Turnberry turned from a pussycat into a beast today - but while Tiger Woods became its biggest victim, Tom Watson continued magically on his merry way.

Padraig Harrington will tee-off with defending champion Tiger Woods and 2007 champion Angel Cabrera at this week's US Open at Bethpage, New York.

Argentina’s Angel Cabrera tonight added a Masters green jacket to his 2007 US Open victory – and stopped 48-year-old American Kenny Perry becoming the oldest major champion in history.

A smiling Padraig Harrington, doing a brilliant job of handling all the pressure on him, began his bid for a third successive major title with a three-under-par 69 in The Masters at Augusta National.

Europe's newest star Rory McIlroy could face Tiger Woods in the third round of next week's Accenture World Match Play in Arizona - if, that is, the world number one decides he is ready to return to action.

Shingo Katayama shot a four-under-par 68 to take a one-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters.

Colin Montgomerie was described as “a great man” by the chairman of Augusta National Golf Club. But the comment did not come accompanied by an invitation to next year’s Masters.

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell emerged victorious in a play-off with India’s Jeev Milha Singh to win the Ballantine’s Championship.

The withdrawal of American Brett Wetterich has prevented a first round clash between Colin Montgomerie and Justin Rose at the Accenture World Match Play Championship in Arizona next week.

Open champion Padraig Harrington is in line for a first round clash with Swede Peter Hanson at the Accenture World Match Play Championship in Arizona next week.

Defending champion Padraig Harrington made a tap-in eagle at the final hole to take a share of the lead after the second round at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Miyazaki today.

Australia’s Marcus Fraser and China’s Liang Wen-chong topped the leaderboard at the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters today after opening rounds of eight-under-par 64 at Laguna National Golf Club.

Graeme Storm enjoyed a strong start at the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters today, carding a bogey-free six-under-par 66 to lie just two shots behind leader Liang Wen-Chong of China midway through the opening round.

Tiger Woods made a stunning birdie at the final hole to claw into a tie for the lead with Padraig Harrington after the third round at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan.

Tiger Woods vaulted into the lead at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament with two Britons and an Irishman in close pursuit after the second round in Japan.

Tiger Woods was two shots off the pace in a share of third place after the first round of the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan.

Ernie Els worked out his putting problems to fire a six-under-par 65 as he moved to the top of the leaderboard during the second round of the Barclays Singapore Open.

Australians Steve Elkington and Mark Hensby have taken the number of withdrawals from the US PGA Championship at Medinah to eight.

Six players have now pulled out of the US PGA championship at Medinah in Chicago this week.

PHIL MICKELSON is trumping everyone here at Hoylake as top man for practice.

Tiger Woods is relishing the challenge of a “hard and fast” Hoylake as he bids to defend his Open title this week.

Nick Faldo, who has played just six tournaments this year and not made a halfway cut in any of them, has been paired with Tiger Woods in the first two rounds of the Open championship at Hoylake on Thursday and Friday.

Colin Montgomerie is sitting out the weekend for the sixth tournament running - this time all because American Chad Campbell sank a 15-foot putt.

Colin Montgomerie has pulled out of this week’s US PGA Tour event in an effort to bring his game back together in time for the Masters.

Pádraig Harrington toppled one of the biggest names in golf to reach the quarter-finals of the Accenture World Match Play Championship in California today.

Sole surviving Irishman, Pádraig Harrington, beat Argentina’s Angel Cabrera to reach the last 16 of the Accenture World Match Play Championship in California today.

FOUR birdies in five holes gave David Howell his second victory at the Accenture World Match Play Championship in California - and set him up for a clash with Phil Mickelson.

Four birdies in five holes gave David Howell his second victory at the Accenture World Match Play Championship in California – and set him up for a clash with Phil Mickelson.

David Toms took another impressive step towards retaining the Accenture World Match Play championship in California today.

Those wondering what had happened to Bernhard Langer since he captained Europe to their record-breaking Ryder Cup win two years ago now know.

Pádraig Harrington was the only Irishman still standing at the Accenture World Match Play championship as Tiger Woods broke another record at La Costa near San Diego today.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON was the only Irishman still standing on a day when there was no keeping Tiger Woods out of the headlines when the Accenture World Match Play championship began at La Costa near 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.

Nine of the world’s top 10 golfers and 18 of the leading 40 have now turned down the chance to win nearly £400,000 (€580,000) at the World Cup in Portugal on November 17-20.

Padraig Harrington was fully expected to pull out of the Open Championship today following the death of his father last night from cancer of the oesophagus.

Bernhard Langer, last year’s European Ryder Cup captain, and Fredrik Jacobson, the player he left out of his team, were both called into the British Open championship today.

Bernhard Langer criticised organisers of the Masters today after the tournament descended into total confusion for a while.

Masters officials have admitted that Shingo Katayama was preferred to Colin Montgomerie for Augusta’s only wild-card in order to satisfy the Japanese television market.

All US Tour winners could be back in the Masters in a few years’ time.

Darren Clarke has been paired with Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood with Vijay Singh for the first two rounds of the Masters on Thursday and Friday.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE’S dream of playing in a 14th successive Masters is doomed after officials at Augusta failed to offer him a special invitation for the first major of the year.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE yesterday missed out on a magical 59 and a place in the US Masters in the Indonesia Open.

Graeme McDowell won his all-Irish duel with Darren Clarke and Ian Poulter produced the most sparkling golf when the Accenture World Match Play Championship finally began in California.