Graeme McDowell today made a spectacular start to his third round in the Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship.

Weekly injections costing €292 a time to ease a career-threatening back injury could prove to be a real bargain for Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam.

John Daly found himself nine shots off the lead after just four holes of his opening round at the Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship today.

World number nine Sergio Garcia has confirmed he will play at the £2.5m Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship in Germany later this month.

Niclas Fasth today targeted a Ryder Cup return following his dramatic victory in the Deutsche Bank Championship in Hamburg.

Wales’ Bradley Dredge takes a two-shot lead into today’s final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship in Hamburg.

Ireland’s Peter Lawrie survived a run-in with an errant marshal to move into contention for his first European Tour title in the Deutsche Bank Championship in Hamburg.

Wales’ Bradley Dredge, two over par after just one hole of the tournament, today moved into the lead of the Deutsche Bank Championship.

US Open champion Michael Campbell’s continued in his rich vein of form in the delayed first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship this morning.

BUOYED by his 15th place in the British Open championship last week, John Daly is targeting a Ryder Cup debut in Ireland next year.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON has admitted he was struggling for motivation as he returned to European Tour action following the death of his father.

Padraig Harrington has admitted he is struggling for motivation as he returns to European Tour action following the death of his father.

PADRAIG Harrington thinks that playing 11 events on the European tour shouldn't be a requirement to make Europe's Ryder Cup squad.

The European golf tour has returned to the St Leon Rot club in Heidelberg this week – but the man who has triumphed in the three previous tour events there has not.

England's Anthony Wall, who considered giving up European Tour life earlier this season because he was struggling so much, produced one of the lowest rounds of his career in Hamburg today.

Padraig Harrington left Tiger Woods trailing in his wake for the second day running in Hamburg today – and this time there was nobody else who could live with him either.

Justin Rose displayed a rare flash of temper today as he battled to catch playing partner Retief Goosen in the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open in Hamburg.

Ireland's Padraig Harrington leads the Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe, with Darren Clarke lying in second.

Padraig Harrington, with million-dollar memories of the last time he played with Tiger Woods, was enjoying the experience again today.

Tiger Woods saw playing partners Padraig Harrington and Angel Cabrera hole early long birdie putts when the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open began at Gut Kaden in Hamburg today.

There will be no clash between Tiger Woods and Ernie Els, the world’s top two players, in Germany next week.