Paul Lawrie News

HE MAY have been one of the best golfers of his generation but it appears he is not as good with names.

Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand took a one-stroke lead at the Wales Open after shooting a 4-under par 67 in the third round at Celtic Manor on Saturday.

RYDER Cup captain Jose Maria OlazA bal is delighted to be at the Celtic Manor for the Wales Open, the event that "all the Welsh players want to win more than any other". Two-time Green Jacket winner Olazabal, an assistant to Colin Montgomerie at the 2010 Ryder Cup in Newport, will lead Europe to America this autumn as they bid to retain their ... (more)

From the British staple of fish and chips to African barbecues, athletes and fans won't go hungry at the London Olympics.

DARREN CLARKE is desperate to see Paul Lawrie return to the Ryder Cup stage this year because he reckons he would give the Americans hell at Medinah.

Matuu featured with some bone-crunching tackles in Saturdays 66-24 annihilation of the Melbourne Rebels in Wellington, centre Lachlan Mitchell and wing Mark Gerrard both needing hospital treatment.

GOLF: Bradley Neil , who helped Perth and Kinross win the Moneygate Scottish Area Team Championship this month, George Burns , Lauren Whyte and Clara Young have been selected to represent Scotland in the European Young Masters Championship in Hungary from 26-28 July.

Justin Rose and Paul Lawrie could not beat Luke Donald at Wentworth, but finishing joint runners-up has enabled both of them to match their highest-ever positions on the world rankings.

ANOTHER top 10. Another big cheque. Another step closer to a Ryder Cup return. But Paul Lawrie is sticking to his guns over a bold decision not to play in the US Open in just over a fortnight's time.

Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

England's Luke Donald plays from the rough on the 4th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship at the Wentworth golf club, Virginia Water, England, Sunday May 27, 2012.

Send your thoughts and images on the weekend's Super Rugby action to Sport@news24.co.za and we'll hit the publish button! Wentworth - Luke Donald is in pole position to retain the PGA Championship title and return to the top of the world rankings after overnight leader James Morrison suffered a third round meltdown at Wentworth.

AFTER such promising signs on the opening day, only five Scots from a starting line-up of 13 are still standing at Wentworth with two rounds to go.

HE HAS certainly not become golf's Victor Meldrew. However, anyone who has watched Paul Lawrie on the golf course over the past year or so will probably have noticed him looking a tad grumpy.

Graeme McDowell and Paul Lawrie have the three remaining months of the Ryder Cup race to make sure that what happened on Sunday is not something they live to regret.

SI.com's Richard Deitsch and Maggie Gray and Golf.com's David Dusek are joined b Go to Video From left to right: Jason Dufner, Matt Kuchar, Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson are likely to be part of a strong U.S. Ryder Cup team this fall.

PAUL Lawrie is still on course to make a Ryder Cup return later this year despite the disappointment of letting a big lead slip as he missed out on a place in the final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain.

Europe's biggest-hitter now has a big title to his name - Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts is the new Volvo World Match Play champion.

Azahara Munoz of Spain and veteran Candie Kung have advanced to the title match in the Sybase Match Play Championship Sunday.

Graeme McDowell defeated Sergio Garcia on the first extra hole Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the Volvo World Match Play Championship.