THOUGH Paul McGinley isn’t complaining, it is understandable that players resent the awarding of Ryder Cup and Order of Merit points to those contesting the £2.44m (€3.61m) HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth.

Official World Golf Rankings as of Monday August 1.

The official World Rankings:

Vijay Singh eagled the first hole on his way to an eight-under-par 63 to take a two-shot lead over Tiger Woods, Bill Haas and John Rollins after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Classic in Massachusetts.

Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima was tonight involved in the first high-profile security breach of the Olympic Games as a spectator watching the men’s marathon accosted the long-time race leader.

These are the results from today's swimming events at the Athens Olympics:

Ireland's Ciaran Power came 13th in the men's raod race in Athens today.

Lee Westwood has chosen to be “reclusive” in the build-up to this week’s British Open championship at Royal Troon. But that is bound to change once the event starts.

Mark Roe’s anger turned to relief in the second round of the weather-disrupted Italian Open in Milan today.

Mark O’Meara, the 47-year-old former Masters and Open champion, today achieved his first big victory since 1998.

Paul McGinley, seeking his first win since he holed the winning putt in the Ryder Cup two years ago, chipped in at the last to regain a share of the lead with a round to go in the Dubai Desert Classic.

Padraig Harrington has single-handedly since April kept Europe representation in the top 10, golf’s end-of-year world rankings released today reveal.

Scandinavian Masters Leaderboard

British Open Scores

British Open Scores

British Open Scores

Tee-off times in the final round of the Open golf championship at Royal St George's, Sandwich, Kent, England

Collated final totals in the French Open at Le Golf National, Paris

England’s Philip Golding, the 40-year-old who has made a record 16 visits to the European tour qualifying school, has a chance to be remembered for something more than that tomorrow.

Thomas Bjorn today spoke of his determination not only to get back among golf’s elite, but also to get back to beating them.

England’s Greg Owen won the Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters at the Forest of Arden today – after no fewer than 21 top-10 finishes on the European tour without a victory.

Darren Clarke birdied both closing holes in the second round to regain the pole position he held after his opening 66.

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

Tiger Woods stormed back into contention for a third straight US Masters title after surviving the halfway cut by the narrowest of margins.

Tee off times for the final round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge tomorrow, played at the Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, South Africa.

Official World Golf Rankings:

World Golf Ranking:

21 October 2002

Michael Campbell and Ernie Els lead this morning at Wentworth.

Official world rankings:

Official golf world rankings

World Golf Championship Leaderboard:

World Golf Championship Leaderboard

Only six days to go to the Ryder Cup now – and Tiger Woods’ golf, if not his excitement about the match, is coming nicely to the boil.

The World Golf Championships-American Express championship at Mount Juliet in Co Kilkenny gets underway at 8.20am.

Order of Merit:

Adam Scott has gone from 13th to eighth in the Volvo Order of Merit after his record-breaking win at the Scottish PGA Championship.

Three people share the lead this afternoon in the first round of the Scottish PGA.

North West Ireland Open Scores

Paul Lawrie cruised to his fifth European Tour victory in the weather-disrupted Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open today.

Former Open champion Paul Lawrie takes a five-shot lead into today’s final round of the weather-delayed Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open.

The European Tour Volvo Order of Merit standings as been released after the Scandinavian Masters.

Volvo Order of Merit after TNT Open.

Open Championship winner Ernie Els lies third in the official golf world rankings.