The European Tour will look to stage the Madeira Islands Open later in the year after it was cancelled due to bad weather yesterday.

Golf fans will need to be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to arrive in good time at Fota Island to watch the marquee draw in the first round of the Irish Open Championship.

Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey opened up a five-shot lead ahead of the final round at the M2M Russian Open at Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club near Moscow.