World No 7 Henrik Stenson briefly feared the worst before finding top gear to card an eventful 67 in the BMW International in Munich on Thursday. Stenson, who shared the lead after the first round of the US Open a week ago, faded to a tie for 27th and memorably compared the greens at Chambers Bay to like 'putting on broccoli'.
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Golf Essentials
- WORLD RANKINGS, plus Race to Dubai, FedEx Cup, U.S. Money List standings for 2015 Keep up to date with the latest key stats, rankings and money lists
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- Challenge Tour 2015: Every tournament and result on this year's schedule Follow how the Challenge Tour's 2015 season unfolds
BEST GOLF VIDEOS
- The greatest shots ever played at Augusta National, from 10-1 Featuring Jack Nicklaus, Bubba Watson, Gene Sarazen and, of course, Tiger Woods
- The greatest shots ever played at Augusta National, from 20-11 Featuring Seve Ballesteros, Phil Mickelson, Nick Faldo and more
- Top 10 PGA Tour shots of 2014: Tiger, Rory, Bubba and more... Rory McIlroy dominated but that doesn't mean he was the only man to play some sparkling shots
- Who hit the best shot on European Tour 2014? From McIlroy's wins at Wentworth and Hoylake to Stenson's flying finish in Dubai, via a Ryder Cup victory for Europe
- Meet Jason Palmer - one of the rookies on the 2015 European Tour who overcame the yips by playing chip shots ONE HANDED Extraordinary golf!
- It's Bubba Claus! Masters champion set for biggest hit yet with Christmas song Bubba Watson is got back on the mic and recorded a new tune
- Rory's ex Wozniacki shows off her skills at the driving range (and hits one 200 yards) Not content with her status as a world-class tennis star
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- McIlroy beats Fallon in chipping game on The Tonight Show... and Tiger was caddie! Tiger Woods's career took another odd twist in fun TV competition
- Open highlights... the best and worst shots, and McIlroy's triumph Sit back and enjoy all the best action from the final day at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
- Ian Poulter is latest golf star to brave Ice Bucket Challenge Ian Poulter took up the craze sweeping - and freezing - professional golf right now
- Langley's cliffhanger putt stays on lip for 24 SECONDS before dropping into cup And you thought Tiger Woods' Masters chip-in had a dramatic pause...
- Long drive champion Joe Miller destroys a watermelon (and Wentworth's famous par-fives!) Rory McIlroy is long... but you've seen nothing yet!
- Bubba sinks a monster putt playing a crazy golf hole... backwards! Is this shot even more miraculous than the one Bubba Watson hit to win his first Masters?
- Li hits 20 drives in a row without pausing aged just EIGHT (no wonder she'll be youngest ever player at US Open) Prodigious golf talent
- Wild Thing! Watch golf bad boy John Daly drive a ball out of blonde model's MOUTH Crazy and dangerous stunt from two-time major champion
- Scott masterclass - hitting it right off the tee The first thing on the list to tick off on any hole is getting it right off the tee - Adam Scott explains his approach
- Scott masterclass - tips on getting out of a greenside bunker Bunkers scare the life out of amateur golfers but Aussie Adam Scott is here to help
- Scott masterclass - how to chip out of rough Instead of facing a birdie putt you're left with a tricky chip from the rough beside then green. What would Adam Scott do?
- Scott masterclass - Aussie on how to putt Former Masters champion Adam Scott delivers his tips on how to lower your scores on the greens
- Beau-tee and the beast! Playboy model sues after golf stunt goes wrong and leaves her with horrific injury in a very painful place! Ouch!
- England stars Farrell, Foden and Marler take on trick shot challenge... so who could not even hit the ball off the (very high) tee? Wentworth skills test
- Woods is back in the record books after sinking stunning 91-foot putt at Doral... ... but it still doesn't beat Terry Wogan's famous 100-footer!
- Watch Stenson suffer the ultimate golfing embarrassment at Doral: a cold SHANK! Henrik Stenson suffered the worst sight in all of golf at the WGC-Cadillac
- Watch touches of genius by 'Golden Hands' Dubuisson that have stupefied golf's short-game greats Have you ever seen anything like it?
- Ouch! McIlroy's shot has painful consequences as fan ends up with cactus needles stuck all over his back! Perils of desert golf
- Now that's a drive: Watch Garcia, Donald, Casey and Manassero race around F1 track... in golf buggies! The golf stars proved to be a big hit on the track
- Stenson scoops shot of the year award for incredible eagle that clinched glory in Dubai Henrik Stenson has clinched European Tour prize for 2013
- The road to success: Schwartzel's stunning recovery off TARMAC and over trees... and he nearly holed it! Golf's miracle shot of 2014?
- Ecstasy to agony as Manley wins a Merc for a hole-in-one... and then implodes with an 11 on the next after being told it's not his! Ouch...
- Tiger lines up mammoth golf swing to hit ball from Europe to Asia across Istanbul's iconic Bosphorus Bridge Tiger Woods sent his ball from Asia to Europe
- Now that's what I call a water hazard! Westwood and Co try their luck pitching on to a man-made green in the middle of the Persian Gulf
- That's why they call him Wild Thing! Watch John Daly hit a drive out of fan's MOUTH (in the middle of a pizza restaurant car park) Drive for show...
- Watch as Schwartzel snaps his club in TWO in fit of anger as Muirfield gets better of him Charl Schwartzel suffered a tough time at Muirfield
- Van de Velde, Bjorn, Nicklaus and Scott... the gut-wrenching major meltdowns There have been plenty of players who gifted victory to rivals
- It's McIlroy v Jeff the robot! Watch as world No 2 takes on his stiffest challenge yet... beating a golf-lab computer in a driving range contest
- Rory, G-Mac and European Tour stars play BLINDFOLDED... but can any of them chip in without seeing the ball? Chipping in is hard enough anyway!
- Woods helps launch campaign to finally stop slow play Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer and Clint Eastwood are among the stars in the clip
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The most precise tee-shot ever?
It may not quite have been what Brandon Crick had intended - but he could not have been any more accurate
- Tiger's Pebble dash, record-breaking Rory, Arnie and the 'fat boy'... and a rubber snake! The 10 greatest US Opens in history Enjoy classic footage
- No Tiger but the alligators on the fairways are a hazard in New Orleans Tthe local alligators held up play in the Zurich Classic opening round
- Bonkers Bubba transforms his boring old golf buggy into... a HOVERCRAFT! Bubba Watson owns a Green Jacket, General Lee and now this...
- Meet Fantastic Max, the man taking on the elite with two fingers on one hand... Max Glauert has only a thumb and little finger on his right hand
- Crane and Cauley play Sawgrass... with glowsticks and glowballs! The island green at TPC Sawgrass is hard enough to hit in the day!
- Watch out One Direction! Golf Boys Watson, Fowler, Mahan and Crane's latest song Hip-hop beat, boy-band dance moves, golf clubs - it can mean one thing
- EXCLUSIVE: Cricket with golf clubs! European Challenge Tour trick shot... This one was Inspired by Sachin Tendulkar's presence in Gujarat
- Tiger's miracle par from the pond and golf's greatest water shots (plus one where it all went horribly wrong!) Very occasionally, miracles do happen!
TOP SPORT STORIES
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- Training was more competitive than matches, claimsKeane Roy Keane has taken a swipe at Manchester United's Premier League rivals during the 1990s
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STARS OF SPORT
- Mata all smiles as United star kicks around with children for charity While many footballers have seem to head for Ibiza, Juan Mata is much a different person
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- AC Milan star El Shaarawy makes the most of summer as he goes flyboarding Football was clearly the last thing on Stephan El Shaarawy's mind
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- The name's Djokovic... Novak Djokovic: World No 1 brings glamour to Boodles event with James Bond-esque helicopter arrival Shaken not stirred
- Happy birthday, Leo! Messi poses with birthday cake as superstar turns 28 Lionel Messi celebrated his birthday at the Copa America
- Partick Thistle are not the first club to have a weird mascot... meet Gunnersaurus, the Stanford Tree, Mr Testicles and more... An odd bunch
- Sanchez claims Uruguay player apologised for 'kicking the s***' out of him Chile's won through to Copa America semi-finals in fiery clash
- Mayweather stops traffic by stopping for pictures in the middle of busy New York street Floyd Mayweather's self indulgence continues to reach new levels
- Chelsea star Fabregas and his heavily-pregnant girlfriend take a stroll on Spanish beach break Cesc Fabregas is enjoying his rest and recuperation period
- Benteke shelves transfer talk as Aston Villa striker enjoys short break with girlfriend Aston Villa striker was visiting a Latin American restaurant
- Arsenal star Sanchez tells fans 'do not let anyone steal your dreams' as he posts childhood photo Alexis Sanchez showed off his path to stardom
- Spurs stars Dembele and Vertonghen enjoy break in Ibiza Ibiza seems to be the No 1 destination for highly-paid footballers this summer
- Sakho works up a sweat as West Ham continue their Europa League prep in the gym There was no rest for Slaven Bilic's West Ham at the training ground
- Expecting rain, Maria? Sharapova well-rested and gearing up for SW19 in Evian photoshoot A well-rested Maria Sharapova is preparing for Wimbledon this week
- Ibrahimovic greeted by fans in Paris as PSG striker unveils brand new fragrance Opposing defenders rarely get a sniff of Zlatan when he's on form...
- Aguero sends Messi a happy birthday selfie as Argentina get ready for Copa America quarters As Messi turns 28, Colombia await in the last eight for the duo
- Terry makes sure the kids are alright with coaching stint on latest Chinese tour stop John Terry took the next step during his self-promotional tour
- England arrive in Vancouver ahead of Canada quarter-final But boss Mark Sampson has been critical of the artificial pitches at the Women's World Cup
- Federer gears up for Wimbledon with family Roger Federer spent time playing with his twin girls in Zurich ahead of his quest for an eighth Wimbledon crown
- This is just the start... Mayweather poses in front of shrine to $300m earnings for 2015 And the Money Man warned Forbes that there is more to come
- Zidane and son Enzo freestyle to devastating effect.... and the Real Madrid legend proves he's still got it Father and son double-act
- Pirlo spotted on the streets of SoHo as Italian closes in on agreement with MLS side New York City Italian star sported Yankees cap
- Guardiola 'chooses love over league titles' as Bayern Munich head coach gives emotional speech Candid lecture on leadership
- Lukaku stays in shape on holiday in LA It may be football's off-season but that hasn't stopped Everton striker Romelu Lukaku from staying in shape
- Murray set to reach for the sky at Wimbledon as British No 1 shows off new Under Armour kit ahead of SW19 Eyeing a second Wimbledon crown
- Khan shows off custom made Range Rover as he denies talks with Pacquiao British boxer has 'King Khan' on the front of his white Range Rover
- Southampton forward Rodriguez poses with former team-mate Cork as he gets married to long-term girlfriend Simone
- Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas plays role of doting boyfriend as he helps heavily pregnant partner Daniella Semaan safely board a boat on holiday
- Controversial Adrien Broner sparks fury by posing with gun a week after US shootings American boxer posed with a gun a week after shootings in Charleston
- Young finally marries childhood sweethart... four years after calling off their first wedding Manchester United midfielder tied the knot with Nicky Pike
- WATCH hilarious video of Lampard failing to climb rope ladder Lampard will be hoping to make another splash when he lines up for New York City
- They've got his vote! President Obama throws support behind US Women's team The US team beat Colombia to reach the World Cup last eight
- Ivanovic relaxes in Hyde Park ahead of Wimbledon as London love affair heats up Former world No 1 made the most of the sunshine on Monday
- Aston Villa youngster Grealish pictured with £1,000 bottle of Ciroc Vodka in Marbella Jack Grealish faces more awkward questions after picture with giant bottle.
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Wozniacki dines out as she denies support for Jason Day at the US Open was a dig at ex Rory McIlroy
Caroline Wozniacki is preparing for Wimbledon
- Bouchard by the beach! Star plays down poor form as she gets set for Eastbourne Eugenie Bouchard has insisted she is not worrying about her form
- Ferrer meets Forest legend John McGovern and his European Cups An unlikely meeting took place in Nottinghamas David Ferrer met Forest legend John McGovern
- New Premier League ball revealed as the Nike Orden after West Ham players train with it The Nike Orden 3 will be the new ball used by Premier League clubs
- Messi and Aguero in Copa America team of the group stage... and there is a place for shamed Chile star Vidal The team of the tournament so far is out...
- Fulham's Stekelenburg joins Southampton on season-long loan Southampton have brought in Holland goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
- Mandzukic puts pen to paper to finalise £13.6m move to Juventus Croatia forward Mario Mandzukic has signed a four-year deal with Italian champions Juventus
- Grigor's got the hang of Wimbledon! Tennis star Grigor Dimitrov found a novel way of travelling to Wimbledon on the London Underground
- Partick Thistle unveil new mascot... but what on earth is it? Partick Thistle unveiled their terrifying new mascot 'Kingsley' as part of a US sponsorship deal
- Golden balls becomes golden gloves! David Beckham turns his hand to boxing Former England captain is working hard to keep in shape
- Hart 'doing it big' with rapper 50 Cent England keeper Hart looked as excited as a kid in a 'Candy Shop' as he posed for a picture with rapper 50 Cent
- Sneijder teaches dog how to swim as Holland stars enjoy Ibiza break Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Nigel de Jong also were seen relaxing in the popular holiday spot
- Hair we go again... Fellaini shows off new seaweed hairstyle United midfielder Fellaini took a stroll on Miami beach but had some trouble with his hair...