FORMER European vice-captain, Des Smyth is supportive of Pádraig Harrington’s decision not to return to Europe and endeavour to qualify automatically for the Ryder Cup.

HISTORY repeated itself in extraordinary fashion last night as England’s Simon Dyson won the KLM Open in Holland for the second time in four years – squeezing out Ireland’s Peter Lawrie.

DENIS O’SULLIVAN, back home after the Scottish Seniors Open at the Roxburghe course near Kelso, is confident the changes he made to his swing are taking effect.

American David Oakley underlined the low-scoring possibilities as relatively calm conditions at last prevailed for the third round of the British Open senior championship after two days of high winds left Craig Stadler in the lead at only one under par.