Luke Donald has proved himself the undisputed king of the bunkers this year.

A total of 21 players were separated by only two strokes at the BMW Italian Open today – and they included banned US Tour star John Daly.

Australian Peter O’Malley climbed from 60th place to joint second with a spectacular burst at the BMW Italian Open in Turin today.

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.

Marcus Fraser made a stunning start to the second day of the Madrid Masters, firing three birdies in his opening four holes to take the outright lead.

JEAN VAN DE VELDE has waited a long time for this week — the week when drug-testing become part and parcel of life on the European Tour.

Jean Van de Velde has waited a long time for this week – the week when drug-testing become part and parcel of life on the European Tour.

Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen, 12th in Europe’s Ryder Cup race, made another push towards the team with a flying start to his third round in the French Open at Le Golf National near Paris today.

England's David Lynn missed a golden opportunity to lead the BMW International Open in Munich today.

Globe-trotting Australian Peter O’Malley set the target for the rest of the field with a six-under-par 66 at the BMW International Open in Munich today.

Lee Westwood produced one of the greatest finishes to a round in European Tour history at the Irish Open today and now has his sights firmly set on a 30th professional victory.

Lee Westwood produced one of the greatest finishes to a round in European Tour history at the Irish Open today and now has his sights firmly set on a 30th professional victory.

Darren Clarke believes he is starting to the see the benefit of improvements he has made to his putting technique as the Northern Irishman sits one stroke off the top of the leaderboard going into the final two rounds of the BMW Asian Open.

Robert-Jan Derksen and Zhang Lian-wei both carded a three-under-par 69 to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend of the BMW Asian Open as world number 13 Henrik Stenson’s challenge faded after a disappointing round.

Robert-Jan Derksen took the clubhouse lead midway through the second round of the BMW Asian Open after carding a three-under-par 69 today.

Former Scottish Open winner Peter O’Malley secured a one-stroke lead at the end of the opening round of the BMW Asian Open after today carding a five-under-par 67 at the Shanghai Pudong Golf Club.

Colin Montgomerie is not alone in thinking that this week’s Accenture world match play championship in Arizona is something of a lottery.

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Former US Open champion Michael Campbell’s dream is to attract a number of fellow major winners to the New Zealand Open.

Justin Rose, sick with a stomach bug before the start, had the first hole-in-one of his European Tour career today and is on course to snatch the Order of Merit title this weekend.

Nick Dougherty has vowed to go all out for victory in the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship after moving into a three-stroke lead.

Nick Dougherty surged into a three-shot lead in the third round of the Alfred Dunhill Links championship today.

Henrik Stenson was making a move on the leaders during the early stages of his third round in the £2.5m (€3.6m) Alfred Dunhill Links championship.

Words of wisdom from world renowned golf coach Bob Torrance and former Open champion Ernie Els helped Darren Clarke fashion one of best rounds of a dispiriting season in the Alfred Dunhill Links championship.

Australian Peter O’Malley equalled the Carnoustie course record as he stormed into a share of the lead in the £2.5m (€3.6m) Alfred Dunhill Links championship, and then revealed how his guesthouse landlady helped keep his title bid on track.

Denmark’s Soren Hansen is hoping for a double celebration in Dublin tomorrow night – not just his first win for five years, but also a happy ending to a self-imposed “nightmare”.

Englishman Nick Dougherty’s hopes of consolidating his overnight lead on the third day of the New Zealand Open suffered an early blow.

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

India’s Jyoti Randhawa carded a seven-under-par 65 to take sole lead on the opening day of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.

Ireland’s Gary Murphy can seal his European Tour card for next season and beyond in emphatic fashion in the final round of the Mallorca Classic tomorrow.

After leading for much of the day, Ireland’s Darren Clarke was overtaken by Scot David Drysdale and Sweden’s Johan Edfors at the Barclays Scottish Open today.

Irish golfer Graeme McDowell qualified today for next week’s US Open at Winged Foot.

Paul Casey was put under pressure by his two most dangerous opponents when the third round of the Quinn Direct British Masters began at The Belfry today.

With great reluctance, Darren Clarke resigned himself to watching the FA Cup final on a television screen this afternoon rather than from the Royal Box in Cardiff.

Fittingly the two teams who finished in the top two positions in the AIB League Division Two table will contest next Saturday’s final at Lansdowne Road.

Paul Casey continued his love affair with China as he mastered the greens to put himself within two shots of leader Henrik Stenson at the end of the third round of the BMW Asian Open.

A record 17 Europeans are in the 64-strong field for the Accenture World Match Play championship starting in San Diego tomorrow – and Colin Montgomerie believes they are all capable of emulating Darren Clarke.

Stephen Ames admits he does not like match play much. But that did not stop him hastily changing plans after being giving the chance to take on Tiger Woods tomorrow in the Accenture World Championship in San Diego.

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell faces a match against Tiger Woods after squeezing into the 64-man field for next week’s Accenture world match play championship at La Costa near San Diego.

Helped by a hole-in-one, England’s Kenneth Ferrie charged into the lead at the HSBC Champions tournament in wet and miserable Shanghai today – and in the process took another step towards a Ryder Cup debut next year.

PAUL LAWRIE had expected to be on the school run and “chilling out” this week. But now he is looking for another victory over Tiger Woods and a cheque of more than £450,000.

Tiger Woods grabbed a spectacular 10 birdies but still found himself only in joint fourth place in the opening round of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai today.

Retief Goosen will bid for a repeat of his success of 2004 when he defends his title at the Smurfit European Open at the K Club.