Justin Rose overcame a shaky start to justify taking over the favourite’s tag at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship today.

It did not take long for Justin Rose to lose the lead when he resumed the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship today – but it was a surprise who took top spot off him.

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano picked up his sixth European Tour victory after he beat off the challenge of Garth Mulroy to win the BMW Italian Open by two shots.

Graeme Storm let a five-shot advantage leak away and will embark on tomorrow's final round of the KLM Open in a four-man tie at the top of the leaderboard.

Graeme Storm continued his hugely impressive form at the KLM Open as he opened up a five-shot lead during the third round at Hilversum.

Graeme McDowell was the first player to tee off in the Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson today – and the first player to make his exit.

Rory McIlroy versus George Coetzee; Graeme McDowell facing YE Yang and Darren Clarke against Nick Watney.

Swede Peter Hanson gave himself the chance to make instant amends for last week’s collapse when he marched into the lead at the wind-delayed Qatar Masters today.

It has been a long, long time since John Daly took a lead into a weekend, but that was the situation at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters after he did not hit a single shot yesterday.

Gusts of 35mph meant less than three hours' play was possible on the second day of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters in Doha.

Less than three hours’ play was possible before strong winds brought a suspension of play at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters in Doha today.

Gonzalo Fernandez Castano holds a one shot lead after day one of a windswept Qatar Masters in Doha.

Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano overcame a desert storm to grab the lead away from American John Daly on the opening day of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters in Doha today.

IN ANY other season Padraig Harrington could be pleased with third place in his defence of the shortened Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia.

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano won the Barclays Singapore Open at the second play-off hole against Juvic Pagunsan at Sentosa Golf Club.

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Juvic Pagunsan will battle it out for the Singapore Open title tomorrow morning after bad weather forced the suspension of their sudden-death play-off at Sentosa Golf Club.

PAUL CUTLER crashed out of the first stage of the European Tour Qualifying dream last night after a thoroughly disappointing few days at Frilford Heath in Oxfordshire.

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

Irish golfer Rory McIlroy is back amongst the top 10 golfers in the world today following the publication of updated rankings.

GRAEME McDOWELL teamed up with Rory McIlroy yesterday to help fellow Irishman Paul McGinley’s Great Britain and Ireland side to a 3-2 lead over Continental Europe after the opening fourballs.

Irish pair Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy helped Great Britain and Ireland to a 3-2 lead over Continental Europe by beating Dane Soren Kjeldsen and Spaniard Alvaro Quiros 4&3 after the opening fourballs of the Vivendi Trophy in Paris today.

GERMAN Martin Kaymer won the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond yesterday to complete a brilliant eight-day double worth more than €1.16million.

Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano produced what he called the best round of his life to take the third-round lead in the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond today.

Of all the European Tour stars at Walton Heath today for the 36-hole US Open qualifier, Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano was undoubtedly the happiest – he did not have to play.

There was no doubt who England’s David Horsey thought of first after taking a share of the first-round lead in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth today.

Thongchai Jaidee has won the Ballantine’s Championship following a play-off after the tournament at Jeju Island’s Pinx Golf Club ended in a three-way tie.

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Mark Brown continued their fine form to take an early one-shot lead at the Ballantine’s Championship at the Pinx Golf Club on Jeju Island today.

Five players are tied for the lead on six-under as the Volvo China Open looks set for a dramatic and exciting finish at Beijing CBD International today.

Volvo China Open leader Richard Finch insisted he will take tomorrow’s final round one hole at a time as he looks to secure the third European Tour victory of his career.

Clubhouse leader Ashley Hall admitted he is now entertaining the prospect of an unlikely Volvo China Open victory after the Australian equalled the course record with a scintillating third-round 65 today.

Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey came from five shots back and then won a three-hole play-off to capture his first European Tour title today.

Ireland’s Michael Hoey and Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano are in a play-off for the Estoril Portuguese Open title at Oitavos Dunes.

Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano set the pace at the delayed Dubai Desert Classic this morning as he moved on to four under par at a bright Emirates Golf Club to top the early leaderboard ahead of North duo Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke

Lee Westwood is up to second on the European Order of Merit – but not quite in the way he had hoped.

As if 25 holes in the day were not enough, Lee Westwood had to go three more in fading light before failing in his bid to retain the Quinn Insurance British Masters at The Belfry on Sunday evening.

Thomas Levet is heading to The Masters next week - to commentate, not to play - and it could be with a second successive European Tour victory to his name.

After six European Tour events this season in which he has not broken 70, Spain’s Pablo Martin returned to the scene of his triumph today and shot a course-record 63.

Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano is hoping to celebrate his birthday with a European Tour victory at the Madrid Open in his home town this week.

Henrik Stenson was making a move on the leaders during the early stages of his third round in the £2.5m (€3.6m) Alfred Dunhill Links championship.

Colin Montgomerie, who has lost only three of his last 22 Ryder Cup games going back 10 years, this afternoon suffered his third defeat in three matches at this week’s Seve Trophy in Ireland.

Colin Montgomerie, who has lost only three of his last 22 Ryder Cup games, this afternoon suffered his third defeat in three matches at this week’s Seve Trophy in Ireland.

Seve Ballesteros had to make a late change to his line-up for the third session of the Seve Trophy at The Heritage near Dublin today.

Nick Faldo was able to smile on Friday night as his Britain and Ireland side levelled the Seve Trophy at 5-5, while stitched-up Scot Marc Warren was still around to play a part over the weekend.

Nick Faldo has named England’s Simon Dyson and Scot Marc Warren as his two wild cards for Britain and Ireland’s defence of the Seve Trophy at The Heritage near Dublin next week.