Nick Dougherty had two reasons to smile after sinking a four-foot birdie at the final hole to regain a share of the lead at the Maybank Malaysian Open.

Phillip Archer and Graeme Storm remained in strong contention at the Johnnie Walker Classic today, with 69s to finish the third round 11 under – three strokes behind tournament leader Taichiro Kiyota.

Damien McGrane is confident of building on his career-best finish at the Indian Masters after returning home for a well-earned break following a hectic month.

Ireland’s Damien McGrane showed no ill effects from his recent tussle with Tiger Woods after carding a five-under-par first round at the inaugural Indian Masters to sit two strokes adrift of leader Jyoti Randhawa.

South African Charl Schwartzel won the Spanish Open after a marathon last day effort in Madrid today.

European Tour rookie Gary Lockerbie today moved within touching distance of his first victory as a professional after carding a three-under-par 69 to share the third-round lead at the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters.

SCOTLAND’S Barry Hume was pleased to find himself within a stroke of second-round leader Jyoti Randhawa of India at the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters yesterday after carding a three-under-par 69 at Laguna National Golf and Country Club.

Barry Hume moved to within a stroke of second round leader Jyoti Randhawa at the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters after carding a three-under-par 69 in the second round at Laguna National Golf and Country Club.

Graeme McDowell and Ross Fisher carded seven-under-par 65s to move to the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic.

Retief Goosen finally dislodged Jyoti Randhawa at the top of the HSBC Champions leaderboard today with nine holes left to play in the third round of the Shanghai tournament.

Tiger Woods has pulled himself back into contention as the second round of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai entered its final stages.

Watched by Roger Federer, Tiger Woods was unable to produce the sort of performance he had hoped for in the opening round of the HSBC Champions in Shanghai on Thursday.

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.

Europe powered into a convincing 6-2 lead over Asia and need only two and a half points from tomorrow’s eight singles matches to win the inaugural Royal Trophy at a blustery Amata Spring Country Club near Bangkok.

Europe’s golfers made a strong start in their bid to claim the inaugural Royal Trophy but were faced with the prospect of a fightback from Asia this morning.

Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee has set his sights on a victory on European soil after successfully defending his Carlsberg Malaysian Open title.

Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee today survived a few anxious moments before successfully defending his Carlsberg Malaysian Open title.

Yoga and varicose veins were the unlikely topics of conversation on the second day of the Caltex Masters in Singapore today.

New Zealand’s Michael Campbell used all 14 clubs to good effect to move into contention in the Caltex Masters in Singapore.

Padraig Harrington has finished second the third round of the BMW Asian Open.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON lived to up to billing as the ‘Mr Consistency’ of the European Tour as he ended day one of the season-opening BMW Asian Open one shot off the lead.

Padraig Harrington quickly stretched his overnight lead to three strokes when he began his third round in the Dunhill Links Championship over The Old Course on Saturday.

Overnight pacesetter Eduardo Romero lost the lead, then regained it with three birdies in five holes on the second day of the 5million US Dollar Dunhill Links Championship on Friday.

Alastair Forsyth and Barry Lane share the lead in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open after opening rounds of 63, eight under par.