Australia's Richard Green heads into the Irish Open final round three shots off the pace being set by England's Ross Fisher.

Australia's Katherine Hull has played one of the rounds of her career to surge to within four shots of the lead heading into the final round of the women's British Open at Royal Birkdale.

American Jeff Overton, bidding for his maiden PGA Tour title, charged into a commanding four-shot lead in the second round of the Greenbrier Classic at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

England's Ross Fisher has seized control of the Irish Open in the second round, narrowly missing out on the European Tour's first ever 59.

A pep talk from golfing great Annika Sorenstam spurred Taiwan's Yani Tseng to grab a commanding four-shot lead after the second round of the women's British Open.

Double heart-transplant recipient Erik Compton has made the most of his sponsor's exemption for the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia by charging into a tie for the lead after the first round.

Australia's Richard Green was a shot off the early pace set by England's David Howell after the first round of the Irish Open in Killarney.

Australia's Katherine Hull rammed home an eagle putt on the 18th green to snatch a share of the lead with two-time major winner Yani Tseng after the first round of the women's British Open in Southport, England.

Tiger Woods, winless in his first seven PGA Tour starts this year, will defend his title at next week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, the world number one said.

Sweden's Carl Pettersson has staged a powerful back-nine charge to overhaul a crumbling Dean Wilson and claim a dramatic one-shot victory at the Canadian Open.

Shin Jiyai became the first South Korean to win the Evian Masters overnight, a victory made more remarkable coming just six weeks after she underwent emergency surgery.

Sweden's Richard S Johnson won the Scandinavian Masters overnight with a one-shot triumph over Argentina's Rafa Echenique.

Germany's Bernhard Langer has won the Senior Open with a one-shot victory over American Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin.

American Morgan Pressel holed a six-foot putt for eagle at the long 18th to burst out of a logjam and take the third round lead in the Evian Masters in France.

Carl Pettersson narrowly missed out on a magical 59 but a sizzling 10-under-par 60 was enough to give the Swede the early third-round lead at the Canadian Open.

South Africa's British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen was well-placed to make history after three rounds of the Scandinavian Masters left him just a shot off the lead.

South African Tim Clark fired a 6-under 64 to seize a share of the lead after the second round of the $5.1 million PGA Canadian Open.

Japan's Mika Miyazato defied atrocious weather and two delays to post a second round of 67 to take the halfway lead in the Evian Masters in France.

South Korea's K J Choi opened up a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Scandinavian Masters, denting British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen's hopes of lifting the title.

Brent Delahoussaye shot an 8-under 62 to equal the Canadian Open record as Americans dominated the leaderboard after the opening round.

Britain's Melissa Reid, American Morgan Pressel and Ahn Sun-Ju of South Korea shared the first round lead at the Evian Masters after they all shot 6-under-par 66.

South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen, who cruised to a seven-shot British Open win at St Andrews last weekend, has kept up his hot streak with a share of the Scandinavian Masters lead.

Fast-emerging Australian golf star Kristie Smith is thrilled by the arrival of her parents to watch the "biggest two weeks" of her career.

Australia's Rod Pampling squandered a chance to turn around an unusually lean year, as American Matt Bettencourt notched his first US PGA Tour victory at the Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.