World number one Tiger Woods has his first title on Australian soil firmly in his sights after establishing a two-shot break over the rest of the field at the halfway stage of the JBWere Masters at Kingston Heath in Melbourne.

World number one Tiger Woods has made a huge statement on the opening day of the JBWere Masters at Kingston Heath, Australia, tearing up the sandbelt course with a six-under 66 to sit level with James Nitties and 21-year-old South African Branden Grace.

Former champion Stuart Appleby, last year’s runner-up Mathew Goggin and American John Daly are all confirmed starters for this year’s Australian Open at New South Wales Golf Club.

Tiger Woods admitted to feeling “very comfortable” after hitting the front on the opening day of the USPGA Championship at Hazeltine National.

Padraig Harrington began his last round as Open champion with words of advice from the man who could succeed him ringing in his ears.

No Tiger Woods in sight, no Padraig Harrington in contention – but what a last day is still in store at the Open Championship.

South Africa’s Tim Clark claimed the 2008 Australian Open by defeating Mathew Goggin on the first hole of a dramatic sudden-death playoff at Royal Sydney GC today.

Play has been suspended on day two of the Australian Open at Royal Sydney after heavy rain rendered the Rose Bay layout unplayable.

Three players hold a two-shot lead at the end of an eventful opening day at Royal Sydney after carding course-record equalling seven-under 65s in benign conditions.

Tim Wilkinson and Peter Wilson share the lead after a first day of the Australian PGA Championship curtailed by lightening.

Sergio Garcia, Vijay Singh and Kevin Sutherland were heading for a sudden-death shoot-out at The Barclays as the first FedEx Cup play-off of the year reached a tense climax at Ridgewood Country Club.

Australian Mathew Goggin took the clubhouse lead, while Masters champion Trevor Immelman plunged to near last after a horror opening round at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship.

Johnson Wagner opened up a three-stroke lead over Mathew Goggin and Charlie Hoffman at the midway point of the Houston Open after carding a three-under-par 69 during the rain interrupted second round yesterday.

Tim Petrovic, Joe Durant, Mathew Goggin, Omar Uresti and Shigeki Maruyama have found themselves in a tie for the lead after the first round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.

Stephen Ames stumbled down the stretch but still has a share of the lead after Saturday’s third round of the Children’s Miracle Network Classic.

Englishman Justin Rose captured his first European Tour victory in four years by winning the co-sanctioned MasterCard Australian Masters in Huntingdale.

South African Trevor Immelman, winner of the Western Open, is not certain to play next week’s British Open Championship.

South African Trevor Immelman kept his nerve to hold off Tiger Woods and win the Cialis Western Open in Illinois.

South African Trevor Immelman experienced bitter disappointment on the US Tour for the second week running today.

Darren Clarke, who threw away a chance to win the event on the 72nd hole last year, had a terrible opening day of the Verizon Heritage at Hilton Head Island yesterday, closing at five over par.

Luke Donald achieved arguably the best win of his life today when he captured the Honda Classic in Florida – and with it moved into the world’s top 10 for the first time.

PAUL McGINLEY will be the first Irish player into action in the Open Championship at Royal Troon at 7.03am on Thursday.

Lee Westwood has chosen to be “reclusive” in the build-up to this week’s British Open championship at Royal Troon. But that is bound to change once the event starts.

Leading final round scores and totals in the Buick Invitational at the Torrey Pines South course, La Jolla, California (USA unless stated, par 72):

Matt Gogel erased some bad memories with a victory at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California.

Ernie Els had his second worst score in nearly 450 rounds on the US Tour today as American Scott McCarron won the BellSouth Classic in Atlanta.