Justin Rose extended his lead at the Travelers Championship as he turned for home in his third round in Connecticut.

WITH mounting speculation Tiger Woods could be only two weeks away from his comeback, England’s Paul Casey said yesterday he would like to be right up close when it happens.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON will ensure golf’s current controversy over grooves is maintained for at least another news cycle after confirming he his considering putting a pre-1990 Ping Eye 2 wedge in play at this week’s Northern Trust Open.

Phil Mickelson is taking advice on what course of action to follow in the wake of accusations of cheating.

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem is to meet with players next Tuesday in a bid to address growing disquiet over the use of controversial pre-1990 Ping i2 irons.

European number one Lee Westwood believes Phil Mickelson is “bending” the rules by using a controversial 20-year-old wedge but defended the American’s right amid accusation of cheating.

Phil Mickelson held his nerve to retain the Northern Trust Open title today after edging out Steve Stricker by one stroke.

Carl Pettersson staked his claim for a place on the European Ryder Cup team with a two-stroke victory in the Wyndham Championship on Sunday.

Carl Pettersson held a one-stroke lead halfway through the final round at the £2.5m Wyndham Championship today.

Carl Pettersson will take a two-shot advantage over Scott McCarron into the final round of the Wyndham Championship following another benign day at Sedgefield.

Carl Pettersson carded a course record nine-under-par 61 at the Wyndham Championship to match the record low score for the first 36 holes of a PGA Tour event.

Anthony Kim carded a stunning seven-under-par round of 64 to move into a share of the lead at the Canadian Open.

South African Trevor Immelman experienced bitter disappointment on the US Tour for the second week running today.

Chris Couch chipped in from 26 feet on the 18th hole to preserve his lead and win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

THERE were many winners on the first day of the JP McManus pro-am at Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort yesterday.

CAN you just imagine the envy of golf promoters and sponsors the world over when they saw the list of players for the J.P. McManus invitational pro-am at Adare Manor on July 4/5.

A thrilling finish to the BellSouth Classic in Atlanta looks odds-on today with 11 players separated by only two strokes early in the third and last round.

Phil Mickelson did not plan to be playing golf today, but now that he is he believes it can only help his defence of the Masters later this week.

After one of the most eventful rounds he has ever played, Jose Maria Olazabal has a golden opportunity today to re-ignite his US Tour career.

Phil Mickelson did not plan to be playing golf today, but now that he is he believes it can only help his defence of the Masters later this week.

After two complete days lost to rain, the BellSouth Classic in Atlanta was suspended after little more than three hours on day three – by hail, sleet and even snow.

Irish golfers Pádraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell have made the cut, but remain well off the pace after the second round of the Honda Classic in Florida.

Phil Mickelson, who entered the last round with a four-shot lead, finished with a three-under-par 68 for a 17-under total of 267 and a five-shot victory at the FBR Open in Arizona.

Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman carded a final-round 11-under-par 61 to retain the Franklin Templeton Shootout title in Florida.

Hank Kuehne (pictured) and Jeff Sluman combined to fire a 10-under-par 62 and join Steve Flesch and Justin Leonard at the head of the Franklin Templeton Shootout leaderboard.

Steve Flesch and Justin Leonard carded a nine-under-par 63 to lead by one stroke from Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman after the first round of the Franklin Templeton Shootout in Florida.

Mike Weir opened up a five-shot lead over Shigeki Maruyama at the end of the third round of the Nissan Open after firing a five-under-par 66 on day three.

Mike Weir and Shigeki Maruyama share the lead after two rounds of the Nissan Open in California.

Tiger Woods, who has made 116 consecutive cuts, is in jeopardy of seeing his record ended after a one-over-par 72 in the opening round of the Nissan Open in California.

Padraig Harrington has single-handedly since April kept Europe representation in the top 10, golf’s end-of-year world rankings released today reveal.

Tee-off times in the final round of the Open golf championship at Royal St George's, Sandwich, Kent, England

Of all the world’s top golfers, no one has struggled more this season than Phil Mickelson but, as PJ Browne discovered, he has come early to this part of the world in order to get his game together for the Open Championship

Tee-off times in the second round of the United States Open golf championship at Olympia Fields, Illinois, on Thursday and Friday (USA unless stated, all times Irish time).

US Open Scores

Tee-off times in the second round of the United States Open golf championship at Olympia Fields, Illinois, on Thursday and Friday (USA unless stated, all times Irish time):

Tiger Woods and Ernie Els – and the thousands of golf fans who want to watch every blow – will have to be up early for their first round clash in the US Open next Thursday.

Latest positions in the first round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture match play championship at La Costa, Carlsbad, California

FOR the first time this year Tiger Woods and Ernie Els share the same stage this week.

An injury to Vijay Singh has given Swede Carl Pettersson the chance to claim the biggest scalp in golf on Wednesday – Tiger Woods, of course.

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John Huston and Jeff Maggert grabbed a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Franklin Templeton Shoot-out at Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Florida.

Charles Howell III, the youngest player entered in the Tour Championship, displayed the poise of a veteran at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

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