Welshman Bradley Dredge and England’s Steve Webster were tied for the lead after the opening four holes of the Telecom Italian Open final round in Milan today.

Steve Webster hopes to crack his European Tour duck at the 247th attempt tomorrow – and if he does a lot of the credit will go to a “mind magician”.

Yorkshire golfer Richard Finch stepped into the unknown today when he took a one-stroke lead into the third round of the Telecom Italian Open in Milan.

ENGLISH golfer Richard Finch had the best possible reason yesterday to cancel plans to attend a friend’s wedding in Portugal this weekend.

English golfer Richard Finch had the best possible reason today to cancel plans to go to a friend’s wedding in Portugal this weekend after firing a course record at the Italian Open.

American Mark Calcavecchia was excused for having other things on his mind as he made a poor start to the Telecom Italian Open in sunny Milan today.

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell has had a bit of a shock even before his defence of the Telecom Italian Open begins tomorrow.

Former Open champion Mark Calcavecchia and South African David Frost add a little extra international flavour to the Telecom Italian Open in Milan this week.

THOSE of you watching the Spanish Open on Sky Sports on Sunday afternoon and the Shell Houston Open that evening would have got a good idea why more and more players are deserting the European Tour for the American circuit.