Ireland's Colm Moriarty fired a superb five-under-par opening round of 66 to hold a share of the lead at the St Omer Open in France.

Lee Westwood, spared the stress of fighting for a Ryder Cup place in this the final week of qualifying, was among the pacesetters at the start of the Johnnie Walker Championship at windy Gleneagles.

Gary Murphy admits his mind wanders to “stupid stuff” on the golf course but he will have to concentrate for just 36 more holes to claim a first European Tour title in the Bank Austria Open.

Felipe Aguilar continued from where he left off in his second round as he moved three strokes clear at the top of the leaderboard as day three of the Indonesian Open headed to a finish.

Felipe Aguilar will go into the weekend of the Indonesian Open with a two-stroke lead after producing a superb eight-under-par 62 in today’s second round at the Cengkareng Golf Club in Jakarta.

Darren Clarke shot a superb hole-in-one to get his second round challenge at the Indonesian Open off to the ideal start as Felipe Aguilar held a two-stroke lead at the top of the leaderboard.

PAUL CASEY seems to be quickly getting over the controversy and bitter resentment he has caused with his remarks about Americans, America and Tom Lehman in particular.

Luke Donald and Paul Casey took a giant stride today towards what would be only the second-ever victory for England in golf’s World Cup.

Paul Casey hoped to have his mind fully focused on golf today when England resumed the World Cup in Seville only one stroke behind leaders Ireland and Austria.

AUSTRIAN golf has rarely made the headlines, although those who believe the game isn’t popular there would be well wide of the mark.

Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley just missed out on the first sub-60 score of their golfing lives today – yet still found themselves only joint leaders with unfancied Austria after the first day of the World Cup in Seville.

Birdies were the name of the game in the opening round of golf’s World Cup in Seville today – and Ireland soon caught the mood.

KARIEM BARAKA, nephew of Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer, blazed his way to a superb nine-under-par round of 63 to lead the BMW Russian Open in Moscow by two shots.

Kariem Baraka, nephew of Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer, blazed his way to a superb nine-under-par round of 63 to lead the BMW Russian Open in Moscow by two shots.

Ryder Cup hopefuls Ian Poulter and Paul McGinley made steady starts in their bids to overhaul leader Richard Green in the KLM Open in Holland.

DAVID LYNN attributed the lowest round of his professional career to his success on the greens after an opening 63 gave him a one-stroke lead in the KLM Open in Holland.

David Lynn attributed the lowest round of his professional career to his success on the greens after an opening 63 gave him a one-stroke lead in the KLM Open in Holland.

The €63,000 car won by Spaniard Jose Manual Carriles did not stop it from being Australia Day in the Nissan Irish Open at County Louth today.

WESTOOD there, not knowing what to expect. Colin Montgomerie was in the scorer's hut, signing for a round of 82 that included an outward nine of 45.

Mark Roe’s anger turned to relief in the second round of the weather-disrupted Italian Open in Milan today.

Brian Davis completed a bizarre day’s work in the Qatar Masters today by re-igniting his bid for a place in the Masters next month.

WHEN your national association president is a former wrestler, the leading light in the game a tennis pro, and your best golfer is only 17 years of age, then it’s not hard to surmise that the ancient game is in its infancy in your country.

JAMIE ELSON joined the ever increasing number of English golfing talent to capture his maiden professional title at the Volvo Finnish Open on the European Challenge Tour.