Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano has beaten Austrain Markus Brier in a play-off to win the Itailan Open in Milan.

Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Austrian Markus Brier went into a play-off for the Telecom Italian Open in Milan today.

England’s Nick Dougherty led the Italian Open by three shots with nine holes to play in Milan, but appeared to be nursing a neck strain as he tried for his second European Tour title.

South African Andrew McLardy’s hopes of a first European Tour title were given a huge boost today just before he completed a brilliant inward 30 at the Italian Open in Milan.

Another 90 minutes was lost to rain at the Italian Open in Milan this morning.

European Tour officials today took the rare decision to make players play holes twice at the Italian Open in Milan.

European Tour officials today took the rare decision to wipe out holes that had already been played at the Italian Open in Milan.

Less than an hour’s play was possible at the Telecom Italian Open in Milan today before heavy rain forced a delay.

Emanuele Canonica delighted the home fans with a spectacular start to the second round of the Italian Open in Milan.

England’s Benn Barham hopes to follow in the footsteps of Paul Broadhurst in the Italian Open in Milan this week.

Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen today set a blistering early pace in the first round of the Italian Open in Milan.

Ten years on from beating Tiger Woods and becoming top amateur at the Open, England’s Steve Webster finally lifted his first European Tour title today.

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.

Former English amateur champion Richard Finch, playing just the ninth European Tour event of his career and ranked 716th in the world, broke the course record with a dazzling second-round 63 at the Italian Open in Milan today.

A lot has happened to Scotland’s Dean Robertson since he won the Italian Open in 1999, most of it not very nice.

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 claimed the second European Tour victory of his short professional career with a play-off triumph over Thomas Levet in the Italian Open and immediately targeted another win to bolster his Ryder Cup hopes.

Graeme McDowell held his nerve to prevail at the fourth play-off hole and secure his second European Tour victory in the rain-delayed Italian Open in Milan today.

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell today took a share of the lead into the fifth day of the weather-delayed Italian Open in Milan.

Italian Open Leaderboard

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell moved into a one-shot lead before yet more bad weather disrupted the Italian Open in Milan today.

Italian Open Leaderboard

Italian Open Leaderboard

Italian Open Leaderboard

Argentina’s Angel Cabrera will take a one-shot lead into the third and final round of the Italian Open today.

Mark Roe’s anger turned to relief in the second round of the weather-disrupted Italian Open in Milan today.

Graeme McDowell shrugged off a niggling hamstring injury to set the clubhouse target before bad weather further disrupted the Italian Open today.

Italian Open Leaderboard

Graeme McDowell shrugged off a niggling hamstring injury to set the clubhouse target in the delayed second round of the Italian Open today.

Italian Open Leaderboard

Graeme McDowell was in the first group out this morning and looks like setting a challenging early clubhouse target.

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell made up for lost time when the second round of the Italian Open eventually got under way in Milan today.

The delayed second round of the Italian Open eventually got underway in Milan this morning.

The second round of the Italian Open was delayed again this morning after further rain in Milan.

Torrential rain washed out the second day of the Italian Open in Milan today as large parts of the Castello di Tolcinasco course were left under water.

Heavy rain today forced play to be suspended in the Italian Open in Milan.

Sweden’s Mathias Gronberg held off a determined late charge from a re-invigorated Colin Montgomerie to win his fourth tour title in the Italian Open.

Colin Montgomerie believes tour officials were right to penalise Seve Ballesteros for slow play – but is confident the Spanish legend will not quit the European Tour.

Sweden’s Pierre Fulke is just one shot off the lead in the Italian Open after rediscovering his desire for golf by spending five months renovating his house.

Seve Ballesteros today accused the European Tour of waging "a war" against him after he was disqualified from the Italian Open.

Seve Ballesteros was disqualified from the Italian Open after refusing to accept a one-stroke penalty for slow play.

British golfer Simon Khan continued to enjoy the best season of his career in the third round of the Italian Open.