Stephen Dodd paid a heavy price for one shot in his third round of the Volvo China Open in Shanghai today – but at the end of it the 38-year-old Welshman was still on course for his first European Tour victory.

Fifteen years on from his debut and after 10 trips to the qualifying school, Wales' Stephen Dodd may never have a better chance to win a European Tour title.

England’s Mark Foster and Scot Simon Yates overcame jet-lag to make bright starts to the Volvo China Open – first event of the new European Tour season - in Shanghai today.