with second place behind Sweden’s Mathias Gronberg in the Italian Open.

Scott Verplank shot a final round three-under-par 67 for a three-shot win at the Canadian Open.