Germany’s Marcel Siem eagled his final hole en route to an eight-under-par 64 today to secure a one-stroke lead at the end of the opening round of the inaugural Avantha Masters.

Thaworn Wiratchant made light work of a weather-interrupted second round of the Indonesia President Invitational today to card a second straight six-under-par 66 and climb into a one-stroke lead.

Local player Lam Chih Bing was left to regret a bogey on the final hole of his second round today as he missed the opportunity to join Ernie Els and Simon Dyson on the lead flight for the Barclays Singapore Open.

Lu Wen-teh made a successful defence of the Mercuries Taiwan Masters after securing a two-stroke victory in the final round today.

Two-time US Open champion Retief Goosen’s hopes to make up for missing the cut at the Hong Kong Open 12 months ago by winning the event this time around.

Europe retained the Royal Trophy as Paul McGinley put himself in an unbeatable position in his match-u with Asia’s Thaworn Wiratchant as the Irishman took an unassailable three hole lead with only three left to play at the Amata Spring Country Club.

Seve Ballesteros was refusing to prematurely celebrate defending the Royal Trophy after his European side extended their lead over Asia on the second day of the annual match-play tournament.

Europe’s overwhelming dominance over their Asian counterparts continued on the second day of the Royal Trophy as Seve Ballesteros’ team moved even further ahead following the fourballs at the Amata Spring Country Club.

Europe continued to dominate the Royal Trophy midway through the second day’s play as Seve Ballesteros’ team led Joe Ozaki’s Asian side in two of the four fourball pairings at the Amata Spring Country Club.

Seve Ballesteros’ European team gained the upper hand over the Asian counterparts in the early exchanges of the Royal Trophy at Amata Springs Country Club.

Thaworn Wiratchant has shown glimpses of his majestic 2005 form by firing a 68 on Friday to climb to five under par at the British Open.

Overnight leader Graeme McDowell did not have long to wait to resume his bid for British Open glory at Hoylake this morning.

After leading for much of the day, Ireland’s Darren Clarke was overtaken by Scot David Drysdale and Sweden’s Johan Edfors at the Barclays Scottish Open today.

England’s Simon Dyson and Thai Thongchai Jaidee hold the slenderest of leads after the second round of the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open.

England’s Simon Dyson and Irishman David Higgins are two of four players locked at the top of the overnight leaderboard on six under par after a tight first round at the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open.

Ireland’s David Higgins and Wang Ter-chang, of Taiwan, hold the clubhouse lead after six under par rounds of 66 on the first morning of the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesian Open.

Welshman Stephen Dodd feels local conditions may count against him as he attempts to kick-start his 2006 season at a steamy Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesian Open.

Welshman David Park still holds the clubhouse lead as continuing bad weather and a poor forecast threatens to reduce the Maybank Malaysian Open to 54 holes.

WELSHMAN David Park holds the clubhouse lead in the disrupted Maybank Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.

Welshman David Park holds the clubhouse lead in the disrupted Maybank Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.

PRE-TOURNAMENT favourite Padraig Harrington, in his first start of the year, had a promising start the Maybank Malaysian Open at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club yesterday with three birdies - at the 12th, 17th and 18th.

Ryder Cup star Miguel Angel Jimenez’s birdie blitz was halted only by the fading light in the rain-delayed opening round of the Maybank Malaysian Open but the Spaniard is still in a strong position at eight under with one hole to play.

Thailand’s Thaworn Wiratchant shot a course record-equalling seven-under-par 65 to lead the opening round of the Maybank Malaysian Open by one stroke before an afternoon thunderstorm suspended play.

Ireland's Gary Murphy is tied for second place after the opening round of the Maybank Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.

Henrik Stenson proved the hero for Europe as they saw off a spirited fightback from Asia to claim the inaugural Royal Trophy 9-7 at Amata Spring Country Club, near Bangkok.

Europe powered into a convincing 6-2 lead over Asia and need only two and a half points from tomorrow’s eight singles matches to win the inaugural Royal Trophy at a blustery Amata Spring Country Club near Bangkok.

Europe’s golfers made a strong start in their bid to claim the inaugural Royal Trophy but were faced with the prospect of a fightback from Asia this morning.

SEVE BALLESTEROS is determined to make it a hat-trick of wins as captain when he leads Europe against Asia in the Royal Trophy in Thailand.

THE CYNICS have already dismissed next weekend's inaugural $1.5 million (€1.2 million) Royal Trophy contest between Asia and Europe as nothing more than another glorified exhibition match.

Helped by a hole-in-one, England’s Kenneth Ferrie charged into the lead at the HSBC Champions tournament in wet and miserable Shanghai today – and in the process took another step towards a Ryder Cup debut next year.

Colin Montgomerie feels he is playing better than ever despite missing out on a place in the US Masters.

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

Thailand’s Thaworn Wiratchant clung on to his lead in the delayed Indonesia Open in Jakarta today.

Colin Montgomerie remained well adrift of the leaders in the delayed third round of the Indonesia Open today.

Colin Montgomerie survived the halfway cut in the Indonesia Open when the delayed second round was completed today.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE’S hopes of qualifying for the US Masters all but disappeared on the second day of the Indonesia Open yesterday.

Ireland’s Paul McGinley shot a second-round 68 which left him just inside the cut line at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta.

An eagle three for Thaworn Wiratchant on his last hole gave him the clubhouse lead on 14 under at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta.

Welshman Stephen Dodd began the new European tour season today by ending a 15-year wait for his first title.

Paul McGinley, seeking his first win since he holed the winning putt in the Ryder Cup two years ago, chipped in at the last to regain a share of the lead with a round to go in the Dubai Desert Classic.

Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee continued his sensational form to set the first victory target at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open with a final round of 68, including a magnificent hole-in-one.

Ireland’s Paul McGinley was sitting two shots off the lead when play in the third round of the Carlsberg Malaysian Open was suspended as the heavens opened above Kuala Lumpur.

Ireland’s Paul McGinley is just one shot off the lead at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open this morning.