BRITON Lee James, close to giving up golf and applying for a job as a postman last year, now finds himself with a chance to win the Irish Open at Adare Manor this weekend.

Sorenstam and Henin earned right to walk away at top of their sports

CHRIS Doak continued his dominance of this season's Tartan Tour as he powered to his third successive order of merit triumph in the Northern Open at Spey Valley yesterda

TWELVE months after taking a double bogey seven to lose the Irish Open Bradley Dredge returned to the same hole today and eagled it to grab a share of the lead.

NORTH BERWICK'S Catriona Matthew made her best start of the season with a four-under-par 68 that placed her just one stroke off the lead after the first round of the Sybas

LOTHIANS golfer Lee Harper insisted he would revel in the pressure of competing in the final pairing of the £45,000 Northern Open at Spey Valley.

WHEN the going gets tough the tough get going, so the saying goes.

AUSTRALIAN Richard Green birdied three of the last five holes to grab a share of the lead at six-under 66 after the first round of the Irish Open.

GREG Norman endured a tough day on a course he designed when he shot eight-over 80 in the US PGA Tour's AT&T Classic at TPC Sugarloaf.

AUSTRALIA'S Rachel Hetherington shared top billing with retiring superstar Annika Sorenstam after the first round of the LPGA Tour's Sybase Classic.

NOBODY could accuse Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh of having had a dull year so far - and eventful was certainly the way to describe his opening 66 in the Irish Open yesterda

LEE Harper stayed on course for the biggest win of his career in the £45,000 Northern Open and insisted he will revel in the pressure of competing in the final pairing at Spey