England’s James Morrison rounded off a brilliant 64 with an eagle to charge into a four-stroke lead early on the second day of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth today.

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell has win through to face Sergio Garcia at the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain today.

Tom Lewis beat Australian John Senden on his Volvo World Match Play debut in Spain today - and as a result put himself and defending champion Ian Poulter into the last 16.

Rory McIlroy has contested the Omega Dubai Desert Classic more than any other major tour event in his career.

THE final round of what became his last event of the season could not come quickly enough for a weary looking Rory McIlroy.

Luke Donald pointed his two index fingers to the sky today after completing an unprecedented double – a double that has earned the English world number one an amazing £8m (€9.4m).

Having already topped America’s PGA Tour standings, Luke Donald was almost ready to be crowned Europe’s number one this season after the early exchanges in the Dubai World Championship final round.

Rory McIlroy today conceded defeat in his bid to deny Luke Donald arguably the greatest feat in golf this year.

Luke Donald is poised to complete the best year of his golfing life in real style tomorrow.

RORY MCILROY hopes the arrival of girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki can help lift his spirits heading for the weekend rounds of the Dubai World Championship.

Alvaro Quiros, with one win in Dubai already this year, today emerged as the biggest threat to Rory McIlroy’s hopes of ending the European Tour season with back-to-back wins – and maybe taking the money list title as well.

Rory McIlroy has endured a topsy turvy start to the Dubai World Championship to stand at one under par, six shots off Paul Lawrie's clubhouse lead.

Rory McIlroy kept his hopes of winning the Race to Dubai alive as a closing 65 saw him claim a two-shot victory at the Hong Kong Open.

A despondent Rory McIlroy admitted he struggled to motivate himself during a third-round 70 at the Hong Kong Open and was pleased to finish just three shots behind leader Alvaro Quiros.

Alvaro Quiros will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Hong Kong Open with Rory McIlroy three behind the Spaniard following a difficult day for the US Open champion.

Two bogeys in the last three holes saw Rory McIlroy fall back to a tie for the lead with Alvaro Quiros as the second round of the Hong Kong Open drew to a close with the front-runners on seven under.

IN ANY other season Padraig Harrington could be pleased with third place in his defence of the shortened Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia.

Rory McIlroy blamed a gust of wind for a disappointing finish to what might have been the round of the day at Wentworth.

Big-hitting Spaniard Alvaro Quiros made light of blustery conditions to birdie the first two holes and lead the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth today.

England’s Ian Poulter led Scot Paul Lawrie by one after four holes of their Volvo World Match Play clash in Spain today.

GRAEME McDOWELL and Rory McIlroy, Ireland’s two representatives in an impressive 24-man field, have been handed difficult draws in the pool stages of the €3.4m Volvo World Match Play which starts at Finca Cortesin, Spain, on Thursday.

Scotland's Scott Jamieson, playing just the 11th European Tour event of his career, tops the leaderboard after the first round of the Spanish Open in Barcelona.

Rory McIlroy has banished the memory of St Andrews and will take a two-stroke lead into the third round of The Masters at Augusta.

RORY McILROY’S newfound love of gridiron has raised a chuckle.

Rory McIlroy banished the memory of St Andrews last year to take a clear lead into the closing stretch of his Masters second round in Augusta today.

Rory McIlroy and Alvaro Quiros had some company at the top before they teed off again in The Masters at Augusta.

Conditions were perfect again, but the pin placings looked a lot harder for the second round of The Masters at Augusta today.

Rory McIlroy and Alvaro Quiros have made the best start to The Masters since Greg Norman shot a course and major record-equalling 63 in 1996.

It was a day to remember for Rory McIlroy in The Masters – and one to forget for Padraig Harrington and world number one Martin Kaymer.

Spain’s Alvaro Quiros holed-in-one as he beat the cream of world golf – Tiger Woods included – to become Omega Dubai Desert Classic champion today.

Tiger Woods gave himself a mountain to climb after bogeys at two of his first three holes in the final round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.

Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn played his last 47 holes without a single bogey to win the Commercialbank Qatar Masters by four strokes today.

Big-hitting Spaniard Alvaro Quiros quickly established himself as the man to catch at the inaugural Volvo Golf Champions in Bahrain today.

BRITISH Open champion Louis Oosthuizen held his nerve in a three-way play-off with England’s Chris Wood and Spain’s Manuel Quiros to clinch the Africa Open.

Swede Robert Karlsson jumped into the Dubai World Championship lead in spectacular fashion today.

St Andrews, the Home of Golf, could tomorrow see Lee Westwood crowned as the new world number one - and little-known John Parry as the shock winner of one of Europe's richest events.

Lee Westwood gave himself a chance to become world number one with a superb charge at Carnoustie today, but little-known John Parry was still the man to catch in the Dunhill Links Championship.

England's John Parry left nine of Europe's Ryder Cup side trailing in his wake at St Andrews today - in an event he was not qualified for until he won his first European Tour title two weeks ago.

Spain’s Alvaro Quiros conceded defeat in his Ryder Cup bid after a third round 73 in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles today.

Spain’s Alvaro Quiros was resigned to missing out on the Ryder Cup even before he teed off in the third round of the Johnnie Walker Championship today.

Europe’s Ryder Cup race might yet come down to the final hole at Gleneagles tomorrow – a hole on which England’s Chris Gane scored 17 just seven years ago.

RYDER CUP captain Colin Montgomerie yesterday spoke of his admiration for wild card wannabe Pádraig Harrington ahead of tomorrow evening’s European team announcement.