An early start helped England’s Phillip Archer miss the afternoon thunder and lightning which disrupted the opening day of the Dunhill Championship in South Africa and he benefited greatly by claiming the clubhouse lead.

EAMONN BRADY, a former West of Ireland champion and a nephew of the celebrated Arsenal and Ireland footballer Liam Brady, represents Ireland’s best chance of reaching the European Tour School at San Roque next week as the field goes into the final round of the second pre-qualifier at Costa Ballena near Cadiz today.

FORMER Walker Cup player Noel Fox, fellow Dubliner Eamonn Brady and David Mortimer, the Galway-born Newlands club professional, battled back into contention for places in the European Tour School at San Roque next week with excellent rounds in yesterday’s second day of pre-qualifying at the Costa Ballena course near Cadiz in the south of Spain.

SOUTH AFRICA’S Trevor Immelman used all his local knowledge to claim his first European Tour title with a thrilling play-off victory over compatriot Tim Clark in the South African Airways Open.

South African Airways Open Leaderboard

Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn has a two-shot lead going into the final round of the BMW International Open in Munich.

North West Ireland Open Scores

David Gilford and Chris Van Der Velde are the leaders of the TNT Dutch Open in Hilversum today.

Sergio Garcia came almost from nowhere to win the Lancome Trophy in Paris today - and boosted Darren Clarke’s hopes of being European number one this season.

Leading positions after the second round of the Lancome Trophy, St-Nom-la-Breteche, Paris, France (Gbr and Irl unless stated, par 71):

Latest leading positions in the second round of the Lancome Trophy at St-Nom-la-Breteche, Paris, France (Gbr and Irl unless stated, par 71):

British Open Leaderboard at Royal Lytham & St Anne’s:

British Open Leaderboard at Royal Lytham & St Anne’s:

British Open Leaderboard at Royal Lytham & St Anne’s:

British Open Leaderboard at Royal Lytham & St Anne’s:

British Open Leaderboard at Royal Lytham & St Anne’s:

English Open leaderboard latest:

Three players with just one European tour title between them lead the way with a round to go in the Compass Group English Open at the Forest of Arden.

Adam scott currently leads the English Open on ten under.

Latest leading positions in the third round of the Compass Group English Open at the Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel, Coventry.

Latest leading positions in the third round of the Compass Group English Open at the Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel, Coventry:

Adam scott leads the Compass Group English Open.

Andrew Oldcorn is in the lead at five under in the English Open. Darren Clarke is currently two over.

English Leaderboard

English Leaderboard

English Leaderboard

English Leaderboard

Van Phillips found a spectacular way of jumping into the lead in the Compass Group English Open at the Forest of Arden today.