LUKE DONALD’S hours of practice in the ‘Windy City’ of Chicago were being put to the acid test yesterday as Sawgrass finally bared its teeth.

Luke Donald’s hours of practice in America’s “Windy City” of Chicago were being put to the acid test today as Sawgrass finally bared its teeth.

Luke Donald and under-fire Paul Casey were pressed first by America and then by Spain at the World Cup in Seville today.

A final-round clash between England’s Paul Casey and Luke Donald and the United States pair of Scott Verplank and Bob Tway became a distinct possibility at the World Cup in Seville today.

Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley just missed out on the first sub-60 score of their golfing lives today – yet still found themselves only joint leaders with unfancied Austria after the first day of the World Cup in Seville.

Chris DiMarco has carded 17 birdies after 36 holes to grab the lead at the rain-plagued International in Colorado.

TOMMY ARMOUR III claimed his first PGA Tour win in 13 years and set a scoring record at the same time in the Texas Open at San Antonio.

With swirling winds making an already challenging course more difficult, Bob Tway and Lee Janzen grabbed a one-stroke lead over defending champion Retief Goosen midway through the BellSouth Classic.

DARREN CLARKE thought there must be some mistake yesterday as he began the Players Championship in Florida with a one-under 71. The name of Tiger Woods was not on the leaderboard.

Padraig Harrington - making his first appearance in the Players Championship - made a dream start with back-to-back birdies at Sawgrass.