Ian Woosnam restored some of his battered pride after going back on his promise to return to a short putter in the first round of the Celtic Manor Wales Open today.

Ian Woosnam went back on his promise to return to a short putter in the first round of the Celtic Manor Wales Open today.

DAMIEN McGRANE secured his European Tour card in emphatic style in the final round of the qualifying school at Emporda, Spain, yesterday.

Five years after lifting the World Cup with Nick Faldo, David Carter did something far more important today. He rescued his European tour career.

Phil Mickelson was today hoping he had done enough to keep his Open preparations on track in the Scottish Open.

Ian Woosnam is a doubt for next week’s Open Championship after pulling out of the Scottish Open with a back injury.

As the rain continued to fall at the Scottish Open in Loch Lomond, the players began to drop like flies with a number of withdrawals and retirements.

JAMIE ELSON joined the ever increasing number of English golfing talent to capture his maiden professional title at the Volvo Finnish Open on the European Challenge Tour.

It is not difficult to spot which Ryder Cup star has been enjoying himself most back at The Belfry so far this week.

England’s Greg Owen and number one Australian Robert Allenby both shot stunning second rounds of 64 to set the clubhouse target at 11-under-par at the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth.

ENGLAND'S Paul Casey survived everything the notorious Melbourne weather could throw at him to shoot a seven-under-par round of 65 and hold the overnight lead at the Heineken Classic in Melbourne.

England’s Paul Casey survived everything the notorious Melbourne weather could throw at him to shoot a seven-under-par round of 65 and hold the overnight lead at the Heineken Classic.

Torrential rain forced the suspension of play at the Heineken Classic in Melbourne for an hour-and-a-half after the greens became waterlogged.

Ryder Cup vice-captain Ian Woosnam showed the European team how it should be done and found plenty able to follow his example in the £1.8m Linde German Masters.

12 under - Ian Woosnam (36)

Ian Woosnam continues to lead at the German Masters.

Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn has a two-shot lead going into the final round of the BMW International Open in Munich.

Australia's Adam Scott has joined the pack tied in fifth place at the Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm.

Latest leading positions in final round of European Tour Volvo Scandinavian Masters, Kungsangen Golf Club, Stockholm

Graeme McDowell remains on course to record a stunning victory in the Scandinavian Masters.

Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell is tied for the lead in the Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm. He is joined at the top of the leaderboard by Henrik Bjornstad and Warren Bennett.

Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell is hoping to maintain the form that set the course alight at the Scandinavian Open in Stockholm. Today is the third round of play.

It may not be a traditional honeymoon venue, but Sweden’s Per-Ulrik Johansson was still enjoying himself at the Scandinavian Masters at Kungsangen.

Colin Montgomerie admits he will have to be uncharacteristically patient to mount a staunch defence of his Scandinavian Masters title in Stockholm.

WARREN BENNETT played his ''get out of jail free'' card to claim the halfway lead in the Volvo Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm.

Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell has finished the second round of the Scandinavian Masters tied for second place on five under par.

Graeme McDowell is now in a five-way tie for second spot in the Scandinavian Masters.

McDowell is holding a two shot lead as he begins his second round at the Scandinavian Masters.

Latest leading positions in second round of Volvo Scandinavian Masters, Kungsangen Golf Club, Stockholm.

NORTHERN IRELAND'S Graeme McDowell set a new course record to lead in the first round of the Volvo Scandinavian Masters here in Stockholm but it was Colin Montgomerie's former caddie Alastair McLean who had the last laugh.

Graeme McDowell leads the Volvo Scandinavian Masters by a shot after the first round.

Australian Adam Scott fired a superb 65 to equal the course record in the first round of the Volvo Scandinavian Masters.

Warren Bennett continues to lead at five under par in the Scandinavian masters.

Warren Bennett has taken the lead in the Scandinavian Masters.

Colin Montgomerie has continued his poor start to first round of the Scandanavian Masters - he is now two over par after five holes.

Tee-off times in the final round of the 131st Open Championship at Muirfield on Sunday (Gbr and Ire unless stated):

British Open Leaderboard - third round scores

Muirfield bit back on day three of the Open Championship with driving rain and a fierce wind sending players tumbling off the leaderboard

Tiger Woods was heading for the biggest nightmare of his professional career today as Muirfield turned nasty and claimed the scalp of golf’s most famous player.

Defending Open champion David Duval saw the Claret Jug slip further from his grasp, but refused to concede that his reign was over just yet.

Tiger Woods tiptoed tidily, if at times tentatively, around Muirfield today but still took a giant stride towards fulfilling his ambition of becoming the first golfer to win a Grand Slam in a calendar year.

British Open Leaderboard

Ernie Els fell just one shot short of a major championship record which has stood for 19 years at the Open today.

Tee-off times for the second round on Friday of the Open Championship, Muirfield, July 18-21.