Congratulations to Henrik Stenson who won the TPC at Sawgrass this weekend.

Henrik has been coached by Pete Cowen for many years and after memorable victories together at the Dubai Desert Classic and the WGC Accenture Matchplay; this victory at the TPC (The Players Championship) is probably Henrik's most significant victory to date. 

The TPC is widely regarded as golf's 5th Major as it arguably boasts the strongest field of the year.  Stenson held of a strong field, that included World No1 Tiger Woods, with a final round 66 to finish at 12 under par for the Championship.  For a full blow by blow account visit the bbc sport website.

Louis Oosthuizen came within a whisker of causing an upset at the recent Abu Dhabi Golf Championship Qatar Masters nearly catching long-time leader Paul Casey with a brilliant final round 64 at the immaculate Abu Dhabi golf club in the United Arab Emirates.  Paul Casey had led by several shots throughout the round, but a nervy back nine with 3 bogeys saw his lead slip to 1 shot and the brilliance of the young South African coached by Pete Cowen turned what was going to be a procession by Casey into a very exciting finish.

With this win Charl Schwartzel secured his second European Tour International Schedule victory in his 107th  European Tour event as a professional and his first European Tour victory since the 2005 Alfred Dunhill Championship -  a gap of 50 European Tour events.

With this win Henrik Stenson secured his sixth European Tour International Schedule victory in his 62nd European Tour event as a professional and moves to Number Five in the Official World Golf Ranking – the highest position held by a Swedish player. Stenson is also the first Swede to win a World Golf Championship event.

Henrik Stenson birdied the 18th hole for a one stroke victory at the Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club ahead of World Number four Ernie Els who was second and World Number One Tiger Woods who tied for third with Niclas Fasth. Stenson climbs four places to World Number 10 and becomes the 65th player to have reached Top-10 status since the OWGR began just under 21 years ago.

(Reuters) – England’s Simon Dyson claimed his second title of the season when he beat Australian Richard Green at the first extra hole of a sudden-death play-off in The KLM Open at the Kennemer Golf & Country Club.

Dyson's birdie three on the 18th hole separated the pair, who had finished on 14 under par 270, a stroke ahead of Ireland's Damien McGrane.

McGrane led the field by three strokes going into the final round but the Irishman paid for being becalmed for the first eight holes, allowing Dyson, who closed with a 66, and Green, firing a 65, to overtake him.

Sweden’s Johan Edfors roared his way to the Barclays Scottish Open title after an inspirational final round of eight under par 63 at the stunning Loch Lomond Golf Club. Edfors teed off a full two hours before, and six strokes behind third round leaders Thomas Björn and Darren Clarke, but was soon plundering his way through the field on a birdie rampage, and set a tantalising clubhouse lead of 13 under par 271 that none of his opponents could match.

England's John Bickerton survived a late wobble on Le Golf National course's infamous closing stretch to claim the centenary Open de France ALSTOM title by a stroke. Bickerton double-bogeyed the 15th after hitting his second shot into the water guarding the green but held on to avoid a play-off with Ireland's Padraig Harrington after carding a two under par 69 for an 11 under par total of 273.

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