PAUL LAWRIE has a chance this weekend to achieve something which has even eluded Tiger Woods so far.

Former Ryder Cup player Paul Broadhurst moved into position today for a tilt at a third Portuguese Open title in five years.

Dutchman Maarten Lafeber just missed out on a European Tour record today, blitzing a back nine 28 in the third round of the Estoril Portuguese Open at Oitavos Dunes.

Louis Oosthuizen joined overnight leader Alvaro Quiros at the top of the Qatar Masters leaderboard this morning, a shot clear of former champion Henrik Stenson at the halfway point of an enthralling final round at Doha Golf Club.

Former champion Andrew Coltart claimed the outright lead at the Qatar Masters this morning after picking up two shots during his second round at an overcast Doha Golf Club.

Holland’s Maarten Lafeber and Kent’s Benn Barham led the afternoon chase of Indian Masters leader Damien McGrane.

The European Open at the K Club near Dublin was in danger of losing three of its biggest attractions today – much to the disappointment of Irish fans.

New US Open champion Angel Cabrera and four of Europe's Ryder Cup heroes last year found themselves being overshadowed when the spotlight fell back on the K Club near Dublin today.

World Cup winners Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge were back together today. On the leaderboard at the £2.4m (€3.4m) European Open in Dublin.

One day after his World Cup-winning partner Bradley Dredge set the pace in the European Open Stephen Dodd took over at the top at the K Club near Dublin today.

Irish golfer Graeme McDowell qualified today for next week’s US Open at Winged Foot.

Colin Montgomerie got off to precisely the start he wanted in the third round of the UBS Hong Kong Open today.

A grandstand finish earned South African Tim Clark the £400,000 to the winner Barclays Scottish Open title at Loch Lomond yesterday.

South African Tim Clark won the Barclays Scottish Open today, holding off the twin challenge of Ireland’s Darren Clarke and Dutchman Maarten Lafeber.

Darren Clarke made a spectacular start to his final round in the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond today and joined South African Tim Clark and Dutchman Maarten Lafeber in the lead.

A bogey on the 18th saw Ireland's Darren Clarke slip into a tie for fifth after today's third round of the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.

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

Mark Garrod

A shank on your second shot of the day is a pretty scary way to start a round of golf.

A shank on your second shot of the day is a pretty scary way to start a round of golf.

Colin Montgomerie lavished praise on Darren Clarke’s “phenomenal” putting today as the Ulsterman moved into the thick of things in the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.

American Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman turned last weekend’s poor performance into a distant memory today as he moved into contention for the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.

IRISH golf fans are in for a real treat at Carton House today when the Nissan Irish Open hots up.

The early leaderboard had a truly international flavour to it on the first morning of the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.

Miguel Angel Jimenez and Sergio Garcia promise to serve up something special for the weekend after proving a cut above the rest on day two of the Omega European Masters.

Sergio Garcia surged four shots clear of the field in the Omega European Masters after a dramatic collapse by Dutchman Maarten Lafeber had opened the door wide open.

Dutchman Maarten Lafeber begins the defence of his KLM Open title today playing alongside two of his rivals for a Ryder Cup place.

Retief Goosen had his first bogey in 28 holes when he resumed the Smurfit European Open with a two-stroke lead at the wet and windy K Club in Co Kildare today.

Lee Westwood has his sights on a third European Open title in six years at the K Club near Dublin this weekend.

Retief Goosen’s class was there for all to see again today as he moved to the top of the leaderboard in the Smurfit European Open at the K Club near Dublin.

Thomas Bjorn is trying to find a way out of what he calls “the worst stretch I have ever had in my life”.

US Open champion Retief Goosen claimed he was "brain dead" for the first few holes at The K-Club yesterday.

Paul Broadhurst stood on the first tee of the K Club’s Smurfit Course today, wind blowing in his face, rain threatening and aware he was about to do battle with “a bit of a beast“.

Paul Broadhurst managed a five-under-par 67 giving him a share of the first round lead with Dutchman Maarten Lafeber and Australian Nick O’Hern in the Smurfit European Open.

Ireland's Gary Murphy shares the lead at the Qatar Masters in Doha.

IN SPITE of a 39th place finish in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open at the weekend, Padraig Harrington remains, by quite a distance, the leading Irishman in the European order of merit.

Irish trio, Graeme McDowell, Gary Murphy and Peter Lawrie are hoping Bangkok will kickstart their year.

Maarten Lafeber today became the first home winner of the Dutch Open for more than half a century with a nerve-wracking victory at Hilversum.

England’s Gary Evans is desperate to end his 12-year wait for a first European Tour victory in the Dutch Open.

Dutchman Maarten Lafeber became the surprise leader of the Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews today when he went to the turn in his final round in a dazzling 31.

Bernhard Langer demonstrated his determination not to let the Ryder Cup captaincy finish his career in the Scandinavian Masters today.

Swede Fredrick Jacobson and Dutchman Maarten Lafeber have increased the number of Europeans competing in next week’s US Open at Olympia Fields near Chicago to 16.