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Derby golfer JAMES WHATLEY reflects exclusively for the Derby Telegraph on a tough first day at the PGA Championships at Wentworth.

South Africa's James Kingston claimed the clubhouse lead in the weather-disrupted BMW PGA Championship as Luke Donald's bid for a third straight victory suffered a potentially fatal blow.

Television: Golf Channel and CBS . Last year: Zach Johnson won the first of his two 2012 titles, beating Jason Dufner by a stroke.

A bogey and a double bogey on the last two holes meant Hampshire golfer Justin Rose dropped to tied 34th spot after a promising start at the BMW PGA Championship today.

The European Tour plays one of its flagship events this week when the BMW PGA Championship is played over the famed Burma Road layout at Wentworth Golf Club in Virginia Water in Surrey.

Rory McIlroy doesn't seem to like it, Ian Poulter certainly doesn't like it and Sergio Garcia doesn't seem to like much at all.

Sergio Garcia 's feud with Tiger Woods will not stop him shaking hands with the world No.

Dufner struggled to a 4-over 74 to lose to Johnson by one. The former Masters champion didn't have it easy in the final round either, as he closed with a 2- over 72 in what was a 2-man race throughout the final round.

Much like in the business cycle, golfers on the PGA Tour boom and slump. Perhaps, it's not over such predictable intervals, and without such apparent cause as in the world of commerce, PGA Tour golfers are apt to find their games a bit frostier, their mechanics a bit mushier and their paychecks a bit smaller at times.

Most amateur golfers think of massages as a way to relax or to put the cherry on top of a great vacation.

Whether you love him or hate him, regard him as a cheater on the course or off, there's no denying Tiger Woods is on a tear this season.

The European Tour plays two events this week, one in a ground breaking visit to Bulgaria for the Volvo World Match Play Championship, the other on the islands of Madeira off the coast of Portugal.

Last November, when Luke Donald won the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan, he won the usual trophy and the winner's check of course, but he also won a cow.

Luke Donald won the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan last November, and part of his winnings included a Miyazaki cow.

No matter what you see on the spa menu, there are only two types of massages. The first is a put-you-to-sleep massage: Swedish, hot stones, aromatherapy, Reiki, etc.

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Tiger Woods solidified his spot at the top of the men's world golf rankings with a win at the Players Championship.

After more than 20 years of covering everything from election campaigns to Olympic Games, Robert Lusetich turned his focus to writing about his first love - golf.

You can swing good, and swing hard, look at McDowell, he looks like he just lashes out at the ball with anger.

Luke Donald tees off during a practice round on the par-four, 10th hole at TPC Sawgrass.