NORTHERN Ireland’s Jimmy Heggarty played himself into contention at The De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship with a superb three-under-par 69 to lie two shots behind clubhouse leader Angel Franco.

ITALY’S Emanuele Canonica has been the European Tour’s biggest hitter four times but yesterday finally achieved what he wanted above all - a tournament victory.

THE Cork-based Denis O’Sullivan will be hoping to shake off a viral infection before the start of the PGA Seniors Swiss Open in Zurich tomorrow.

AMERICAN Jerry Bruner put the memory of one of his most devastating losses behind him when he closed with a fine three-under-par 69 to claim a four-shot victory over Scotland’s John Chillas at the De Vere Northumberland Seniors Classic at Slaley Hall.