Phil Mickelson equalled the course record with a stunning eight-under-par 64 last night to surge into a share of the lead alongside Vijay Singh in the PGA Tour BMW Championship at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Indiana.

Vijay Singh and Ian Poulter were attempting to stop the US PGA Championship becoming a shoot-out between Tiger Woods and Padraig Harrington as the second round got underway at Hazeltine National Golf Club.

Danny Denison made light of his amateur status to leave his mark on day one of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters in Doha.

Vijay Singh took back the world number one spot from Tiger Woods by coming joint second with Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell in the Bay Hill Invitational in Florida.