Defending champion Graeme McDowell strangely launched into a vigorous defence of guaranteed Ryder Cup rookie Victor Dubuisson after the second round of the French Open.

So, if it is his final year as a competitor in the Masters – and for the record, he has been suggesting for 20 years or so that it is – Craig Stadler is going out in style.

Robert Karlsson and Kevin Stadler shared the lead when play was suspended for the day during the second round of the OHL Classic at Maykoba.

Spain’s Sergio Garcia moved two shots clear with a round to play at The Barclays in Farmingdale as he chased back-to-back titles on the PGA Tour.

American Ryan Moore broke his US PGA tour duck at Greensboro’s Wyndham Championship but not before being taken to a three-way play-off by Kevin Stadler and Jason Bohn.

English duo Ross Fisher and Paul Casey will go head-to-head with world number two Phil Mickelson in the final round of the HSBC Champions as the American looks to defend a two-stroke lead in Shanghai.

England’s Ross Fisher produced a second consecutive four-under-par 68 today to trail HSBC Champions second-round leader Kevin Stadler by three strokes at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai.

Ireland's Padraig Harrington has slipped down the leaderboard at the HSBC Championship.

Open champion Padraig Harrington was in a group chasing surprise first round pacesetters Niclas Fasth and Kevin Stadler at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai.

Fred Funk led from start to finish to claim a famous victory in the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico.

One day after his World Cup-winning partner Bradley Dredge set the pace in the European Open Stephen Dodd took over at the top at the K Club near Dublin today.

Kevin Stadler has become the first American to win the RBS shot of the month award after his victory in the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth in February.

THE WITHDRAWAL of Sergio Garcia means that Ireland's Graeme McDowell will provide the first round opposition to Tiger Woods in the Accenture World Match Play Championship beginning in Carlsbad, California, on tomorrow week.

KEVIN STADLER emerged from his father’s shadow to win the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines in Perth.

American Kevin Stadler, the world number 256, justified tournament organisers’ decision to invite him to compete by carrying off the Johnnie Walker Classic title in Perth.

Englishman Ross Fisher insists he can “go out and get the job done” after climbing into contention at the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines in Perth.

Englishmen Paul Casey and Ross Fisher have climbed into contention at the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines in Perth as they moved to within five strokes of American leader Kevin Stadler.

IAN POULTER is confident of doing something special this weekend at the Johnnie Walker Classic.

Ian Poulter is confident of doing something special this weekend at the Johnnie Walker Classic.

Colin Montgomerie missed a second-successive cut today when he crashed to a second-round 74 in the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth.

Ian Poulter shot a six-under 66 in his second round at the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines in Perth, but at eight-under overall the Englishman still lagged five strokes behind runaway leader KJ Choi.

ENGLAND’S Paul Casey lies four shots off the lead after a first round 68 in the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth.

Paul Casey has put himself into the mix at the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines in Perth, shooting a four-under-par 68 to sit 11th, four strokes behind first-round leaders Kevin Stadler and Adam Scott on 64.

Paul Casey has put himself into the mix at the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines in Perth, shooting a four-under-par 68 to sit third, four strokes behind American Kevin Stadler, who shot an eight-under 64.

Allen Doyle overcame a nine-shot deficit to fire an eight-under-par 63 and clinch the US Senior Open.

Craig Stadler equalled the lowest first-round score in US Senior Open history with a seven-under-par 64 and has a one-shot lead over Tom Purtzer after the first round.

American David Oakley underlined the low-scoring possibilities as relatively calm conditions at last prevailed for the third round of the British Open senior championship after two days of high winds left Craig Stadler in the lead at only one under par.

GREG NORMAN birdied three of the last four holes to halve Craig Stadler’s commanding four-stroke lead in the Senior British Open over Royal Aberdeen’s Balgownie links.

Craig Stadler holds a two shot lead in the Seniors British Open at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club after his round of 68 today.

Irishman Des Smyth and American Craig Stadler took advantage of the improved weather at Royal Aberdeen to take over the joint leadership of the Senior British Open championship today.

Craig Stadler’s record-tying round put him back into the hunt for the Blue Angels Classic in Florida, part of the Champions Tour.

Tom Watson took a look at his scorecard and was very happy. Watson fired a bogey-free eight-under-par 64 – one shot off the event record - and opened a two-stroke lead after the first round of the MasterCard Championship in Hawaii.

CRAIG Stadler won the Bank of America Championship in Massachusetts after a superb eight-under-par final round of 64 saw him overhaul Tom Purtzer.

Craig Stadler won the Bank of America Championship in Massachusetts after a superb eight-under-par final round of 64 saw him overhaul Tom Purtzer.

JAY HAAS did not quite get the Father Day’s present yesterday he had been hoping for on Friday evening but it came pretty close.

THE US OPEN was almost reduced to farce yesterday as the infamous par-three seventh became all but unplayable.

It is not unusual to see the Stadler name atop the leaderboard at the Buick Invitational.

PETER JACOBSEN paid tribute to Craig Stadler after shooting a three-under-par 67 for a two-stroke victory in the Greater Hartford Open – a tournament he won 19 years ago.

JACK NICKLAUS and Tom Watson will relive 1977’s famous “Duel in the Sun” when they tee up in the Mastercard Senior British Open at Turnberry today.

Andrew Coltart went out of the Accenture World Matchplay Championship in dramatic fashion in Melbourne.

Gary Orr kicked himself for failing to take the scalp of former Open champion Justin Leonard in the second round of the Accenture World Matchplay Championship in Melbourne.