Two bogeys in the last three holes saw Rory McIlroy fall back to a tie for the lead with Alvaro Quiros as the second round of the Hong Kong Open drew to a close with the front-runners on seven under.

Great Britain & Ireland captain Paul McGinley hailed the performance of his Vivendi Seve Trophy rookies after seeing his team fend off a spirited fightback by Continental Europe in Paris yesterday.

Great Britain and Ireland moved into a strong position against Continental Europe after winning the greensomes session 3½ to ½ and the foursomes 2½ to ½ at the Vivendi Seve Trophy today.

Ireland and Great Britain won the greensomes session 3 1/2 to 1/2 to regain the upper hand against Continental Europe at the Vivendi Seve Trophy this morning.

GREAT BRITAIN and Ireland captain Paul McGinley warned his players not to get carried away after a dream first day of the Vivendi Seve Trophy at St-Nom-La-Breteche saw them take a 4-1 lead over Continental Europe.

Great Britain and Ireland captain Paul McGinley warned his players not to get carried away after a dream first day of the Vivendi Seve Trophy at St-Nom-La-Breteche saw them take a 4-1 lead over Continental Europe.

THE bumper crowds expected for this week’s Irish Open presented by Discover Ireland will be spoiled for choice after the draw for the first two rounds was made yesterday.

England’s Gary Boyd, runner-up in the Italian Open two weeks ago, raced into the early lead at the BMW International Open in Munich today.

DAVID HORSEY overcame Rhys Davies and Jaco Van Zyl in a three-man play-off to win the Hassan Trophy in Agadir.

England’s David Horsey remained on course for a second European Tour title by picking up three shots over the first eight holes of his final round to claim the outright lead at the Hassan Trophy in Agadir.

Englishman David Horsey carded a third round 67 to draw level with Rhys Davies at the top of the Trophee Hassan II leaderboard heading into the final round.

Paul Lawrie fired a seven-under-par 64 to share the lead after the first round of the Castello Masters in Spain.

IT’S a rarity indeed when a player walks off a golf course after shooting a round of 61 and is more than a little disappointed.

Englishman David Horsey pulled off the unlikeliest of maiden European Tour victories – in Germany of all places – today when he came from five behind to lift the BMW International Open.

SWEDEN’S Fredrik Andersson Hed admitted the result was all that mattered after stuttering to his maiden European Tour title in the Italian Open.

It was another case of what might have been for Darren Clarke in Spain today.

Paul Casey, told on Wednesday that the world number three spot was there for him to grab this week, is bang on course for it halfway through the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

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.

England’s David Horsey, whose mother is battling breast cancer, opened his BMW PGA Championship debut with a five-under-par 67 at Wentworth today.

Anthony Kang of the United States ended an eight-year victory drought, rolling home a short birdie at the final hole to emerge from a tightly-bunched field for a one-stroke victory at the Maybank Malaysian Open today.

David Horsey was the biggest mover late on the final morning of the South African Open in Paarl with his six-under-par through 12 holes taking him to within three shots of overnight leader Lee Westwood.

Burma’s military regime, already under fire for blocking international aid to cyclone victims, is expected to decide today whether to extend the detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi or set her free.

The UN today said only a tiny portion of international relief is reaching Burma’s cyclone victims, amid reports the country’s military regime is hoarding high-quality foreign aid for itself while people make do with rotten food.

Burma’s corrupt military regime was today accused of siphoning off high-quality aid for cyclone victims and replacing it with rotten food.

Burma's state media said last weekend's cyclone killed some 10,000 people in one town alone, raising fears of a big rise in the overall death toll today, as the international community prepared to rush aid to the nation.

A BURMA state radio station yesterday said close to 4,000 people were killed and nearly 3,000 others are unaccounted for in a single town after the devastating Tropical Cyclone Nargis swept through.

Britain and Ireland’s amateurs needed a near miracle to win back the Walker Cup at Royal County Down today after being whitewashed in the second series of foursomes.

One of the leading lights of the Britain and Ireland Walker Cup side failed to shine on the opening day at Royal County Down in Northern Ireland.

Ireland reached the final of the European Men's Amateur Team Golf Championship in Scotland after a dramatic 4-3 win over England today.

Daniel Willett caused a stir in the opening matchplay round of the British Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes today as he claimed the notable scalp of rising Irish star Rory McIlroy.

Baltray's Simon Ward scorched to a six under par 66 to lead the Irish

Rory McIlroy missed the cut as fellow Ulsterman Richard Kilpatrick moved to within a shot of the lead in the Brabazon Trophy at the Forest of Arden.

David Horsey provided more evidence of his growing reputation as one of the country’s most exciting young players when he carved out a three-under-par 68 for a five-way share of the first round lead in Lytham Trophy at Royal Lytham and St Annes.

Teenager Rory McIlroy came of age when he successfully defended the Radisson SAS West of Ireland Championship with a brilliant putting display at Rosses Point.

England's David Horsey fired a four under par 67 on his 21st birthday to grab the first-round lead in strokeplay qualifying for the Radisson SAS West of Ireland Championship.

Dunmurry's Darren Crowe is determined to break his title hoodoo in the Radisson SAS West of Ireland championship at Rosses Point.