Sweden’s Michael Jonzon, with one European Tour win in 290 starts and fighting for his future, leads the Castello Masters in Spain with a round to play.

Justin Rose, unsure what the future holds for him on the European Tour, took a big step towards easing his worries with a seven under par 65 in the Portugal Masters today.

Colin Montgomerie might have been disappointed about the shortage of star names at Celtic Manor this week, but he was taking the chance to shine himself.

The Celtic Manor Wales Open has suffered more drop-outs than the British government this week.

England's David Lynn missed a golden opportunity to lead the BMW International Open in Munich today.

Globe-trotting Australian Peter O’Malley set the target for the rest of the field with a six-under-par 66 at the BMW International Open in Munich today.

Three-time European Tour winner Johan Edfors stormed to the top of the Qatar Masters leaderboard to open up a two-stroke halfway lead over Lee Westwood and Charl Schwartzel.

England's Lee Westwood and South Africa's Anton Haig are the joint clubhouse leaders at the Qatar Masters in Doha this afternoon.

Johnnie Walker Classic champion Anton Haig held a one-stroke lead over Englishmen Sam Walker and Paul Broadhurst as the big-hitting South African set the early pace in the opening round of the Qatar Masters this morning.

Welshman Sion Bebb headed the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek after shooting a five-under-par 67 at Malelane.

Ernie Els and Darren Clarke are the biggest names at this week’s Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek.

Colin Montgomerie, the record eight-time winner of Europe’s Order of Merit, did not hide his feelings today about the fact that Ernie Els is not in Spain this week to try to clinch his third money-list title.

Australian Peter O’Malley equalled the Carnoustie course record as he stormed into a share of the lead in the £2.5m (€3.6m) Alfred Dunhill Links championship, and then revealed how his guesthouse landlady helped keep his title bid on track.

Andres Romero produced more of the erratic but exciting golf which almost brought him a shock Open victory in the Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship today.

Four months after surviving the European Tour’s qualifying school by the skin of his teeth, Argentina's Daniel Vancsik today became the circuit’s latest first-time winner.

It looks set to be the month of the first-time winners on the European Tour.

SCOTLAND’S Barry Hume was pleased to find himself within a stroke of second-round leader Jyoti Randhawa of India at the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters yesterday after carding a three-under-par 69 at Laguna National Golf and Country Club.

Barry Hume moved to within a stroke of second round leader Jyoti Randhawa at the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters after carding a three-under-par 69 in the second round at Laguna National Golf and Country Club.

Barry Hume held the clubhouse lead midway through the second round of the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters today after carding a three-under-par 69 at Laguna National Golf and Country Club to move to 10-under 134 for the tournament.

Australia’s Marcus Fraser and China’s Liang Wen-chong topped the leaderboard at the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters today after opening rounds of eight-under-par 64 at Laguna National Golf Club.

Anton Haig admits he has had little time to come to terms with his new-found fame after claiming the biggest win of his young career at last weekend’s Johnnie Walker Classic.

European Order of Merit

Mark Wilson and Anton Haig, 270th and 292nd in the world at the start of the year, are now 86th and 88th after winning the Honda Classic and Johnnie Walker Classic in play-offs.

Oliver Wilson believes he has made good progress from his last play-off defeat after suffering the same heartache at the Johnnie Walker Classic in Phuket on Sunday.

Anton Haig won a three-way play-off to clinch the Johnnie Walker Classic in Phuket, edging out fellow South African Richard Sterne and England’s Oliver Wilson in a thrilling climax at the Blue Canyon County Club.

South African duo Richard Sterne and Anton Haig opened up a one-shot lead over England’s Oliver Wilson as the final round of the Johnnie Walker Classic reached the halfway point at the Blue Canyon Country Club in Phuket.

South Africa’s Richard Sterne takes a one-shot lead over England’s Oliver Wilson into the final round of the Johnnie Walker Classic in Phuket after carding an eight under par round at the Blue Canyon Country Club.

England’s Oliver Wilson opened up a two-shot lead over South African Anton Haig at the halfway point of his third round in the Johnnie Walker Classic in Phuket.

England’s Oliver Wilson leapt to the top of the leaderboard at the halfway point of the Johnnie Walker Classic after carding a six-under-par 66 at the Blue Canyon Country Club today.

THE venue promises to be at least as interesting as the golf itself when the AIB Irish Amateur Open Championship gets under way over the brand new Montgomerie course at Carton House near Maynooth, Co Kildare this morning.

A 17-year-old South African, warned by doctors that he might be disabled at the age of 20, is the lowest handicap player in next week’s AIB Irish Amateur Open at The Island club in Dublin.