South Africa`s Ernie Els is riding high and happy with his form ahead of the tournament which propelled him onto the world stage 15 years ago.

Els, 39, said on his website he was feeling upbeat about this week`s Dunlop Phoenix tournament after narrowly missing out on back-to-back victories with a second place in Singapore.

South Africa`s Ernie Els is riding high and happy with his form ahead of the tournament which propelled him onto the world stage 15 years ago.

Els, 39, said on his website he was feeling upbeat about this week`s Dunlop Phoenix tournament after narrowly missing out on back-to-back victories with a second place in Singapore.

An ageing cast of former Major winners has raised Asian hopes of breaking a 10-year win drought at this week`s 2.5-million-dollar Hong Kong Open.

Defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez, 44, leads an experienced European contingent which boasts 14 Major titles but only one since the turn of the century.

An ageing cast of former Major winners has raised Asian hopes of breaking a 10-year win drought at this week`s 2.5-million-dollar Hong Kong Open.

Defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez, 44, leads an experienced European contingent which boasts 14 Major titles but only one since the turn of the century.

Scotland`s Colin Montgomerie on Wednesday said he wanted to play at least until 2015 before retiring, giving him another seven years finally to win a Major.

Montgomerie, 45, admitted he was `languishing` after dropping out of the top 100, but said he planned to break back into the game`s elite and stay there until his 10-year European tour exemption expires.

Scotland`s Colin Montgomerie on Wednesday said he wanted to play at least until 2015 before retiring, giving him another seven years finally to win a Major.

Montgomerie, 45, admitted he was `languishing` after dropping out of the top 100, but said he planned to break back into the game`s elite and stay there until his 10-year European tour exemption expires.

Annika Sorenstam Wednesday rallied her International team ahead of the season-ending Lexus Cup next week, determined to go out with a bang in her last USLPGA event before quitting.

The veteran Swede captains the Internationals against Team Asia at the Singapore Island Country Club, drawing the curtain on her long career on the American tour.

Annika Sorenstam Wednesday rallied her International team ahead of the season-ending Lexus Cup next week, determined to go out with a bang in her last USLPGA event before quitting.

The veteran Swede captains the Internationals against Team Asia at the Singapore Island Country Club, drawing the curtain on her long career on the American tour.

American Angela Stanford held off a hard charging Annika Sorenstam by firing a closing-round three-under 69 to capture the inaugural Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday.

Stanford settled for a par on the par-5 18th hole of the one million dollar event to win her third career US LPGA event.

Fourth-round scores here on Sunday at the one million-dollar Lorena Ochoa Invitational LPGA tournament (South Korea unless noted):

275 - Angela Stanford (USA) 68-66-72-69

276 - Brittany Lang (USA) 68-74-69-65, Annika Sorenstam (SWE) 68-72-67-69

279 - Katherine Hull (AUS) 71-71-66-71