Madrid  - Spanish former golfer Severiano Ballesteros was released from hospital Tuesday, after two months of inpatient treatment for a brain tumour.

"Ballesteros will continue to receive outpatient treatment from the Medical Oncology and Oncological Radiotherapy services," La Paz hospital in Madrid said in a statement.

The former golfer, 51, collapsed on October 6 at the Madrid airport and was subsequently diagnosed with a brain tumour. He was first operated on eight days later and has undergone surgery a total of four times.

LAQUINTA, Calif., Dec. 4 - Australian James Nitties shot a 9-under 63 Thursday that put him one shot in front after two rounds of the six-day PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in California.

Nitties completed 36 holes of the grueling and pressure-packed event at 12-under 132.

Robert Garrigus and Harrison Frazar shared second at 133. Nitties, Garrigus and Frazar began the day tied for 36th place and shot to the top of the leaderboard.

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 30  -- Henrik Stenson and Robert Karlsson combined to shoot 9-under-par 63 Sunday, helping Sweden bag a four-stroke win at the World Cup of Golf in Shenzhen, China.

Sweden completed the event at 27-under 261, and won it for the first time since 1991.

Sunday's format was foursomes or alternate shot.

"It's a great honor to play for your country, and obviously even better when you win," Stenson said. "Sweden only won it once before in 1991 so it was about time that we changed that."

Melbourne, Nov. 19 : Australian golf champion has become victim of America''s sagging real estate market.

Just months after ex-wife Laura Andrassy won a US 103 million dollar bitter divorce battle, Norman has been forced to slash the asking price for the former couple''s Florida mansion from US65 million dollars to US47.5 million dollars, a hit of US 27 million dollars.

If Norman secures US47.5 million dollars for the four-bedroom oceanfront estate on the millionaire''s paradise of Jupiter Island, he will break the record for the most expensive sale in the area, eclipsing the US44.5 million dollars Tiger Woods paid for a nearby mansion in 2006, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Madrid (Spain), Nov. 19 : Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros has been moved out of intensive care, weeks after undergoing a successful operation to remove a tumor from his brain.

The Spanish five-time Major winner, 51, was diagnosed with a brain tumor at La Paz hospital, after losing consciousness at Madrid Airport early last month.

He has since undergone three operations to reduce pressure on his brain and remove remaining tumor tissues.

A spokesman for the hospital said: “Severiano Ballesteros has left the intensive care unit and has now changed ward.

New York, November 13: Golfers may not find any interruptions during the play due to the call of nature, for a New York-born urologist has come up with a mobile urinal that can be fitted into a golf bag.

"I wanted people to feel a level of comfort. Worry where the pin is, not where''s the next bathroom," the New York Daily News quoted Dr. Floyd Seskin, inventor of the UroClub, as saying.

He revealed that he contemplated undertaking this project when a patient, who had undergone a prostate procedure, came back months later to rave about his improved condition.