Tiger Woods trailed six shots off the lead after just seven holes of the Players Championship at Sawgrass in Florida today.

A play-off between Scott Hoch and Jim Furyk at the Ford Championship on Sunday was halted by darkness.

TIGER WOODS breezed into the quarter-finals of the Accenture world matchplay championship at La Costa in California.

DARREN CLARKE’S liking for La Costa continued yesterday as he thrashed Davis Love by a record- equalling margin but Padraig Harrington slipped up on the California course.

Darren Clarke’s liking for La Costa, even in torrential rain, continued today as he thrashed Davis Love by a record-equalling margin.

Darren Clarke’s liking for La Costa, even in the rain, continued today as he won six of the first eight holes of his second round match with Davis Love.

Padraig Harrington found himself laughing minutes before falling behind in his Accenture world match play championship second-round tie in California today.

SAM TORRANCE may have nominated Monty as the team leader on the course, Sergio and Westwood may have been the fans’ darlings after two days of almost undiluted high-fiving, but more than anyone else, it was the calm and composure of Bernhard Langer that typified the steel in Europe’s successful Ryder Cup team.

How Sam Torrance's team got on.

Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia, so close to being Europe’s heroes along with Colin Montgomerie, suffered heartache in the Ryder Cup at The Belfry tonight.

Europe’s Ryder Cup team, taking their lead from a tired but inspired Colin Montgomerie, continued to make life tough for America at The Belfry this afternoon.

ALL THE talk in the pubs around Birmingham on Thursday night centered on the extent of the lead the Americans would enjoy by lunchtime yesterday after the opening fourball skirmishes.

Tiger Woods hit a superb shot to three feet on the second for a certain birdie, but Darren Clarke followed him in to 10 feet and Bjorn to seven, Clarke making his second birdie of the day to keep Europe ahead on the first day of the Ryder Cup at the Belfry.

British Open Leaderboard Latest:

American Ryder Cup captain Curtis Strange is to announce his two wildcard players around noon (Irish Time) today.