David Howell put the latest in a long line of near misses behind him today to get right into the thick of things again at the Nissan Irish Open.

Athlone's Colm Moriarty shot a 69 at Carton House today to lie just one shot off the lead of the Nissan Irish Open this evening.

Sweden’s Klas Eriksson is now the sole leader of the Nissan Irish Open at Carton House Golf Club in Maynooth.

Klas Eriksson has provisionally made it a three-way tie at the head of the Nissan Irish Open at Carton House.

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

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.

Retief Goosen remains on course for back-to-back victories – after a round today he described as “rubbish”.

Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez virtually assured himself of a place in the Ryder Cup with victory in the Algarve Open de Portugal today.

Scotland's Raymond Russell and Sweden's Klas Eriksson equalled the course record at Penina as the battle for the Algarve Open de Portugal hotted up today.

Colin Montgomerie produced the shot of the day at the Smurfit European Open today but the round belonged to Ryder Cup team-mate Phillip Price as he moved in sight of his biggest-ever win.

Three birdies in his first four holes put Welsh Ryder Cup star Phillip Price into the driving seat in the Smurfit European Open at the K Club near Dublin today.

Darren Clarke is two strokes behind Phillip Price in the third round of the European Open.

Ireland's Darren Clarke and Gary Murphy are among the leaders at the European Open at the K Club today.

England’s Greg Owen won the Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters at the Forest of Arden today – after no fewer than 21 top-10 finishes on the European tour without a victory.

England’s Ian Poulter, who arrived at Celtic Manor in his red Ferrari, made an equally fast start to the Wales Open at Celtic Manor today.

It is not difficult to spot which Ryder Cup star has been enjoying himself most back at The Belfry so far this week.

Overnight leader Amandeep Johl made a steady start to his second round of the Omega Hong Kong Open, following yesterday's six-under 63.

Peter Lawrie shot up the leaderboard in the space of an extraordinary two holes during the second round of the Omega Hong Kong Open at Fanling.

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Ernie Els set out to prove today that 10 shots behind at halfway is not the point to give up hopes of winning.

Nick Faldo continues to lead at the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre.

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

Swede Klas Eriksson and England’s Russell Claydon produced the best rounds of the early starters on the final day of the Murphy’s Irish Open at Fota Island.

English rookie Richard Bland set the clubhouse target on 10-under-par but Swede Niclas Fasth had the course record of 63 in his sights as he moved to 10-under with the leaders preparing to tee off for the third round of the Murphy’s Irish Open.

Gordon Brand Jnr is three shots ahead at the Murphy's Irish Open at Fota Island, Cork.

Sweden’s Carl Pettersson extended his lead to six shots before high winds again badly disrupted the Algarve Open de Portugal at Vale do Lobo.

Adam Scott started the day three shots ahead in the Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club and ended it in the same position, leaving the 21-year-old Australian only 18 holes away from his second victory on The European Tour International Schedule.

Adam Scott was hoping to take another step towards his second European Tour title in the third round of the Qatar Masters.

Joakim Haeggman has been forced to give up another of his hobbies in pursuit of reclaiming his place among European golf’s elite.

Swedish duo Joakim Haeggman and Klas Eriksson have taken the early lead at the Qatar Masters in Doha after carding six-under-par opening-rounds of 66 this morning.