John Daly has called for the international golf community to respect the privacy of embattled superstar Tiger Woods.

A New York nightclub hostess accused of having an affair with Tiger Woods cancelled a planned press conference amid reports she had negotiated a million-dollar deal to remain silent about her alleged relationship with the champion golfer.

WHAT promised to be a kiss and tell press conference by the first woman named in the Tiger Woods mistress scandal was abruptly cancelled yesterday amid reports the golfer had made it worth her while to keep silent.

A New York nightclub hostess who denied having an affair with Tiger Woods cancelled a press conference in which she was due to talk about their relationship today “due to unforeseen circumstances”.

The Swedish golfer who introduced Tiger Woods to his wife said today that he thought the world number one “was a better guy than he is”.

Former Ryder Cup star Jesper Parnevik is out of golf for the rest of the year after having arthroscopic hip surgery.

A three-under-par 67 kept Australia's Greg Chalmers on top of the leaderboard as the US Bank Championship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reached the halfway stage.

Jesper Parnevik has missed out on a return to Turnberry by two shots after carding a one-under 70 in the second round of the American qualifier in Texas.

Mathias Gronberg led a Swedish charge at La Cantera as Justin Leonard maintained a share of his overnight lead in the Valero Texas Open today.

Padraig Harrington will try for a third successive Open Championship this July on a Turnberry course which has been lengthened by nearly 250 yards since it last staged the event 15 years ago.

THIS week’s British Open will eventually be remembered for who wins it, rather than who is injured and misses it.

Justin Leonard made a 10-foot birdie putt on the third play-off hole to edge out overnight leader Jesper Parnevik and win the Texas Open on Sunday.

Jesper Parnevik continues to lead the Texas Open after carding a four-under-par 66 in Saturday’s third round of the event.

Jesper Parnevik fired a five-under-par 65 to extend his lead to four strokes after Friday’s second round of the Texas Open.

Jesper Parnevik overcame an opening bogey to shoot a career best nine-under-par 61 at LaCantera Golf Course to open up a four stroke lead at the Texas Open today.

Jesper Parnevik will know exactly who to complain to if anything goes wrong in this week’s Scandinavian Masters – and he might even get a sympathetic hearing.

Jesper Parnevik has made a quiet start to the PGA Tour season, but he has a pretty good excuse for his mediocre form.

He may once have been banned from the European Tour, but Sweden’s Per-Ulrik Johansson is now more than happy to be back in the fold.

Sergio Garcia, Europe’s only player in the world’s top 10, is set to turn down his place in the Accenture World Match Play Championship in San Diego in two weeks’ time.

For the first time since the 2002 United States Open Sergio Garcia was paired with Tiger Woods in the final group on the final day today.

Frenchman Thomas Levet, down in 80th place in Europe’s Ryder Cup race, reminded everybody of his talent by taking a share of the first-round lead at the US Tour’s Buick Invitational in California.

CHAD CAMPBELL admitted that he did not believe his final round of 71 would be good enough to win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in California.

Henrik Stenson’s Ryder Cup place looks all-but assured following his second place at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.

Chad Campbell is up from 31st to fourth in the American Ryder Cup race after he finished second and first in his opening two events of the season.

TIGER WOODS is close to sealing a deal on a very large birthday present on Jupiter Island in Florida.

The rule which caused one of the biggest controversies in golf for many years is to be changed.

Ian Woosnam is about to discover his worries about Europe not fielding their strongest side in the Ryder Cup next year are not going to go away.

Phil Mickelson, revelling it seemed in the fact that Tiger Woods was so far behind, charged into a commanding lead early on the second day of the USPGA championship at Baltusrol.

Vijay Singh’s magical year got even better on Sunday as he became the first golfer in history to pass the $10m mark for one season.

SAM TORRANCE has described the rivalry between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods as having “enough wattage to light up a small town”.

Sam Torrance has described the rivalry between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods as having “enough wattage to light up a small town".

Lee Westwood, certain of his place at Oakland Hills next month, still feels Colin Montgomerie is worthy of a Ryder Cup wild card, even though he has finished only 70th and 58th in his last two tournaments.

Bernhard Langer has taken Jesper Parnevik’s decision to pull out of the final Ryder Cup qualifying event as “a sign of resignation”.

Jesper Parnevik has surprised Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer by pulling out of next week’s BMW International in Munich – his last chance to press his claims for a fourth successive Ryder Cup wild card.

Robert Karlsson, arguably one of the biggest under-achievers on the European Tour, certainly could not be accused of that at the start of the Nissan Irish Open today.

Just when Ben Banks, son of Genesis keyboard player Tony, thought his rookie season on the European tour could not get any worse. it did.

Nick Faldo today became the fourth Ryder Cup star to withdraw from the Nissan Irish Open in Co Louth before it even started.

IT'S a sporting disaster that lives fresh in the memory.

THE NISSAN Irish Open Championship received a significant boost yesterday with the confirmation that Jesper Parnevik and Luke Donald will both be in the field at Co Louth Golf Club, Baltray, on July 22-25.

For very different reasons Retief Goosen and Jesper Parnevik have both pulled out of this week’s Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.

Jesper Parnevik has pulled out of next week’s Scottish Open to rest an injured shoulder – and will therefore miss the British Open Championship as well.

Paul Broadhurst stood on the first tee of the K Club’s Smurfit Course today, wind blowing in his face, rain threatening and aware he was about to do battle with “a bit of a beast“.

Justin Rose has decided to play in this week’s Smurfit European Open at the K Club in Co Kildare as he continues to battle for a place in the British Open.

RYDER CUP match-winner Paul McGinley qualified for the British Open championship qualifying competition at Sunningdale yesterday, coming back from an opening 70 with a 65 on the New Course to be eight under, three behind pacesetters Mark Foster and Paul Broadhurst.