Tee-off times in the first two rounds of the United States Open golf championship at Shinnecock Hills, New York, on June 17-18 (USA unless stated, all times Irish time):

PADRAIG HARRINGTON could well have one of the biggest galleries in the first two rounds after the US Masters draw paired him with world number two Vijay Singh and John Daly.

Padraig Harrington has a 3.20pm start in his Accenture World Matchplay quarter-final against world number one Tiger Woods.

Heavy rain delayed the start of the second round of the Accenture Match Play Championship by more than two hours in California today.

Colin Montgomerie hopes he is on his way back to the top – and is determined to appreciate it much more the second time around.

Former champion Darren Clarke produced a spectacular finish before surviving the second longest match in Accenture Match Play Championship history tonight.

Ireland’s Padraig Harrington finally improved his terrible record in the Accenture Match Play Championship in California today.

Ireland’s Padraig Harrington got off to his traditionally slow start in the first round of the Accenture Match Play Championship in California today.

Tiger Woods can take his earnings from World Golf Championship events to a staggering $10m (€8m) in California this week.

Former champion Darren Clarke, who won the title in 2000 by beating David Duval in the semi-finals and then Tiger Woods in the 36-hole final, begins his Accenture Match Play Championship campaign against Argentinian veteran Eduardo Romero.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON returns to the scene of his greatest triumph today desperately trying to forget the controversy which stopped him celebrating his latest victory.

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WGC-American Express Championship leaderboard

TIGER WOODS breezed into the quarter-finals of the Accenture world matchplay championship at La Costa in California.

Tiger Woods was off to a flying start against Australian Stephen Leaney in their Accenture world match play championship third-round clash at La Costa in California today.

Ireland's Padraig Harrington is still a shot down against Scott Hoch in the World Matchplay Championships.

Latest scores from the World Matchplay championship.

Tee-off times in the second round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture match play championship at La Costa, Carlsbad, California, on Thursday

Latest positions in the first round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture match play championship at La Costa, Carlsbad, California

Latest positions in the first round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture match play championship at La Costa, Carlsbad, California

Latest positions in the first round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture match play championship at La Costa, Carlsbad, California

Latest positions in the first round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture match play championship at La Costa, Carlsbad, California

FOR the first time this year Tiger Woods and Ernie Els share the same stage this week.

An injury to Vijay Singh has given Swede Carl Pettersson the chance to claim the biggest scalp in golf on Wednesday – Tiger Woods, of course.

THANKS to Pádraig Harrington’s status as the 9th ranked golfer in the world when the draw was made, Ireland have been seeded third in the World Cup of Golf to be played at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on December 10-15.

Padraig Harrington can think of no better way to go into next week’s Ryder Cup than a million-dollar win on home soil and beating Tiger Woods in the process.

Ireland’s Darren Clarke will tee off in third place when the second round of the NEC Invitational begins in Seattle later this afternoon.

JAPAN’S Toshi Izawa fired a six-under-par 65 to take the early lead in the World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational yesterday.

Tee-off times in the first and second rounds of the United States Open golf championship.

Nick Price carried an Augusta jinx into the Masters today - and Japan’s Toshi Izawa was hoping he had not already used up all his luck.

Japan’s Toshi Izawa warmed up for his meeting with Tiger Woods tomorrow with back-to-back holes-in-one at Augusta today in the eve-of-tournament par three competition.

Colin Montgomerie and Jose Maria Olazabal have been drawn in front of Tiger Woods for the first two rounds of the Masters.

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US Open Leaderboard

US Open Leaderbaord

Tiger Woods is still 6-4 favourite to win the US Open with bookmakers William Hill despite currently standing at three over par after nine holes of his rain-interrupted first round.

Storms have stopped play at the US Open in Tulsa, Oklahoma, just as Tiger Woods was attempting a six foot put on the tenth green to save par.