Padraig Harrington insisted he would be trying his hardest at Augusta this afternoon. But the same could not be said of every player at the Masters.

Six months after being part of America’s triumphant Walker Cup team, John Holmes has the chance today to put himself on track for a Ryder Cup debut in September.

Allen Doyle overcame a nine-shot deficit to fire an eight-under-par 63 and clinch the US Senior Open.

There’s no better time to get your second win than the week after your first. Especially if you are Mike Reid.

Mike Reid, despite being six shots down with nine holes to play, pulled off a remarkable victory at the Senior PGA Championship in Pennsylvania.

Gusty winds got the best of every player at the Legends of Golf except Irishman Des Smyth.

No player competing in the Masters this year has to worry about carrying a jinx.

RICH BEEM started the trend a year ago in the USPGA Championship at Hazeltine.

COULD it finally be about to happen? Round one of the 85th US PGA Championship sees Phil Mickelson right up there after a sparking 66 suggesting this may well be the week when he rids himself of the tag that has haunted him for the past ten years — the greatest player in the world never to have won a major.

Fred Couples has confirmed he will compete in the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond from July 10-13.

David Gilford and Chris Van Der Velde are the leaders of the TNT Dutch Open in Hilversum today.

Gary Player's absence through injury has robbed the British Open championship final qualifying competition of a touch of romance over the weekend.

Nick Price carried an Augusta jinx into the Masters today - and Japan’s Toshi Izawa was hoping he had not already used up all his luck.