English trio Simon Dyson, Gary Emerson and David Griffiths all made significant moves on the second day of the BA-CA Austrian Open to keep the pressure on home favourite Markus Brier.

Home favourite Markus Brier began where he left off yesterday with four birdies in his second round to move to 10 under in the BA-CA Austrian Open.

Irish golfer Graeme McDowell qualified today for next week’s US Open at Winged Foot.

Swede Johan Edfors, 410th in the world at the start of the year, became the shock winner of the Quinn Direct British Masters at The Belfry today – after three of the biggest names in European golf all had a day to forget.

Five-time European Tour winner Jarmo Sandelin expressed his relief at posting a 66 in the first round of the Madeira Island Open.

Gary Emerson defied the blustery conditions at the Madeira Island Open to make a sound start in the tournament.

Phillip Price showed glimpses of his best form in the first round of the Madeira Island Open.

KEVIN STADLER emerged from his father’s shadow to win the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines in Perth.

ENGLAND’S Paul Casey lies four shots off the lead after a first round 68 in the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth.

Paul Casey has put himself into the mix at the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines in Perth, shooting a four-under-par 68 to sit 11th, four strokes behind first-round leaders Kevin Stadler and Adam Scott on 64.

France’s Raphael Jacquelin stretched his lead to five strokes with two early birdies in the third round of the Madrid Open today.

IAN WOOSNAM was walking with a real spring in his step in Spain yesterday - and not just because he had put himself in the hunt for the Madrid Open and a first tour title for eight years with a 65.

Ian Woosnam was walking with a real spring in his step in Spain today – and not just because he had put himself in the hunt for the Madrid Open and a first tour title for eight years with a 65.

Veteran Roger Chapman is hoping he can cash in on some good omens and regain his European Tour card at the Cadillac Russian Open by following in the footsteps of last year’s winner Gary Emerson.

Nick Dougherty’s first taste of major championship golf has left him wanting more – and this week’s French Open in Paris gives him the chance to achieve it.

Gary Emerson may have missed out on only his second European Tour title after losing the KLM Open in Holland to Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano but he was able to console himself with the knowledge his playing privileges are safe for next season.

SERGIO GARCIA and Annika Sorenstam came up with a European double in America last night.

Little-known Spanish golfer Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano claimed his maiden European Tour title in only his 16th event as a professional when he won the KLM Open by two shots from England’s Gary Emerson.

Gary Emerson became the only man this week to have two eagles in the same round as he maintained his one-shot lead at the KLM Open in Holland.

KLM Open leader Gary Emerson packed plenty of incident into the first six holes of his third round as he extended his advantage to two shots in Holland.

Leader Gary Emerson began his third round of the KLM Open in Holland in spectacular style by holing his second shot of the day to open up a three-shot advantage.

Cool and breezy conditions greeted the early starters for the third round of the KLM Open in Holland and that meant low scores were going to be at a premium.

With the course and conditions still conspiring against the majority of the field at the KLM Open in Holland, it took two of the more experienced players in Gary Emerson and Paul Broadhurst to show how it should be done.

English pair Gary Emerson and Paul Broadhurst both used their experience to good effect in the second round of the KLM Open in Holland to occupy the top two spots on the leaderboard.

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England’s James Heath made the most of Nick Faldo’s “pulling power” to claim a share of the clubhouse lead in the Wales Open.

After a Union Jack at the Open and Stars and Stripes at the US PGA Ian Poulter came up with another eye-catching outfit for the start of the Daily Telegraph British Masters at the Forest of Arden today.

Jean Van de Velde was today putting his comeback from injury to the ultimate test in the Madeira Island Open.

As bad weather played havoc at the US Masters, some of the European Tour’s lesser lights made the most of rare perfect conditions in the Madeira Island Open.

Scotland’s Andrew Coltart, who has failed to make a halfway cut this season, made a stunning start to the Madeira Island Open today.

And so there were two. Padraig Harrington and David Howell are the only Ryder Cup men left in The Heritage at Woburn.

Gary Emerson celebrated the first European Tour win of his 10-year career after overcoming a marathon final day to claim the BMW Russian Open title.

Gary Emerson celebrated the first European Tour win of his 10-year career after overcoming a marathon final day to claim the BMW Russian Open title.

A day-long downpour washed out most of the third round of the BMW Russian Open to leave some players facing the prospect of having to squeeze in 35 holes on the final day.

Kariem Baraka revealed some advice from his uncle and double Masters champion Bernhard Langer helped him maintain his lead in the BMW Russian Open at the Le Meridien Moscow Country Club.

Scotland’s Euan Little was chasing leaders Kariem Baraka and Henrik Nystrom on the second day of the BMW Russian Open at the Le Meridien Moscow Country Club.

Stoke’s David Lynn started with five birdies in six holes to close the gap on KLM Open leader Richard Green to two shots.

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.

Welshman Garry Houston was victorious in a thrilling four-hole sudden-death play-off against England's Gary Emerson to win the European Challenge Tour's Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge event.

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

Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie were left with some unfinished business when their play-off was halted by fading light in the Volvo Masters at Valderrama last year and they agreed to share the title.

MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ won the rain-shortened Turespana Majorca Classic after an amazing late collapse by Jose Maria Olazabal.

Miguel Angel Jimenez tonight won the Turespana Majorca Classic after an amazing late collapse by Jose Maria Olazabal.

ENGLAND’S Gary Emerson again thrived on the pressure to keep his European Tour card in the Turespana Majorca Classic.