Golfers from Germany and Scandinavia are the most likely to have taken an international golf holiday in the past 12 months, new research has found.

NEGOTIATIONS about the future of the 2012 Irish Open are ongoing with a June 28 to July 1 date favourite to get the green light according to sources close to the European Tour.

Bruce Springsteen has been forced to cancel his Sunrise, Florida show tonight due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Wilma.