Something interesting and quite exciting to report at last after a fairly frustrating and uneventful few weeks.

It was disappointing to be away in America when Tyrone celebrated his birthday but he was back in Ireland and apparently had a good time.

But at last something positive seems to be coming out of all the hard work I have been doing with my golf game.  My play at Firestone in the Bridgestone WGC - particularly the 65-67 weekend - event has really encouraged me for the rest of the season and couldn't have come at a better time with the Ryder Cup qualifying process soon to end.

  I played lovely all week and really, really well on Sunday without being... MORE »

I hadn't planned to watch as much of the US Open as I eventually did, but felt duty bound to see what I could of my good friend Lee Westwood in his bid for a first Major.

It was particularly disappointing that it didn't work out as he and everybody supporting from Europe would have liked.  Lee played really well all week, but it just didn't go his way on Sunday. I doubt that he will have been too hard on himself because it was a very good week and put him on the right track with The Open just round the corner.

On the home front, the boys came with me back to Portrush to see family and friends and we... MORE »

Austria was a very interesting experience on all fronts - most notably from the fact that I led the driving accuracy stats, which was probably a first for me.   I was also eighth in greens in regulations so my tied 19th finish was obviously down to my short game not being as sharp as I would have liked. Chipping and putting are always key to low scoring.

Obviously, I'm hugely disappointed in not being part of the US Open this week and that's why I keep practising and practising to ensure that this season's setbacks are not repeated in future years.  That's what drives me on.

But there was one benefit from not being at Torrey Pines.  It meant that I could... MORE »

A tough course and an even tougher week on the greens meant that a tied 16th finish in the Irish Open wasn't exactly following the plan to perfection. No complaints though because things are continuing pretty well and I'll be hoping to further boost the upward trend on my playing graph in the important months ahead.   Hearty congratulations to my ISM colleague Richard Finch, who registered his first professional win on European soil in excellent fashion... including a swim on the 18th.  I've heard of people throwing themselves into water after a win, but never before.  

Now it's the Tour's flagship event this week and I'm delighted not only to be back at Wentworth for the BMW Championship, but also with the... MORE »

Hi everyone and many thanks for the countless number of messages, texts and emails congratulating me on my success last weekend in China.  You can imagine just how I felt when that last birdie putt dropped. I'd like to start this week's diary with a personal message to all my sponsors and fans to say a big thank you for your continued support.

Without the backing of Barclays Capital, Audemars Piguet, Setanta, Oceanico, Taylormade, Stuburt and Dunlop Collection plus all my other supporters including my website followers, my comeback win in Shanghai would not have been possible.

Of all my career victories, my win at the BMW Asian Open was at the very top. It was always going to be difficult for... MORE »