One player even resorted to wearing a surgical mask.

England’s Tyrrell Hatton pocketed the first prize of €1.8million

Over a hundred players under par after the first day of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open on the Causeway Coast and yet Rory McIlroy isn't one of them.

Paul Dunne has missed the cut at the Nordea Masters on the European Tour.

Chief executive Keith Pelley has hailed the European Tour’s new pace of play policy a success after rounds during the recent ‘Desert Swing’ were completed up to 19 minutes quicker.

Matt Jones clung on to win the Australian Open ahead of Adam Scott and defending champion Jordan Spieth.

Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen retained a firm grip on the Lyoness Open in Austria after a third-round 68 left him 16 under par and three clear of the field.

Matteo Manassero was off to a good start today in his bid to grab a second trip to the Masters before his 19th birthday.

SWEDEN’S Alexander Noren cruised to his third European Tour title despite a closing round of 77 in Stockholm yesterday.

Padraig Harrington was showing signs of getting back on track at the Vivendi Cup as he attempts to find some form ahead of next weekend’s Ryder Cup.

US Open champion Graeme McDowell was upstaged by world number 317 John Parry, who carded a second-round 67 to take the lead at the Austrian Open in Atzenbrugg.

IRISH stars Jonathan Caldwell and Shane Lowry played a key role in helping Great Britain and Ireland establish a comfortable first-day advantage against the Continent of Europe in the St Andrews Trophy match at Kingsbarns yesterday.

Paul Cutler's bid for the Spanish Amateur Championship was ended by food poising and disappointment at Pals near Girona today.

Portstewart's Paul Cutler will face Johann López Lázaro of France in the quarter-finals of the Spanish Amateur Championship in Girona tomorrow.

Rory McIlroy missed the cut as fellow Ulsterman Richard Kilpatrick moved to within a shot of the lead in the Brabazon Trophy at the Forest of Arden.