A day of some spectacular scoring in the Wales Open at Celtic Manor - so different to the second round - ended with German Marcel Siem on track to become the third successive shock winner of the title.

RORY McILROY’S back problem is just a slight nerve impingement and will not prevent him taking his place in next week’s line-up for the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.

RORY MCILROY has reached a higher position on the world rankings than any other 20-year-old before him.

Robert Allenby captured the Australian PGA Championship for a fourth time as he cruised to his second win in as many weeks by four shots from John Senden and Scott Strange.

Robert Allenby made the most of ideal conditions to lead the Australian PGA Championship today at Coolum going into the final round.

Gregory Bourdy held off a spirited challenge from new Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy to win the UBS Hong Kong Open by two shots today.

Angel Cabrera ended the hopes of Rory McIlroy and Simon Dyson when he crushed Dyson by a massive seven-hole margin in the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain today.

Paul Casey lost twice on his return to golf in Spain today – and even with another group game still to come, he has no chance of making the semi-finals of the Volvo World Match Play Championship

MAN marking, to borrow a GAA expression, will be the order of things over the next few week for Europe’s leading golfers, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy, and Paul Casey.

The top four players on the European Tour money list have all avoided each other in the draw for the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain this week.

Rory McIlroy, Ross Fisher, Oliver Wilson, Simon Dyson and Masters champion Angel Cabrera have earned the right to complete the 16-man line-up for the Volvo World Match Play in Spain in three weeks’ time.

Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer are all now confirmed for the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain in four weeks’ time.

Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer are set to be added to the 16-man field for the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain in four weeks’ time.

American Ryder Cup star Anthony Kim and Indian Jeev Milkha Singh are the latest two names in the 16-strong field for the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain in five weeks’ time.

Peter Hanson could be the man to give Sweden their third successive victory on the European Tour tomorrow.

PADRAIG Harrington remains very much in contention for another big finish in the BMW Championship at Cog Hill, Chicago, and a chance at the $10 million jackpot on offer at the end of the US Tour’s FedEx Series in two weeks time.

A closing double bogey from Ryder Cup Dane Soren Hansen – the only one on the hole all day – left England’s Chris Wood and Australian Scott Strange sharing the halfway lead at the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne.

England’s Chris Wood, so close in July to becoming the youngest winner of The Open since 1893, is in pursuit of his first European Tour title again.

EUROPEAN TOUR rookie Shane Lowry had every reason to be pleased yesterday, putting himself in superb position to make a first pay cheque after a two under par 69 on the opening day of the French Open in Versailles.

BLISTERING heat and a blistered foot served only to bring out the best in young German star Martin Kaymer in Paris yesterday, the 24-year-old beginning the French Open Alstom with a course record-equalling 62.

Blistering heat and a blistered foot served only to bring out the best in young German star Martin Kaymer in Paris today.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE is expecting candidates for his Ryder Cup team to include the Wales Open on their schedules next year.

TWO golfers ranked 187th and 281st in the world would not normally find themselves the centre of attention going into a tournament.

Two golfers ranked 187th and 281st in the world would not normally find themselves the centre of attention going into a tournament.

Richard Finch was left to reflect on a missed opportunity to secure his third European Tour victory at the Volvo China Open – but the Hull-born golfer still drew plenty of positives from his endeavours around Beijing CBD International GC.

Five players are tied for the lead on six-under as the Volvo China Open looks set for a dramatic and exciting finish at Beijing CBD International today.

Rory McIlroy produced two timely eagles today to take charge of the delayed Dubai Desert Classic to remain in the hunt for a maiden professional title.

Padraig Harrington defied wind, rain and his injured wrist to make a highly creditable start to the defence of his Open title at Royal Birkdale today.

Darren Clarke will be hoping for his recent revival to continue and to avoid a repeat of last year’s misfortune in the Austrian Open near Vienna this week.

Birdie bursts from Ryder Cup pair Darren Clarke and Robert Karlsson were not enough to stop Australian Scott Strange completing a wonderful wire-to-wire win in the Wales Open at Celtic Manor today.

Darren Clarke birdied four holes in a row from the second to move into joint second place in the Wales Open at Celtic Manor today.

Australian Scott Strange, a complete stranger to the vast majority of golf fans in Europe, remains in control of the Wales Open with a day to go at Celtic Manor.

England’s Nick Dougherty burst into contention for the Wales Open at Celtic Manor today.

Open champion Padraig Harrington looked certain to miss his first halfway cut in Europe for 19 months today after a second-round 74 in the Wales Open at Celtic Manor.

Little-known Australian Scott Strange today showed that his opening 63 in the Wales Open at Celtic Manor was no one-off.

Australian Scott Strange played the second half of Celtic Manor’s new 2010 Ryder Cup course in just 28 strokes today to lead the Wales Open.

A first European Tour victory cannot come soon enough for Damien McGrane, who took a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Volvo China Open.

Damien McGrane takes a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Volvo China Open after carding a four-under-par 68 today.

A fiery finish on the back nine gave Mark Brown his second title in as many weeks as the New Zealander claimed a three-stroke victory at the Johnnie Walker Classic today.

Australian Scott Strange holds a two stroke lead at the top of the Volvo Masters of Asia leaderboard at the end of the first round on Thursday.

Teenage rookie Rory McIlroy produced a three-under-par second round to take a share of third place, four shots off the lead, in the Mastercard Masters in Melbourne.

Robert Karlsson’s first bogey in three rounds failed to derail the Swede’s charge towards the Hong Kong Open title after he maintained his four-stroke lead over former champion Miguel Angel Jimenez at the Hong Kong Golf Club.

Nick Dougherty’s hopes of turning his consistent form into an overdue second European Tour title suffered an early blow in the second round of the Scandinavian Masters today.

Former Open champion John Daly was on Friday looking for more help from the “golfing gods” to get back into contention for the Scandinavian Masters.