Portugal’s Jose Filipe Lima shares a four-way lead at the top of the leaderboard in the second round of the Volvo China Open after firing a three-under-par 69 at the Honghua International Golf Club.

Unheralded South African Keith Horne led the field at the Abu Dhabi Championship as the big-name British challenge stuttered on the first day.

Retief Goosen took another step towards his third Order of Merit title in the Linde German Masters in Cologne.

Bernhard Langer moved into contention for his 12th European Tour title on home soil in the Linde German Masters, and could pocket his own money into the bargain.

Retief Goosen quickly moved into the outright lead in the Linde German Masters today – but defending champion Padraig Harrington was battling just to make the cut.

RYDER CUP star Paul Casey provided further proof he has overcome the worst slump in his career by impressing in the Linde German Masters in Cologne.

Ryder Cup star Paul Casey provided further proof he has overcome the worst slump in his career by impressing in the Linde German Masters in Cologne.

A CLOSING bogey denied England's Nick Dougherty a share of the lead with Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh - the top two players in golf - at the NEC world championship in Ohio yesterday.

Tiger Woods, who could not quite make up a 15-shot deficit in the US PGA championship last week, was quickly on the leaderboard at the NEC world championship in Akron today.

AUSTRALIAN Mark Hensby transferred his major form onto the European Tour yesterday to win the Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm.

Australian Mark Hensby today won his first European Tour title with victory in the Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm.

Wales’ Bradley Dredge carded a superb 63 to lead the Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm today – and could already have done enough to win his second tour title.

ENGLAND’S Barry Lane made the most of more than a century’s worth of experience to fire a first-round 64 in the Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm.

England’s Barry Lane, playing his 533rd European Tour event, today fired a first round 64, seven under par, in the Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm.

Welsh World Cup player Bradley Dredge shared the lead following the first round of the Volvo China Open yesterday - after not knowing he would even be allowed into the country until Tuesday night.

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