Waterford’s Kevin Phelan carried on from where he left off last week by carding an opening 67 to claim a share of the lead in the Africa Open at East London Golf Club in South Africa.

American Dustin Johnson denies he has had a drug problem but admits "drinking to excess" was an issue he had to address.

Scotland’s Marc Warren, who credits his recent good form to a new Callaway driver, ruled himself out of the reckoning for a Ryder Cup wild card despite claiming his first European Tour title for seven years at the inaugural Made in Denmark event yesterday.

Padraig Harrington has endured a disappointing start to his final round with bogeys on the second and third and seventh holes.

Shane Lowry maintained his excellent form from the BMW PGA Championship as he booked his spot at next month's US Open by winning the 36-hole qualifying event last night.

Thomas Aiken kept the Africa Open in South African hands – and his temporary caddie very happy – by defeating England’s Oliver Fisher in a play-off to claim his third European Tour title yesterday.

Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley will consult his potential team members on course set-up after 80 players broke par in the opening round of the Johnnie Walker Championship.

Scotland’s Lloyd Saltman had a nightmare start to the 142nd Open Championship after carding an eight on the first hole.

Rory McIlroy admitted to feeling “a little lost” as he struggled to a first round of 74 in the Irish Open that left him eight shots off the lead and battling to make the cut.

Gareth Maybin will tee up in the British Open at Muirfield next month after producing two splendid rounds in the international final qualifying at Sunningdale yesterday.

An eight-under-par round of 63 helped the in-form Richard Sterne set the early pace on the opening morning of the Joburg Open.

Ryder Cup hero Martin Kaymer’s name has been added to the list of Europeans joining the US Tour next season.

England's Graeme Storm took a two-shot first-round lead at the KLM Open after a seven-birdie 63 at Hilversum today.

Austrian Bernd Wiesberger will take a five-shot lead into the final round of the Ballantine’s Championship after carding a second straight seven-under-par 65 at Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon, South Korea.

Home player Kim Do-hoon was setting the on-course pace at four-under-par on day one of the Ballantine's Championship in Icheon, South Korea.

Paul Casey will be thinking of his closet as well as his clubs when he takes to the Binhai Lake course at this week’s Volvo China Open in Tianjin.

Rory McIlroy led the way on six under par as the first round of the Hong Kong Open entered its closing stages but Miguel Angel Jimenez was just one shot back of the Irishman.

FOR Lee Westwood it was water-skiing, for Darren Clarke it was fishing and for Rory McIlroy it was watching girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki play tennis and treatment on his injured arm.

Tiger Woods has dropped another three places to 36th in the latest world rankings.

ENGLAND’S Oliver Fisher kept his cool in the final round to win the Czech Open as he signed for a 69 to win by two shots at the Prosper Golf Resort in Celadna.

Scotland's Steven O'Hara shot a fantastic third-round 65 at the Czech Open to sit level with Oliver Fisher at the top of the leaderboard ahead of the final round tomorrow.

Scotland’s Steven O’Hara moved to the top of the leaderboard after a fine start to his third round at the Czech Open.

JOSE MANUEL LARA and Mikael Lundberg share the lead on 137 after the second day of the Czech Open at the Prosper Golf Resort in Celadna.

Jose Manuel Lara and Mikael Lundberg share the lead of the Czech Open after the second day at the Prosper Golf Resort in Celadna.

US Open champion Graeme McDowell was upstaged by world number 317 John Parry, who carded a second-round 67 to take the lead at the Austrian Open in Atzenbrugg.

Padraig Harrington celebrated his return to the European Tour’s flagship event by taking a share of the early lead at Wentworth today.

South African Retief Goosen, out of action since The Masters over a month ago after breaking a toe “running around” with his two children, has withdrawn from this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

SUCH are the twists and turns of life that unheralded Skerries teenager Jeff Hopkins could easily be playing at centre half for the likes of Liverpool or Blackburn Rovers. Instead, a series of chronic injuries ended his dreams of a professional soccer career when he was just 14 years old.

Australia’s Marcus Fraser won the Ballantine’s Championship today by four shots as a battling three-under-par 69 final round secured a wire-to-wire win and first victory in seven years.

Australia’s Marcus Fraser remained on course for a wire-to-wire victory at the weather-affected Ballantine’s Championship after securing a one shot advantage over defending champion Thongchai Jaidee, Gareth Maybin and Tano Goya heading into tomorrow’s third and final round.

PGA Championship winner YE Yang needed just two final-round birdies to win the Volvo China Open by two shots today at a damp Jinji Lake International Golf Club today.

James Morrison held his nerve to complete a one-stroke victory ahead of fellow Englishman Oliver Fisher in the Madeira Islands Open today.

Englishman Richard Bland was one of the biggest third-round movers as the Avantha Masters looks set for a dramatic finale with seven players ending the day tied for the lead on 11 under par.

Barry Lane was delighted to show he can still mix it with the young guns of the European Tour after the veteran Englishman took the clubhouse lead following a weather-shortened second day at the Avantha Masters in Delhi.

Germany’s Marcel Siem eagled his final hole en route to an eight-under-par 64 today to secure a one-stroke lead at the end of the opening round of the inaugural Avantha Masters.

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.

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.

Justin Rose, unsure what the future holds for him on the European Tour, took a big step towards easing his worries with a seven under par 65 in the Portugal Masters today.

Sergio Garcia may have just two more days to wait for his first win of the year.

World number eight Sergio Garcia had the spotlight taken off by him by world number 1,076 Manuel Quiros when the Madrid Masters began today.

Former Ryder Cup player Andrew Coltart hit back from failing to qualify for the French Open on Tuesday by taking a share of the early lead at the BMW International Open in rain-sodden Munich 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.

Ireland's Peter Lawrie has just missed out on a spot at the Open Championship in Turnberry next month.

Paul Broadhurst does not expect Tiger Woods or anybody else to remove his name from the record books at next month’s Open Championship.