Justin Rose expects to go from strength to strength after securing his first European Tour victory in four years.

Englishman Justin Rose captured his first European Tour victory in four years by winning the co-sanctioned MasterCard Australian Masters in Huntingdale.

An eagle on the 14th hole enables England’s Justin Rose to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the MasterCard Australian Masters at Huntingdale.

Justin Rose recovered in style from a poor finish to his first round to take hold of second place at the halfway point of the MasterCard Australian Masters at Huntingdale.

Englishman Justin Rose holds a share of the lead with Aaron Pike in the MasterCard Australian Masters at Huntingdale after a second-round 66, with the entire field either finished or out on the course on Friday afternoon.

Englishman Nick Dougherty may have fired a brilliant 65 on day one of the co-sanctioned Mastercard Australian Masters at Huntingdale, but it was not good enough for the clubhouse lead with Australian amateur Aaron Pike equalling the course record with an eight-under 64.

LOCAL hero Robert Allenby kept his unbeaten record in play-offs to claim the first Australian Mastercard Masters of his long career yesterday.

Local hero Robert Allenby kept his unbeaten record in play-offs intact to claim the first Australian Mastercard Masters of his lengthy career on Sunday.

Peter Lonard won his second Australian Masters title after a three-way playoff with fellow Australians Gavin Coles and Adam Scott.

Scotland's Colin Montgomerie has won the Australian Masters at Huntingdale in Melbourne.

Colin Montgomerie wants a shot penalty for slow players as a means of speeding up painfully overblown rounds of tournament golf.

Michael Campbell justified the decision not to defend his Australian Masters title by storming into the lead in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open.