Welshman Garry Houston was victorious in a thrilling four-hole sudden-death play-off against England's Gary Emerson to win the European Challenge Tour's Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge event.

Waterford's Gavin McNeill is hoping the European Challenge Tour can be his passport to golfing glory when he found his travel documents just in time to make a mad dash to the Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge.

JAMIE ELSON joined the ever increasing number of English golfing talent to capture his maiden professional title at the Volvo Finnish Open on the European Challenge Tour.

Peter O’Malley leads the Murphy’s Irish Open at the halfway stage after a second round 67 at Fota Island took him to nine under par 133, one clear of the chasing pack that includes the defending champion Colin Montgomerie.