Shane Lowry heads the Irish charge at this week’s BMW International Open in Munich on the Munchen Eichenried course.

Marc Farry was back making golfing headlines on Thursday and, unlike last time, he was perfectly happy about it.

Colin Montgomerie this morning became the second big name to pull out of the BMW International Open in Munich before the start.

It could be any time now that European Tour number one Henrik Stenson joins world number one Tiger Woods as a first-time father.