Colin Montgomerie matched his worst round in Europe for five years with a second-round 81 at the Spanish Open in windy Girona today.

Stephen Lee reached his first ranking event semi-final in two years with a 5-2 victory over Graeme Dott at the Welsh Open in Newport today.

Australia’s Brett Rumford quickly broke clear of the logjam at the top of the leaderboard in the BMW International Open today.

Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn is targeting his third BMW International Open title after a remarkable turnaround in fortunes.