GOLF: Ryder Cup heroes Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood spearhead the European challenge for the TCL Classic in Dongguan, China while Ireland's Paul McGinley is in a share for 10th place after a 69.
Montgomerie added a 68 to his opening 70 for a six under par total of 138 while Westwood carded a 70 - three shots adrift of leader Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand.
A jet-lagged Montgomerie, who finished with three birdies in his last five holes, said: "I didn't sleep at all last night but luckily I was off late."
WARBURG CUP: Five-time British Open champion Tom Watson teamed up with Mark O'Meara to claimed a 2 and 1 victory over Denis Durnian and Barry Lane to give America a one-point 3½-2½ opening-day lead over the Rest of the World in the UBS Warburg Cup yesterday at Sea Island in Georgia.
Gary Player and Nick Faldo had provided the visitors with the perfect start beating Arnold Palmer and Curtis Strange by one hole.
US TOUR SCHOOL: Ireland's Keith Nolan failed in his bid to reach the final stages of the US Tour School qualifying when finishing 41st at Kingwood, Texas after rounds of 75, 74, 71 and 71 for 291 - 15 shots behind the winner Steve Haskins.
