Open champion Darren Clarke shot 71 for four under at the Irish Open today, but compatriots Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy had their best days of the week.

Welshman Jamie Donaldson had company at the top even before he teed off in the final round of the Irish Open at Royal Portrush today.

ENGLAND’S Oliver Fisher kept his cool in the final round to win the Czech Open as he signed for a 69 to win by two shots at the Prosper Golf Resort in Celadna.

Scotland's Steven O'Hara shot a fantastic third-round 65 at the Czech Open to sit level with Oliver Fisher at the top of the leaderboard ahead of the final round tomorrow.

Scotland’s Steven O’Hara moved to the top of the leaderboard after a fine start to his third round at the Czech Open.

JOSE MANUEL LARA and Mikael Lundberg share the lead on 137 after the second day of the Czech Open at the Prosper Golf Resort in Celadna.

Jose Manuel Lara and Mikael Lundberg share the lead of the Czech Open after the second day at the Prosper Golf Resort in Celadna.

Overnight leader Peter Lawrie had an unspectacular start to his second round at the Czech Open as he bogeyed two of the first four holes.

PETER LAWRIE credited a new putting technique with helping to give him the outright lead after the first round of the Czech Open yesterday.

Peter Lawrie credited a new putting technique with helping to give him the outright lead after the first round of the Czech Open.

Colin Montgomerie made a good start today as he tried to put the drama of the Ryder Cup behind him and arrest his own golfing slump at Kingsbarns.

Seventeen-year-old Matteo Manassero gave Italian golf yet another boost today by setting the early clubhouse target at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.

Starts do not come much better than the one made by Swede Mikael Lundberg at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland today.

Refreshed by a five-week break with his family in Argentina, big-hitting Ricardo Gonzalez made a superb return to the European Tour today.

Sweden’s Michael Jonzon, with one European Tour win in 290 starts and fighting for his future, leads the Castello Masters in Spain with a round to play.

Peter Hanson, the Swede who holed-in-one in a play-off to qualify for the US Open last month, did not need anything as dramatic as that to cut Martin Kaymer’s lead to just one shot at the French Open Alstom in Paris today.

Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey came from five shots back and then won a three-hole play-off to capture his first European Tour title today.

Rory McIlroy has today grabbed a share of the lead at the Abu Dhabi Championship.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON believes he has stumbled on a new goal to further success and that’s play every round under par after the first round of the Abu Dhabi Championship.

Padraig Harrington and Trevor Immelman, winners of three majors between them last year, were left with plenty of ground to make up after their opening rounds of the Abu Dhabi Championship today.

The form which swept Henrik Stenson to two notable victories before Christmas deserted him when the Abu Dhabi Championship began today.

A hailstorm halted play in the Abu Dhabi Championship less than two hours into the £1.8m (€2m) tournament today.

Defending champion Lee Westwood took a one-stroke lead over New Zealand’s Michael Campbell into the last nine holes of the Quinn Insurance British Masters at The Belfry today.

Defending champion Lee Westwood, much to the annoyance of the “raging” promoter and BBC Television, had to wait until 4.05pm to resume the Quinn Insurance British Masters at The Belfry today.

The start of the second round of the Quinn Insurance British Masters has been delayed because of fog.

Lee Westwood and Graeme McDowell did a lot better on Thursday on their return from playing in the Ryder Cup than Darren Clarke and Colin Montgomerie did on their return from watching it on television.

Sweden’s Mikael Lundberg today claimed his second Inteco Russian Open title in four years in Moscow.

Jamie Moul, playing only his second European Tour event, is just one shot off the lead going into tomorrow's final round of the Inteco Russian Open.

Former Ryder Cup player Jarmo Sandelin and Mikael Lundberg continued Sweden's recent success in the Inteco Russian Open today by claiming the halfway lead in Moscow.

Former Ryder Cup player Jarmo Sandelin today moved into contention for his first victory in six years in the Inteco Russian Open.

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

Spain’s Carl Suneson today won his first European Tour title in the St Omer Open.

England’s Marcus Higley was just one shot off the lead going into tomorrow’s final round of the St Omer Open.

Spain’s Alejandro Canizares, son of former Ryder Cup star Jose Maria, shot a final-round 66 to win the Russian Open. Ireland's Gary Murphy finished in third place.

Scotland’s David Drysdale held on to top spot on the leaderboard at the Russian Open as he established a one-shot lead through 12 holes of the course at the Moscow Country Club.

Scotland’s David Drysdale produced a sparkling 10-under-par round of 62 to seize the first-round lead at the Russian Open.

England’s Philip Golding made a bright start to the Russian Open at the Moscow Country Club this morning.

After leading for much of the day, Ireland’s Darren Clarke was overtaken by Scot David Drysdale and Sweden’s Johan Edfors at the Barclays Scottish Open today.

Munster’s Heineken Cup victory over Biarritz cost Darren Clarke a share of the lead going into the final round of the Nissan Irish Open.

Third-round leader Mikael Lundberg triumphed at the fourth play-off hole against Englishman Andrew Butterfield to win the Cadillac Russian Open at the Le Meridien Moscow Country Club.

Sweden’s Mikael Lundberg took over from compatriot Fredrik Widmark to lead the Cadillac Russian Open on 12 under par after the third round at the Le Meridien Moscow Country Club.

A 40-yard chip-in for an eagle three helped rocket Scotland’s Peter Whiteford into contention in the third round of the Cadillac Russian Open.

Argentinian Cesar Monasterio briefly set the Russian Open clubhouse lead at seven under after a 68 but that was overtaken almost immediately by Frenchman Bernard Cornut after a 67.

A STRONG British challenge is poised to make its mark at the Cadillac Russian Open after Sweden dominated day two in Moscow.