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Miguel Angel Jimenez had picked up three shots to tie for the lead when round three of the Ballentine's Championship was suspended.

Lee Westwood improved on his first round with a 68 on Friday but Brett Rumford leads the Ballantine's Championship by three shots.

Lee Westwood dropped three shots in the final three holes to finish his first round at the Ballantine's Championship on level-par 72.

Colin Montgomerie says he would accept the role of European Ryder Cup captain in the future, but is not pushing his name forward.

Tiger Woods will miss next week's Wells Fargo Championship after being advised to rest to injury problems suffered at the Masters.

Lee Westwood has defended the world rankings again but has revealed he is getting increasingly tired of justifying them.

Luke Donald missed the chance to become the new world number one after losing a play-off to Brandt Snedeker at the Heritage.

Luke Donald will become the new world number one if he can maintain a one-shot lead in the final round of the Heritage.

Lee Westwood has put himself on course to become the world number one again after winning the Indonesian Masters by three-shots.

Nicolas Colsaerts has become only the second Belgian to win on the European Tour after sealing victory at the Volvo China Open.

Nicolas Colsaerts fired into contention for his first European Tour title after establishing a one-shot lead at the China Open.

England's Lee Westwood is in pole position to win the Indonesian Masters as he leads by five shots with just 18 holes to play.

Luke Donald is just 36 holes away from topping the world rankings as he leads the Heritage field by one shot at the halfway stage.

World number one Martin Kaymer has admitted that he made a big mistake in trying to tailor his game for the demands of the Masters.

Luke Donald will go to number one in the world if he wins on the US Tour this week, with Martin Kaymer taking a short break.

World number one Martin Kaymer says he is aiming to achieve one of his career goals by winning the BMW PGA Championship in May.

2004 Open Champion Todd Hamilton believes Masters Champion Charl Schwartzel can handle the pressure of being a major champion.

Teenager Matteo Manassero clinched his second European Tour title with a one-shot victory in the Maybank Malaysian Open.

Rory McIlroy continued his recovery from his Masters collapse by building a two shot lead in a weather affected Malaysian Open.

Kevin Na ruined his round at the Texas Valero Open by taking 16 shots to complete the par four ninth hole - the worst score since 1998.

Rory McIlroy showed his rivals he is over his Masters flop with a superb second-round 64 to tie for the half-way lead in Malaysia.

Rory McIlroy showed his metal by putting his Masters nightmare behind him to card a 69 on day one of the Malaysian Open.

Masters winner Charl Schwartzel is set to play at the BMW PGA Championship meaning all four current major winners will be at the event.

Three-time Masters champion Nick Faldo has backed Rory McIlroy to emerge a better player after his final-round woe at Augusta.

Tiger Woods feels he could have secured a 15th Major Championship at the Masters but was left reflecting missed putts on the back nine.

Rory McIlroy will take a four shot lead into the final round of the Masters after carding a round of 70 to leave him on 12-under.

Rory McIlroy carded a three-under-par 69 to move into a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of The Masters at -10.

Tiger Woods feels his first round at Augusta could have been two or three shots better but was "very pleased" with an opening 71.

Luke Donald has played down the significance of his victory in the Masters par three tournament and is focused on winning at Augusta.

Graeme McDowell admits he is no longer intimidated by the prospect of playing with Tiger Woods at the upcoming Masters.

Phil Mickelson has rubbished talk a back condition might hamper his Masters' challenge by declaring that he feels in terrific shape.

American youngster Rickie Fowler admits he is full of confidence going into the Masters and has always dreamt of winning at Augusta.

Lee Westwood suffered a scary moment en route to Augusta when his plane had to make a precautionary emergency landing.

Phil Mickelson's 2010 Masters win was more than a bit lucky, according to the coach of the man he beat - Lee Westwood.

David Horsey claimed a dramatic win in a play-off to land his second European Tour title at the Trophee Hassan in Morocco.

Lee Westwood has played down his recent run and insists previous experience is a better indicator of his Masters chances.

Phil Mickelson goes into the final round of the Houston Open with a share of the lead after an impressive third-round 63.

Tiger Woods feels he could be competitive at The Masters as he fine-tunes his preparations for the year's first major.

Jimmy Walker equalled the course record with a nine-under par 63 to lead the Houston Open by two shots after the first 18 holes.