TIGER Woods made a solid start to the WGC-HSBC Champions, despite the distraction of being pursued by a huge crowd of snap-happy locals following his every move.

COLIN Montgomerie finished in a share of eighth place to lead the Scots after round one of the Egyptian Open at the Mirage City club in Cairo.

SOUTH Korea's Jiyai Shin will look to improve her chances of adding a player of the year award to her newly-earned LPGA Tour rookie of the year status by defending her title

THE European Senior Tour reaches a dramatic conclusion this week with eight players - including two former Ryder Cup captains - heading to the OKI Castellon Senior Champions

SERGIO Garcia is back from his mid-season slump and ready to defend his HSBC Champions title this week in Shanghai.

WORLD No 1 Tiger Woods insists compulsory drug testing is essential to ensure a clean sport in the wake of the one-year ban handed out to American journeyman Doug Barron.

AMERICAN Nick Watney tied the course record with a virtually flawless eight-under-par 64 to open up a two-stroke lead at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in Shangha