Former Ryder Cup Swede Niclas Fasth holed a pitch shot for an eagle three on the long 11th to join Dane Jeppe Huldahl in the lead at the Celtic Manor Wales Open.

Jose Maria Olazabal has called for a “special” performance as his European team seek to overturn a five-point deficit to defeat Asia and extend their 100% record in The Royal Trophy.

Colin Montgomerie is not the only star hoping to use this week’s BMW International in Munich as a means of forgetting last week’s US Open.

THE bookmakers are running scared of Tiger Woods ahead of the WGC-CA Championship at Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami.

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.

Open champion Padraig Harrington was in a group chasing surprise first round pacesetters Niclas Fasth and Kevin Stadler at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai.

Colin Montgomerie, the record eight-time winner of Europe’s Order of Merit, did not hide his feelings today about the fact that Ernie Els is not in Spain this week to try to clinch his third money-list title.

Sweden’s Niclas Fasth has all but given up hope of winning the Order of Merit despite a superb start to the defence of his Mallorca Classic title.

Defending champion Niclas Fasth moved into a share of the lead when the rain-affected Mallorca Classic resumed today.

Defending champion Niclas Fasth was among 60 players returning to Pula Golf Club to complete their first rounds - weather permitting – in the rain-affected Mallorca Classic today.

Swede Henrik Stenson and Argentina's Andres Romero took just 15 minutes this morning to clinch places in the quarter-finals of the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth.

Fog caused a delay to the start of the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth today.

Henrik Stenson was the talk of golf earlier this year – and knows it is high time he did something to make everyone start speaking about him again.

Between them they have 10 victories at Wentworth but Colin Montgomerie hopes it will be third time lucky when he plays Ernie Els in the opening round of the HSBC World Match Play Championship tomorrow.

Padraig Harrington is back playing in Europe this week for the first time since his Open Championship victory – and he is back at Carnoustie for it.

Confirmation that Tiger Woods is not returning to the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth in October has helped Colin Montgomerie to earn a place in the 16-man field.

Paul McGinley today hailed Padraig Harrington’s Open victory as vital in breaking down the barriers to more European success in the majors.

Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia may not be contesting this week’s Deutsche Bank Championship in Germany, but another star of the Open Championship is back in action.

Colin Montgomerie is celebrating the end of the second-longest barren spell of his career after he won the European Open 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.

Swede Niclas Fasth tonight praised Bernhard Langer for having “the stuff of champions” – after stopping the 49-year-old German from achieving perhaps the most remarkable victory of his amazing career.

Bernhard Langer narrowly failed today in his bid to become the oldest winner in European Tour history.

England’s Nick Dougherty suddenly found himself only one shot off the lead when Swede Niclas Fasth hit trouble at the BMW International Open in windy Munich today.

Niclas Fasth and Nick Dougherty, Europe’s top two performers at the US Open last week, now find themselves battling for another title in Munich.

It could be any time now that European Tour number one Henrik Stenson joins world number one Tiger Woods as a first-time father.

Not since Max Faulkner in 1953 has anybody managed a successful defence of the Spanish Open, but a golden opportunity has presented itself to Niclas Fasth this week.

Tiger Woods notched up win number 77 of his professional career even with a real mixed bag of a final round in Miami last night.

A jury has heard 'seriously inaccurate' evidence in the trial of the bus driver accused of dangerous driving causing the deaths of five people in Dublin city centre.

Ross Fisher has maintained his place at the top of the Dubai Desert Classic leaderboard but Ernie Els and Niclas Fasth are looming large just a stroke behind.

Europe continued to dominate the Royal Trophy midway through the second day’s play as Seve Ballesteros’ team led Joe Ozaki’s Asian side in two of the four fourball pairings at the Amata Spring Country Club.

Sweden’s Niclas Fasth ended the home nation’s dominance of the Mallorca Classic to complete his own Spanish double today.

Niclas Fasth has won the Mallorca Classic on five under par, three shots clear of Sergio Garcia.

Kilkenny's Gary Murphy has opened up a two-stroke lead over Niclas Fasth at the Mallorca Classic.

Niclas Fasth began the defence of his Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship title today hoping for a much-needed boost to his Ryder Cup hopes.

Everyone needs some luck now and again and Darren Clarke definitely had some this morning as he closed in on the overnight leaders at the Smurfit Kappa European Open.

Paul Casey could be just three rounds away from taking over from David Howell at the top of the European Order of Merit.

Sweden’s Johan Edfors carried on where he left off last week when the delayed Nissan Irish Open resumed today.

The Americans shocked at The Belfry four years ago by the intensity with which Niclas Fasth plays his golf should prepare themselves for another dose this September.

Swede Niclas Fasth won the Spanish Open at San Roque today – after doing his best to lose it.

Spanish Open play-off opponents Bickerton and Fasth still could not be separated after playing the 18th three more times.

England’s John Bickerton, eight behind at the start of the day, and Swede Niclas Fasth went into a play-off for the Spanish Open title at San Roque today.