Two weeks after winning his first European tour title for 10 years in quite amazing fashion, Paul Broadhurst returned to action today and shot 80.

The €63,000 car won by Spaniard Jose Manual Carriles did not stop it from being Australia Day in the Nissan Irish Open at County Louth today.

Robert Karlsson, arguably one of the biggest under-achievers on the European Tour, certainly could not be accused of that at the start of the Nissan Irish Open today.

Europe’s last winner of a major golf title is in crisis a week before the US Open, wondering whether the trip to New York is even worth making.

Robert-Jan Derksen, still on a high after his shock win in the Dubai Desert Classic, was quickly brought back down to earth on the first day of the Madeira Island Open.

Nick Faldo suffered a dreaded shank as his hopes of a first win in Europe since 1994 were dealt a potentially fatal blow in the Lancome Trophy.

English rookie Richard Bland set the clubhouse target on 10-under-par but Swede Niclas Fasth had the course record of 63 in his sights as he moved to 10-under with the leaders preparing to tee off for the third round of the Murphy’s Irish Open.

Miles Tunnicliff opened up a four-stroke lead, with 10 holes to play, in the Great North Open at Slaley Hall.

Ireland's Des Smyth is three shots off the lead going into the second round of the Great North Open at Slaley Hall in Britain.

Not many people go from Surrey to Newcastle via Calais, but it did not do golfer Andrew Raitt any harm today.

Colin Montgomerie leads by three strokes at the Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Spain’s Diego Borrego today held his nerve to capture his second European Tour title with a tense victory in the Madeira Island Open.

Darren Clarke had his lowest European tour round for nearly four months today and then prepared to congratulate Retief Goosen on becoming Europe’s number one this season.

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