When Kilkenny and Galway finished all square in their initial All-Ireland hurling final meeting four weeks ago, there were more than a few writers who leaned instinctively on that brilliant old quote about how a draw was like kissing your sister.

United States Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III has named Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson and Brandt Snedeker as his wild card picks for the match against Europe at Medinah, Chicago on September 28-30.

PADRAIG Harrington will seek reassurance from the manner of his 2008 US PGA Championship victory that his first victory since then is not already out of reach following a disappointing opening round at Whistling Straits.

Boo Weekley will return to defend his title at the Verizon Heritage, which gets under way on Thursday.

With Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley taking the weekend off, there was little change among the Irish players’ Ryder Cup standings over the weekend.

Paul McGinley, the man who won the last Ryder Cup, today set up what should be a nail-biting climax to Europe’s 12-month race for automatic places next weekend.

US team captain Jack Nicklaus believes the joint decision to call off the President’s Cup match as a tie and share the trophy between the two teams would go down “as one of the best decisions in golfing history”.

Davis Love III continues to lead the British Open this evening.

Europe continue to enjoy the early advantage in today's singles at the Ryder Cup.

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Jerry Kelly carded a seven-under-par 65 to dramatically capture the Western Open in Illinois.

Jerry Kelly carded a seven-under-par 65 to dramatically capture the Advil Western Open in Illinois.

First round scores from the Williams World Challenge at The Sherwood Country Club Golf Course, Thousand Oaks.

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

David Duval holds the laed in the British Open. The American, at eight under par, is just one shot ahead of Sweden's Nicals Fasth.

England's Greg Owen has taken over the lead in the British Open.

Tee-off times for the first two rounds of the 101st US Open golf championship at the Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Times are all Irish time.

Tiger Woods has surpassed his own world rankings points record following his record-breaking US Masters victory.