Gregory Havret, runner-up to Graeme McDowell in last year’s US Open, withdrew from the Saab Wales Open today following the death of his father.

Swedish golfer Martin Erlandsson went from the ridiculous to the sublime when the South African Open began at Pearl Valley today.

Race to Dubai contenders Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy headline the field at the Hong Kong Open but smaller battles will also unfold in Fanling this week.

Ross Fisher has been named the European Tour’s Golfer of the Month for October following his victory in the Volvo World Match Play Championship.

SPORTS writers like nothing better than second guessing thes electors charged with picking teams for major events.

SWEDEN’S Michael Jonzon is living proof that in golf it takes just one week to make it a great year.

Sweden’s Michael Jonzon is living proof that in golf it takes just one week to make it a great year.

Defending champion Sergio Garcia birdied the first two holes of his final round and grabbed the lead at the Castello Masters in Spain today.

Sweden’s Michael Jonzon, with one European Tour win in 290 starts and fighting for his future, leads the Castello Masters in Spain with a round to play.

Defending champion Sergio Garcia remained a shot behind leaders Martin Kaymer and Robert Allenby after the completion of the second round at the Castello Masters in Spain this morning.

Martin Kaymer has given himself the chance to regain the European Tour number one spot in his first event back from breaking toes in a go-kart crash.

Martin Kaymer continued a brilliant return to golf today when he completed an opening 63 at the Castello Masters and shared the lead with Sergio Garcia.

Defending champion Sergio Garcia took the lead on the wind-affected first day of his home Castello Masters – and one of his main rivals is already out of the event.

Defending champion Sergio Garcia reached eight under par and was one ahead of Swede Michael Jonzon when play in the Castello Masters first round was suspended because of 40mph gusts in Spain today.

Three players outside the world’s top 250 outshone the big names in the early stages of the BMW International Open in Munich today, which was suspended at 10.40am Irish time after a particularly heavy downpour.

Colin Montgomerie struggled to stay in touch today as German Marcel Siem and England’s Graeme Storm turned on the style at the Andalucian Open in Seville.

Germany’s Marcel Siem took over the lead at the Andalucian Open in Seville from Scot Chris Doak today.

Tyrone Mordt and Johan Edfors were the clubhouse leaders early on day two of the Alfred Dunhill Championship after moving on to nine-under-par for the competition.

Rory McIlroy heads into today's second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa tied for 54th.

Len Mattiace and Michael Jonzon shared the lead on seven-under-par after the opening round at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.

Jonathan Caldwell and Michael Hoey have fared best of the Irish competitors on the opening day of the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa today.

A brilliant closing birdie – the only one all day on the 471-yard 18th - tonight took England’s Ross Fisher into a three-stroke lead with a round to go in The European Open.

Jeev Milka Singh wants to follow Nick Faldo as a major winner after emulating the Ryder Cup captain to win the rain-shortened Bank Austria Open.

India’s Jeev Milkha Singh took a leaf from Nick Faldo’s book to win the rain-shortened Bank Austria Open in Vienna.

India’s Digvijay Singh set the early pace at the inaugural co-sanctioned Indian Masters in Delhi this morning after reaching the turn three-under-par.

Ireland’s David Higgins carded a flawless 65 to share the lead after the first round of the St Omer Open.

More than 10 years elapsed between Richard Green’s first and second European Tour titles – but it is unlikely to be 2017 before the Australian wins again.

Australia’s Richard Green today survived a last-hole blunder to claim his first European Tour title for a decade in the weather-affected Austrian Open today.

England’s David Carter began the race for places in Europe’s Ryder Cup team with a sparkling six under par 65 in Switzerland today.

Swede Michael Jonzon, a lowly 187th on the Order of Merit, raced into an early two-stroke lead today at the Omega European Masters – opening event of the 12-month race for places in Europe’s Ryder Cup team.

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.

Mark O’Meara, the 47-year-old former Masters and Open champion, today achieved his first big victory since 1998.

Paul McGinley, seeking his first win since he holed the winning putt in the Ryder Cup two years ago, chipped in at the last to regain a share of the lead with a round to go in the Dubai Desert Classic.

Lee Westwood, seeking a third win in eight weeks, is battling to recover from a terrible start to his opening round in the Turespana Majorca Classic.

Paul McGinley was today aiming to take another small step closer to a Ryder Cup debut in the second round of the Moroccan Open.

Ireland's Paul McGinley fired a brilliant six-under-par 67 to take the first-round lead in the Moroccan Open in Rabat.