Reigning Irish Open champion Paul Casey continues to stake his claim for a return to Ryder Cup action next year after another impressive display on day two of the Seve Trophy in France.

Former Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal will attempt to bring some Medinah magic to the Seve Trophy and lead another European side to a team triumph.

Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has expressed disappointment Shane Lowry is not in France for the Seve Trophy, commencing in France today.

Shane Lowry produced his lowest score in three months despite hitting a female spectator on the head with an errant shot on the opening day of the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart.

The halfway cut fell at eight over par, but Ian Poulter was still predicting a “fun weekend” as the weather-delayed US Open looked to get back on track at Merion today.

Even though the country’s four Major champions, Pádraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy — along with 2009 champion Shane Lowry — are in the field, the Irish Open at Carton House on June 27 continues without a title sponsor this year.

Shane Lowry heads to today’s 36-hole US Open qualifier bitterly disappointed not to have automatically qualified for next month’s championship at Merion.

Italy’s Matteo Manassero today became the youngest ever winner of the BMW PGA Championship as he claimed his fourth European Tour title at the age of 20 on the fourth hole of a sudden-death play-off.

Double winning Ryder Cup star Peter Hanson believes Europe could be an even stronger force under Paul McGinley than compared to victorious former captains Colin Montgomerie and Jose Maria Olazabal.

Rory McIlroy managed only eight holes today before play at the Barclays Singapore Open was called off in mid-afternoon because of a thunderstorm.

Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood made poor starts to the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth today – but at least they were not in last place like Padraig Harrington.

The big guns of Irish golf will contest this week’s BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour’s flagship tournament, at Wentworth.

Spain's Rafael Cabrera-Bello will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Portugal Masters after a superb third round of 64 today.

Sweden's Peter Hanson set the clubhouse target midway through the third round of the Portugal Masters in Vilamoura today.

England's Simon Khan will take a one-shot lead into the third round of the Portugal Masters after another day of low scoring in Vilamoura.

South Africa’s James Kingston was on top of the pile at eight under par after day one of the Portugal Masters saw 31 players achieve a score of five under or better.

Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood finally got moving in the second round of the KLM Open at Hilversum in the Netherlands today.

Luke Donald was paid a huge compliment by Colin Montgomerie today after a masterful 64 at windy Wentworth left England’s world number two feeling “a little bit invincible”.

Six Major champions will be among the players gathering at Wentworth a week on Monday to honour the memory and celebrate the life of the late Seve Ballesteros - and to raise considerable funds for his Foundation.

COSTANTINO ROCCA hopes the inaugural Sicilian Open, which gets under way today, will help Italy to continue developing into a major force in world golf.

Paul Lawrie fired a seven-under-par 64 to share the lead after the first round of the Castello Masters in Spain.

RORY McILROY believes fellow young gun Rickie Fowler earned his Ryder Cup captain’s pick after winning the respect of American veterans on the PGA Tour.

Starts do not come much better than the one made by Swede Mikael Lundberg at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland today.

Paul Casey may feel down in the dumps, but he has moved up in the world.

Sweden’s Peter Hanson is up to 40th in the world, a rise of nine places, with his victory at the Czech Open.

The second round of the United States PGA Championship was spared a third fog delay and was able to resume on time at 7am at Whistling Straits today.

England’s Simon Khan, winner of one PGA Championship already this season, was the joint leader in another far, far bigger one in Wisconsin last night - until he bogeyed the last three holes of his second round at the USPGA Championship.

More fog meant another delay in the United States PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin today.

Darren Clarke knows Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie needs no further headaches at the moment – but he might be about to give him one.

The new US Open champion Graeme McDowell will have to wait until just before 2pm on Thursday when he tees off with two former winners of that title, Jim Furyk and Geoff Ogilvy at the Open in St Andrews.

Luke Donald has won the European Tour Shot of the Month award for May for his 252-yard fairway wood to 12 feet on the 16th hole of the final round as he won the Madrid Masters.

If there are two uncapped players Colin Montgomerie wants in his Ryder Cup team, Rory McIlroy and Martin Kaymer are certainly top of the list.

FOUR Irish amateurs have the opportunity to emulate Shane Lowry’s amazing success at Baltray last year and upstage the professionals in the ‘3’ Irish Open Championship.

LEO ROSE is only 15 months old, but even he was applauding as his dad Justin’s long wait for a first victory in America ended at the Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

Chris Wood, last season’s Rookie of the Year on the European Tour, could be the next uncapped player to throw his hat into the Ryder Cup ring.

Chris Wood began the Wales Open with a sparkling six-under-par 65 at Celtic Manor today.

German star Martin Kaymer, hoping for bad weather at October's Ryder Cup, was going well in the sunshine when the Wales Open began today.

EUROPEAN Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie expects everybody still fighting for a Ryder Cup place to be in Scotland rather than America in the last week of qualifying.

Simon Khan is ready to fly to California at the end of next week if he thinks there is any realistic chance of him being called into the US Open field.

Welsh rookie Rhys Davies drew first blood against Ryder Cup ace Luke Donald in their Madrid Masters third round head-to-head today.

THE field for the ‘3’ Irish Open at Killarney’s Golf and Fishing Club (July 29-August 1) was yesterday boosted by the inclusion of Rory McIlroy, the weekend’s PGA championship winner Simon Khan and 2004 British Open champion Todd Hamilton.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON undergoes keyhole knee surgery in Dublin’s Blackrock Clinic this morning with many observers mystified at the timing.

Simon Khan has climbed a massive 365 places on the world rankings to 106th following his stunning BMW PGA Championship victory at Wentworth.

Six months after his worst-ever feeling in golf England’s Simon Khan woke up today to discover his best-ever moment was not just a dream.