Christian Cevaer of France wins European Open by 1 stroke after making par at difficult 18th

October 10th, 2009 McGowan fires a 60 for 7-stroke lead at MadridMADRID — Ross McGowan took the biggest 54-hole lead on the European Tour this year after a 12-under 60 on Saturday gave him a seven-stroke advantage at the Madrid Masters. The Englishman was at 24-under 192 after a third round that included two eagles and 10 birdies at the Centro Nacional course.

September 20th, 2009 Cabrera Bello shoots 60 to win Austian OpenOBERWALTERSDORF, Austria — Rafael Cabrera-Bello of Spain has shot an 11-under 60 to win his first European Tour title by one stroke over Benn Barham at the Austrian Open. Cabrera-Bello was in seventh place overnight, trailing leader Barham by eight strokes.

September 5th, 2009 Sweden's Alexander Noren leads European MastersCRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland — Alexander Noren of Sweden shot an 8-under 63 Saturday to take a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the European Masters. Noren was at 15-under 198 in his bid for his first European tour victory.

September 3rd, 2009 Rumford shoots 62 to lead European MastersCRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland — Australia's Brett Rumford birdied the last four holes for a 28 on the back nine Thursday, finishing with a 9-under 62 for the first-round lead at the European Masters. Rumford, the 2007 champion, was a stroke ahead of Simon Dyson, the Dutch Open winner two weeks ago who had a 63.

July 23rd, 2009 Armstrong vies for podium in Tour's 18th stageANNECY, France — The 18th-stage time trial is under way at the Tour de France, with Lance Armstrong needing a comeback if he wants a place on the podium when the race ends Sunday in Paris. Alberto Contador has a comfortable grip on the yellow jersey, and the fourth-place Armstrong is looking to overcome brothers Andy and Frank Schleck, who bumped the Texan from second a day earlier.

July 23rd, 2009 Contador wins time trial; Armstrong in 3rd placeANNECY, France — Alberto Contador has won the final time trial in the Tour de France, and Lance Armstrong moved up a spot to third place overall. Contador now looks all but assured of his second Tour victory after increasing his overall lead in Thursday's 18th stage.

July 8th, 2009 Armstrong apologizes to Sastre and Vande VeldeMONTPELLIER, France — Lance Armstrong said he was wrong and disrespectful when he called last year's Tour de France a "bit of a joke." In the new book, "Lance — The Making of the World's Greatest Champion" by John Wilcockson, Armstrong is said to have recounted his early musings about a possible comeback after the 2008 Tour, won by Carlos Sastre. "The Tour was a bit of a joke this year.

July 4th, 2009 Echenique leads after 3rd round of French OpenSAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Rafa Echenique of Argentina held onto his lead at the French Open on Saturday, shooting a 1-under 70 for a one-stroke advantage over Martin Kaymer of Germany after the third round. The Argentine was at 11-under 202 after starting the day with a two-stroke lead on Kaymer.

June 28th, 2009 England's Dougherty wins BMW International OpenMUNICH — Nick Dougherty shot a final-round 64 to win the BMW International Open by one stroke on Sunday, although he was nearly upstaged by one of the most rare shots in golf. The 27-year-old Englishman finished at 22-under 266, and wound up holding off Rafa Echenique after the Argentine produced an albatross — a two on a par-5 — on the 18th hole to complete his 10-under 62.

June 24th, 2009 Kono wins stroke play at Women's PublinxDEVENS, Mass. — Stephanie Kono shot a 68 on Tuesday to finish at 6 under and capture medalist honors in stroke-play qualifying for stroke play at the U.S.

June 21st, 2009 Nilsson wins Saint-Omer Open by 6 strokesSAINT-OMER, France — Christian Nilsson has earned his first European Tour title by shooting a bogey-free 2-under 69 to win the Saint-Omer Open by a tournament record six strokes. The 30-year-old Swede had two birdies on Sunday to add to his four-stroke overnight lead and finish at 13-under 271.

June 7th, 2009 Denmark's Huldahl wins Wales OpenNEWPORT, Wales — Jeppe Huldahl shot a 4-under 67 to win the Wales Open by one stroke on Sunday, giving the world's 377th ranked player his first European Tour title. The Dane had four birdies and no bogey's in finishing at 9-under 275 at Celtic Manor.

May 31st, 2009 ASH - Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh strung together one of his finest rounds in the face of adverse conditions on a tough course to move into a three-shot lead at the end of the third round of the European Open. The Indian ace, a multiple winner on the European Tour, Saturday shot a one-under 71 that included three birdies in last four holes and four-under over last six, to move to nine-under 208.

May 30th, 2009 Cevaer and Singh share lead at European OpenASH, England — Christian Cevaer of France made a 12-foot birdie putt on his last hole Saturday to share the Europen Open lead with Jeev Milkha Singh of India. Cevaer's birdie, only the second on the wind-swept final green in the third round, gave him a 70 that put him at 9-under 207.

May 29th, 2009 Singh, Lorenzo-Vera share European Open leadASH, England — Jeev Milkha Singh of India and Michael Lorenzo-Vera of France shot 5-under 69s on Friday to share the second-round lead of the European Open. Singh missed a 6-foot par putt at No.