American veteran Bruce Vaughn took a share of the lead at the SAA Open today despite only recently recovering from the latest in a series of six reconstructive operations on a knee injury.

DAVID DUVAL has withdrawn from next month’s Smurfit European Open at The K Club.

Des Smyth is the best placed Irishman in the Madeira Island Open, lying in second place on eight under par just one shot behind the leader, Malcolm McKenzie of England.