England's Tommy Fleetwood produced a brilliant burst of scoring to claim his second European Tour title in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal hailed one of the best rounds of his career after claiming the halfway lead in the Spanish Open at a testing Valderrama.

European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke looks set to add another first to his illustrious playing career by travelling to Russia later this year.

Patrick Reed gained a small measure of revenge for last month’s Ryder Cup defeat by knocking European hero Jamie Donaldson out of the Volvo World Match Play Championship yesterday.

Ryder Cup star Victor Dubuisson was the only player certain of a place in the quarter-finals of the Volvo World Match Play Championship ahead of Friday's final group matches at The London Club.

Defending champion Graeme McDowell suffered just his third ever defeat in the Volvo World Match Play Championship yesterday, as Ryder Cup team-mate Stephen Gallacher’s singles losing streak reached double figures.

Graeme McDowell outlined a renewed commitment and some ambitious career targets after making an ideal start to the defence of his Volvo World Match Play Championship title.

Five members of Europe’s winning Ryder Cup team will feature in the World Matchplay Championship at the London Golf Club tomorrow.

Fabrizio Zanotti triumphed in the first four-man play-off in BMW International Open history to win his first European Tour title in the most dramatic fashion today.

Paul McGinley acknowledged the so-called Ryder Cup captain’s curse in missing the halfway cut for a third event in succession at the BMW International Open in Cologne.

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

Golf fans will need to be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to arrive in good time at Fota Island to watch the marquee draw in the first round of the Irish Open Championship.

Thomas Bjorn took the BMW PGA Championship by the scruff of the neck at Wentworth today as Shane Lowry suffered a setback in his quest for a third European Tour victory of his career.

Adam Scott can enjoy this week’s HP Byron Nelson Championship on television, safe in the knowledge that he will become world number one regardless of the result.

Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal recorded a remarkable 68 in the second round of the Maybank Malaysian Open on Friday, despite having to dive into a lake after being attacked by hornets.

Europe remained on course for victory in the inaugural EurAsia Cup despite a spirited fightback from Asia on the second day in Kuala Lumpur.

European Ryder Cup vice-captain Des Smyth will get an early chance to reacquaint himself with the rigours of the role when he teams up with Miguel Angel Jimenez for the inaugural EurAsia Cup in Malaysia in two weeks.

Rory McIlroy was emphatically living up to his billing as pre-tournament favourite as Tiger Woods battled to match his playing partner’s exploits in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on Thursday.

South Africa’s George Coetzee held on to his overnight lead with a second round of 69 in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters on Thursday.

For a second time in three years Rory McIlroy has seen Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship glory snatched from his grasp due to a rules blunder.

A rules blunder by Rory McIlroy left him only able to claim a "moral victory" for the second time in three years today.

Graeme McDowell is not only fighting Henrik Stenson for the European number one title, but he is equally determined to unseat the Swede to be voted European Tour ‘Player of the Year’.

Ireland's Damien McGrane defied the miserable conditions to card a superb 67 and set the clubhouse target in the third round of the KLM Open in Zandvoort.

Jim Furyk hit a magical 59 as he surged into contention on day two of the BMW Championship in Illinois last night.

The title sponsor that Pádraig Harrington says he has up his sleeve, and anyone who may be contemplating pumping millions into the Irish Open prize fund, will not have been enthused by the leaderboard in Maynooth yesterday.

“I’d love to be back here. I think it would be a great tournament on the O’Meara.

Paul Casey today claimed the 12th European Tour title of his career in dramatic fashion after overturning a four-shot deficit in the final round of the Irish Open.

There are no Irish players in the top ten after round three of the Irish Open.

Rory McIlroy’s miserable run of form showed no sign of abating as he shot an opening-round 78 to finish six over par on the first day of the Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

Justin Rose came out of the shadows of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy again today to underline what a force he has also become in golf.

Charl Schwartzel and Sergio Garcia end the year 14th and 16th in the world respectively after their weekend wins in South Africa and Malaysia.

Graeme McDowell’s victory at the World Challenge in California – his first title since the same event two years ago – has lifted him from 24th to 14th in the world.

Ireland’s Shane Lowry has moved up from 128th to 74th in the world after his victory at the Portugal Masters yesterday.

Peter Hanson warmed up for the Ryder Cup in fine style by claiming victory at the KLM Open in Hilversum today.

Graeme Storm let a five-shot advantage leak away and will embark on tomorrow's final round of the KLM Open in a four-man tie at the top of the leaderboard.

Rory McIlroy is back as world number one after storming to his second major victory at the USPGA Championship – and David Lynn is up from 98th to a career-high 40th after finishing as a shock runner-up.

Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen retained a firm grip on the Lyoness Open in Austria after a third-round 68 left him 16 under par and three clear of the field.

The highest cut of the European Tour season so far was on the cards as Celtic Manor once again presented a tough challenge today.

Lee Slattery followed one great performance with another at Celtic Manor today.

Ryder Cup contenders Simon Dyson and Francesco Molinari headed to Sawgrass in Florida today in totally contrasting moods.

Golf’s world number one spot has changed hands for the fifth time in just over two months.

England’s Simon Dyson and Dane Soren Kjeldsen were tied for the lead after six holes of the Spanish Open final round in Seville today.

Simon Dyson double-bogeyed the last hole to throw the race for the Spanish Open wide open again with a round to go in Seville.