The St Jude Classic and Lyoness Open are the final tournaments before next week's US Open, and as such a host of players have taken the week off.

Two very high calibre tournaments on the golfing calendar this week with the Nordea Masters in Stockholm and The Memorial event in Ohio.

For once the European Tour takes centre stage in the golfing world, as their flagship event the BMW PGA Championship takes place at Wentworth

The PGA Tour is in Texas for the famed Bryon Nelson Championship whilst in Europe they make a return to Sicily.

Golf's unofficial fifth major begins this week with a stellar field - with 48 of the top 50 in the world taking part.

Two hugely different evens in the golfing world this weekend with Dustin Johnson making his return to action, whilst GolfSixes is the first event back in Europe since The Masters.

The European tour stays in China this week for the Volvo Open, but all eyes are really on New Orleans for the new two-man team event the Zurich Classic.

Two big tournaments on the horizon this week with the Valero Open in Texas and the Shenzhen International in China.

So not quite after the Lord Mayor's show, but after the magnificence of The Masters last week we are back to domestic competitions on the PGA and European Tour.

Sergio Garcia admits that he is now targeting The Open after clinching The Masters at the weekend.