Well, at least the Aussies and New Zealanders are finally hitting Europe and setting about winning their patient managers a bob or two. After finishing first, second and fifth respectively on the Australasian Tour - achievements that were of absolutely no benefit whatsoever to the 5,380 managers who hired them back in March - Michael Campbell, Lucas Parsons and Geoff Ogilvy made it to France last week to compete in their first Golf Masters' tournament of the year.

Parsons and Ogilvy didn't exactly make up for lost time, winning just £2,000 between them; but at least Campbell picked up a respectable cheque for £34,875 for his share of seventh place. So, that leaves us with seven golfers yet to appear on the Golf Masters' tour this year - Greg Turner, Mark McNulty, Paul Broadhurst, Pierre Fulke, Warren Bennett, Mark Roe and Katsuyoshi Tomori. There's good news, though, for the managers of two of them, New Zealander Turner and Zimbabwean McNulty - both are due to tee off this morning at the International Open.

Tomori's 577 employers will be elated to hear their man is in good shape, but not so chuffed to learn his most recent cut-making display was at last week's . . . Fujisankei Classic. Despite having a European card, Tomori has, so far this season, been reluctant to leave Japan. Give him time, though.

Injury has ruled out the remainder of our "no-shows" to date: Broadhurst is still recovering from sprained tendons in his right hand, and Bennett is still troubled by a twisted vertebrae that first struck him four years ago.

A rowdy springer spaniel by the name of Mookie is responsible for Roe's failure to contribute as much as a pound to the Golf Masters' accounts of his 251 bosses. Last year the English golfer tore ligaments in his left hand after grabbing the collar of his beloved dog, and he has been struggling to regain full fitness since. No doubt the 251 in question are barking mad for wasting £800,000 of their budgets. Mmm, sorry.