Shane Lowry proved that golf is the game played on the six inch course between the ears when he put three average rounds behind to move up from fifth to third in the Race to Dubai after the closing 66 in the Turkish Airlines Open.

Graeme McDowell needed two late birdies to get back inside the projected cut mark after an unsteady start to his bid for a third successive Alstom Open de France title at Le Golf National.

Graeme McDowell hailed Victor Dubuisson as the next European superstar as Rory McIlroy produced a late late show to keep Paul McGinley’s Ryder Cup show on the road at Gleneagles

Ryder Cup Tuesday brought the first full day of serious practice and 14 media centre interviews that threw up the usual questions about Europe's "template", targeting "big dogs",  Rickie Fowler's haircut and exactly how shy/odd is Victor Dubuisson.

European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has given his backing to those players opting to miss this weekend’s Wales Open at Celtic Manor and hinted that his approach to leading the European team will be laid back and conducive with players taking key decisions for themselves.

Everyone needs heroes but the pressure of trying to match their feats can sometimes be a millstone around the neck of even the most talented.

Victor Dubuisson looked shattered as he prepared to dash to the limo that was to whisk him to Phoenix airport and back to Cannes via London following his thrilling WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship tussle and ultimate defeat to Jason Day.

Splitting up Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell in this year’s Ryder Cup at Gleneagles might just be an option for skipper Paul McGinley following Victor Dubuisson’s incredible performance in the WGC-Accenture Match Play at Dove Mountain.

Graeme McDowell had no problem admitting that his luck probably ran out as he lost to Victor Dubuisson of France in the quarter-finals of the WGC-Accenture Match Play at Dove Mountain.

European Ryder Cup skipper Paul McGinley is not going to tie himself up in knots studying the form of his potential team members at this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play in Tucson.