Tiger Woods is out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play already, beaten on the first extra hole by Dane Thomas Bjorn in today’s opening round.

Frost delayed the start of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship for 30 minutes in Tucson today.

Ernie Els is expected to be back in action at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson on Wednesday after a sore neck kept him out of last week’s Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles.

Ian Poulter is set to start the defence of his WGC-Accenture Match Play title against 2009 Open champion Stewart Cink if all the world’s top 64 show up in Tucson next week.

GRAEME McDOWELL may have kept stressing that it was a team effort, winning back the Ryder Cup for Europe, but his team-mates were having none of it last night as the celebrations got under way at Celtic Manor.

Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez has beaten America's Bubba Watson in his singles game at the Ryder Cup in Celtic Manor.

Europe’s Ryder Cup stars appeared to be on a relentless victory march against the United States at Celtic Manor today.

Rory McIlroy is currently down by one shot against America's Stewart Cink after eight holes of their singles match at the Ryder Cup in Celtic Manor.

Lee Westwood led from the front in trademark fashion as Europe set off on their quest to regain the Ryder Cup at a mist-shrouded Celtic Manor.

Lee Westwood hit Europe’s first Monday morning shot in Ryder Cup history at Celtic Manor today – and he had immediate cause for celebration.

Miguel Angel Jimenez today urged his team-mates not to take Ryder Cup victory for granted as the rain-delayed event resumed at Celtic Manor.

THOSE convinced that European success in this Ryder Cup is a foregone conclusion should temper their optimism with a little caution and remember the happenings at Brookline in 1999.

Ireland’s Rory McIlroy will be second in tomorrow’s singles as compatriots Padraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell close out the day’s proceedings in the final two pairings.

Colin Montgomerie placed a note above the lockers of every one of his Europe team to read when they arrived at Celtic Manor this morning.

Europe extended their lead over the USA to three points at Celtic Manor this afternoon as the remaining fourballs of the third session were wrapped up.

Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy have beaten Zach Johnson & Hunter Mahan 3 & 1 to tie the Ryder Cup at six points apiece.

Lee Westwood once again led by example when the rain-delayed Ryder Cup finally resumed at Celtic Manor today.

The Ryder Cup scoreboard shows America 6-4 ahead overnight, but Europe were the ones with the clear momentum when play ended at Celtic Manor tonight.

Encroaching darkness meant play finished for the day at Celtic Manor this evening with all matches in the third session still to be decided.

His last win was not quite as long ago as the moon landing, but Padraig Harrington finally took one small step for Europe and one giant leap for himself at the Ryder Cup today.

Irish pairing Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy lost to Stewart Cink and Matt Kuchar 1 hole.

English duo Ian Poulter and Luke Donald have beaten Ryder Cuprookies Bubba Watson & Jeff Overton in the fifth game of the foursomes session.

Padraig Harrington won his first Ryder Cup match since the singles in 2004 today as the rain-delayed Ryder Cup continued at Celtic Manor.

Italian brothers Edoardo and Francesco Molinari have lost their Ryder Cup foursomes game against American duo Zach Johnson and Hunter Mahan.

Europe went into the second session of the Ryder Cup needing to stage a fightback at Celtic Manor – and were helped by a blunder from Jim Furyk and rookie Rickie Fowler.

Rookies Jeff Overton and Bubba Watson produced a 31-year best for the United States on their Ryder Cup debuts at Celtic Manor.

Europe's Padraig Harrington and Ross Fisher have just gone one ahead after the fourth hole of their foursomes game against Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson at the Ryder Cup.

Europe today claimed the first point in the rain-delayed Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor, more than 25 hours after the contest started, but the United States secured a one-point lead after the opening fourballs.

Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy were given a second crack at Stewart Cink and Matt Kuchar when the Ryder Cup switched from fourballs to foursomes.

Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker have beaten English duo Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher in the final game of the first fourballs session of the Ryder Cup.

Europe's Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington have lost their fourballs game to Ryder Cup debutants Bubba Watson and Jeff Overton at the Celtic Manor.

Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell have halved their fourballs game with Stewart Cink and Matt Kuchar in the Ryder Cup.

Europe today claimed the first point in the rain-delayed Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor – but the United States led in the remaining three fourball matches.

The USA are up in three games in this morning's delayed fourballs.

Luke Donald struck a potentially crucial first blow for Europe today as the rain-delayed Ryder Cup resumed at Celtic Manor.

THE predicted biblical rainstorm duly materialised at Celtic Manor yesterday, forcing the organising committee to implement emergency measures in the faint hope of getting the 38th Ryder Cup completed on schedule tomorrow evening.

GRAEME McDOWELL promised he and Rory McIlroy would go out all guns blazing this morning in an effort to turn around their fourballs encounter with Stewart Cink and Matt Kuchar.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON put his time to good use at Celtic Manor when the rain came down on the Ryder Cup and play was suspended for seven hours and 18 minutes as he and Luke Donald played American rookies Bubba Watson and Jeff Overton.

A Monday finish for the first time in the history of the Ryder Cup looms larger after heavy rain forced play to be suspended on the opening morning at Celtic Manor.

Europe today made an excellent start on the opening morning of the Ryder Cup before horrendous conditions brought play to a grinding halt.

Europe today drew first blood on the opening morning of the Ryder Cup – but horrendous conditions were threatening to bring play to a halt.

A poll of golf writers at this week’s Ryder Cup overwhelmingly points to Europe winning back the trophy on Sunday.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON will be warmly fancied to win his first Ryder Cup match since 2004 when he and Luke Donald take on rookies Bubba Watson and Jeff Overton in the final fourball of this morning’s opening session at Celtic Manor.

Simon Lewis looks at the opening morning fourballs