Victory in any Major championship is never a divine right regardless of age or pedigree.

Graeme McDowell hopes he can ensure his premonition of the Claret Jug remaining in his hands comes true tomorrow in the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham.

Adam Scott, who reckons he can remember every shot of Greg Norman's closing 64 to win The Open at Sandwich 19 years ago, was today putting himself in pole position to lift the Claret Jug himself.

Australian Adam Scott leads the pack on day three of the 2012 Open Championship by four strokes.

The Open challenge Tiger Woods ignited late yesterday was in danger of fizzling out today as the 14-time major champion made a poor start to his third round at Royal Lytham.

Young, wealthy, and athletically gifted, Adam Scott seemingly had a number of exciting ways to celebrate his 21st birthday.

Four days after winning a tournament to secure his place in the Open Championship, India’s Jeev Milkha Singh today continued where he left off in the first round at Royal Lytham.

American James Driscoll made the perfect start to the 141st Open Championship when play got under way in calm, overcast conditions at Royal Lytham this morning.

The PGA Tour victories have returned and the new swing is starting to solidify but, as Tiger Woods takes aim at the British Open this week, there is still one major step to take.

Joining your school’s chess club just to meet good-looking girls hints at a certain degree of strategic acumen and Graeme McDowell is enough of a tactician to also admit he is relishing the challenges Royal Lytham & St Annes will pose as he plots a route to British Open success.

Lee Westwood feels he has already pulled off one “genius” move at Royal Lytham, but admits he is still trying to figure out where the birdies to boost his Open chances will come from.

Zach Johnson won a play-off for the John Deere Classic on the US PGA Tour on Sunday when he drilled a six-iron from a fairway bunker to within 12 inches of the cup.

At five under par after 36 holes, Rory McIlroy is certainly not out of this Irish Open but whether he wins this weekend or not, the world No 2 is building very nicely for next month’s British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

For the fourth time in five years Colin Montgomerie goes into the third round of the British Open high up on the leaderboard.

A shoulder injury has kept Nick Faldo out of the Nissan Irish Open which started in Co Louth today.

Nick Faldo today became the fourth Ryder Cup star to withdraw from the Nissan Irish Open in Co Louth before it even started.

There cannot be many people who can boast a 100% matchplay record against Tiger Woods, but Darren Clarke is a more than worthy member of that exclusive club.

It is not only Darren Clarke, Lee Westwood and Colin Montgomerie who are longing for that winning feeling to return.

Twenty-four hours after making fun of his dire record in the event, Colin Montgomerie shot a superb six under par 65 at Royal Lytham today and for the first time in his life led the Open championship.

This year’s Open championship is likely to be the acid test for the Royal and Ancient Club, golf’s ruling body outside America, on whether something has to be done to limit how far the game’s top professionals now hit the ball.