ENGLAND’S David Dixon blasted a five under par 67 to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the European Tour Qualifying School finals in Spain.

Jose Maria Olazabal has said he expects Sergio Garcia to be in his Ryder Cup team next year – and he has now seen for himself that Swede Alex Noren might well be in Chicago as well.

England's Simon Dyson birdied four of the last seven holes and then had to wait to see if it was good enough to bring him a third KLM Open title in Holland.

Paul McGinley has the chance tomorrow to end nearly six years without a win - right on the eve of being a non-playing captain again for Britain and Ireland in the Vivendi Seve Trophy.

RORY MCILROY has set up the possibility of a special Sunday for himself and girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki.

Rory McIlroy has set up the possibility of a special Sunday for himself and girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki.

Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood finally got moving in the second round of the KLM Open at Hilversum in the Netherlands today.

PETER LAWRIE credited a new putting technique with helping to give him the outright lead after the first round of the Czech Open yesterday.

Peter Lawrie credited a new putting technique with helping to give him the outright lead after the first round of the Czech Open.

Peter Lawrie leads a trio of Irishmen paving the way in the opening stages of the first round of the Czech Open.

Paul Lawrie fired a seven-under-par 64 to share the lead after the first round of the Castello Masters in Spain.

Sweden’s Martin Erlandsson, joint 20th with a round to play, birdied seven of the first 10 holes and led the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles today.

DARREN CLARKE has given himself the chance to go ‘Double Dutch’ this weekend.

Darren Clarke has given himself the chance to go 'Double Dutch' this weekend.

IRELAND’S Paul McGinley and Scotland’s Gary Orr took advantage of calm early conditions to share the first round lead at the KLM Open in the Netherlands yesterday.

Ireland's Paul McGinley is tied for the lead at the KLM Open in The Netherlands after carding a six-under-par opening round of 64 today.

Colin Montgomerie may have ended his French Open Alstom second round on a bad note, but it was a different story on his return to Le Golf National near Paris today.

Paul Broadhurst does not expect Tiger Woods or anybody else to remove his name from the record books at next month’s Open Championship.

THIRTY-NINE year-old Frenchman Christian Cevaer held his head while all around were losing theirs to win the European Open by a shot from England’s Steve Webster, the Scot Gary Orr and Spain’s Alvaro Quiros at a sunny London Club yesterday.

France's Christian Cevaer, a lowly 449th in the world, was the shock winner of the European Open at the London Club in Kent today.

A star was born today when local hero Shane Lowry became just the third amateur to win on the European Tour – at The 3 Irish Open on the third extra hole no less.

Lee Westwood’s grandfather told him years ago that if he had nothing good to say then say nothing.

Peter Hanson defied cold, wet and windy conditions to give Sweden their first home winner of the SAS Masters for 10 years in Stockholm today.

Rising to the challenge of playing in front of his home fans, Swede Peter Hanson takes a two-stroke lead into the final round of the SAS Masters in Stockholm.

Ryder Cup hopeful Nick Dougherty produced a sparkling finish to regain a share of the lead at the SAS Masters in Stockholm on Friday.

Nick Dougherty has re-ignited his challenge to be part of Nick Faldo’s Ryder Cup team next month.

Welshman Garry Houston trails leader KJ Choi by just one stroke after the first round of the Hong Kong Open following a hard-fought seven-under-par 63 at Fanling.

Ian Poulter is looking forward to a return to the world’s top 50 after a sparkling 64 gave him a four-shot lead entering the final round of the Madrid Open.

A frustrated Darren Clarke believes he can still catch Ryder Cup team-mate Padraig Harrington after falling eight shots off the lead in the Madrid Masters.

Lee Westwood and Robert Karlsson will have the Ryder Cup on their minds in the final round of the Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship in Hamburg.

Graeme McDowell gave himself an early birthday present with a third-round 65 in the Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship.

Graeme McDowell today made a spectacular start to his third round in the Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship.

Weekly injections costing €292 a time to ease a career-threatening back injury could prove to be a real bargain for Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam.

John Bickerton retained his place at the top of the leaderboard after the second round of the French Open.

First-round leader John Bickerton maintained his position at the head of the French Open field but he came under pressure from Scotsman Gary Orr who made a superb charge earlier in the day.

Scotland’s Gary Orr led the challenge to overtake the French Open’s first-round leader John Bickerton after moving to within two shots of top spot.

Sweden’s Robert Karlsson will take a commanding six-shot lead into the final round of the Wales Open.

Colin Montgomerie admitted “I blew it” after squandering a stunning start to his second round of the Celtic Manor Wales Open.

US Open champion Michael Campbell today made an early exit from the Celtic Manor Wales Open, while the first 59 in European Tour history again proved elusive.

US Open champion Michael Campbell was facing an early exit from the Celtic Manor Wales Open today, while the first 59 in European Tour history was again a distinct possibility.

Munster’s Heineken Cup victory over Biarritz cost Darren Clarke a share of the lead going into the final round of the Nissan Irish Open.

Gary Orr outshone fellow Scot Colin Montgomerie to grab a share of the lead when the Spanish Open resumed at San Roque today.

England’s Ian Garbutt and Scotland’s Gary Orr made the most of the calm conditions on the second day of the Madeira Island Open.

Leading the 2001 British Open at Royal Lytham gave Greg Owen one of the biggest thrills of his career.