The Czech-born German took advantage of benign morning conditions to shoot a near-flawless five-under-par 67 in the second round of the 9.5 million-dollar tournament at the Sawgrass TPC.
“I didn’t hit the ball as well as yesterday,” world No. 267 Cejka said. “Yesterday was kind of flawless (but) today I made a couple of up-and-downs and [...]

Unites States captain Corey Pavin will play in June’s Wales Open at Celtic Manor ahead of the 2010 Ryder Cup.
It means Pavin and Colin Montgomerie, captain of Europe, will come together in a competitive arena for the first time since they were both appointed.
For Pavin it will be his first look at the Twenty Ten [...]

Jerry Kelly took advantage of a late collapse from Charles Howell to win the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, his first US Tour victory for seven years.
Kelly was three strokes clear going into the final round but fell three behind after 10 holes.
However, birdies at the 11th and 14th and four closing pars was just [...]

JEJU ISLAND, KOREA : Robert-Jan Derksen of the Netherlands stayed on course to win the US$2.1 million Ballantine’s Championship by taking the second round lead yesterday.

Derksen posted a three-under-par 69 for a two-day total of seven-under-par 135 at the Pinx Golf Club to take a two-shot lead over Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee and Korea’s Kang Wook-soon [...]

Padraig Harrington will aim for a hat-trick of Open titles at a Turnberry course that is 247 yards longer than when it last staged the tournament.
The Scottish course, which last held the Open in 1994, will measure 7,204 yards for the 16-19 July event.
The new layout features six new tees, including a 200-yard drive over [...]

Phil Mickelson may have failed to win his third Masters at Augusta National last week but he did wonders for his confidence in bettering Tiger Woods and hugely boosted his image with the American public.
The final round dream pairing lived up to all the hype as the two best golfers in the world brilliantly hacked [...]

Glory days: Colin Montgomerie celebrates Europe’s victory in 2006 Photo: PA

The Scot has been a stalwart in the European team since making his debut at Kiawah Island in 1991 but he missed out this time when captain Nick Faldo failed to name him as a wild card pick.
But Montgomerie, a likely future captain himself, is [...]

Calm before the storm: Nick Faldo, his team and Virgin staff pose as they leave England bound for hurricane-hit Valhalla Photo: Getty Images

As you would expect, officials have been trying to play down the extent of the problems, despite 17 trees having been downed and branches strewn all over the fairways.
Kerry Haig, the PGA of [...]

Prized property: Nick Faldo with the Cup at a press conference in Louisville Photo: Reuters

At a time when those close to the Irishman have suggested that he is looking shattered after his season’s efforts, Faldo reported that he had had “four sleeps” and was well rested.
He also reported that the Open and PGA champion had [...]

Tiger watch: The injured world No 1 may yet turn out to support the US team who have been beaten five times in the last six starts Photo: AP

If he does, it could do wonders for morale in a United States team who have been beaten five times in the last six starts. However, with [...]