Defending champion Tiger Woods needed to be at his combative best to stay on track for back-to-back wins as the 109th US Open began under dark skies and heavy rain at Bethpage Black.

Defending champion Tiger Woods needed to be at his combative best to rescue par at the opening hole as the 109th US Open got under way under dark skies and in persistent drizzle at Bethpage Black.

Padraig Harrington will tee-off with defending champion Tiger Woods and 2007 champion Angel Cabrera at this week's US Open at Bethpage, New York.

Chris Couch chipped in from 26 feet on the 18th hole to preserve his lead and win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

American Rocco Mediate made a dream start to the £5m (€7.3m) Players Championship in Florida today.

Ireland’s Pádraig Harrington was still in touch at eight under on the second day of the Ford Championship at Doral in Florida.

Steve Lowery shot a five-under-par 66 to take a two-shot lead on 134 at the halfway stage of the Chrysler Classic in Florida.

Jeff Brehaut fired a six-under-par 65 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Chrysler Championship in Florida.

Tiger Woods carded a two-over-par 73 to fall five shots off the pace after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship in Massachusetts.

JL Lewis carded a two-under-par 69 to take a three-shot lead after the third round of the John Deere Classic in Illinois.

PÁDRAIG Harrington landed a 60ft eagle putt on the final hole to claim the Barclays Classic in New York late last night.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON was left with yet another runners-up finish to his name yesterday as Ryder Cup team-mate Miguel Angel Jimenez pipped him to the Omega Hong Kong Open title.

World number two Vijay Singh leads Tiger Woods by three shots at the end of the third round of the USPGA Tour Deutsche Bank Championship at the TPC of Boston.

Vijay Singh eagled the first hole on his way to an eight-under-par 63 to take a two-shot lead over Tiger Woods, Bill Haas and John Rollins after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Classic in Massachusetts.

Kenny Perry finished with a 68 to secure a six-shot win at the Colonial, breaking the tournament record by three shots after finishing on 19-under-par 261 over four rounds.

First-round scores from the Disney Golf Classic, Disney Magnolia and Disney Palm Course, Lake Buena Vista, Florida (par 72, US unless stated)

Matt Gogel erased some bad memories with a victory at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California.