Rory McIlroy’s indifferent season continued with the World No. 2 letting slip a sub-par effort with five bogeys over his closing six holes on the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

PAUL CASEY ended a 20-month winless drought while Darren Clarke’s drive for success ended with two ‘duffed’ chip shots during the final round of the Volvo Champions event in Bahrain.

DARREN CLARKE is acutely aware of the life-changing scenario when your wife is diagnosed with breast cancer. Little wonder then that Clarke offered immediate support to Phil Mickelson and his wife, Amy, after she was diagnosed with the disease.