IRELAND’S Des Smyth blew his chance to lead the field near the end of a long wind-wrecked opening day in the British Open seniors championship over Royal Aberdeen Golf Club’s Balgownie Links yesterday.

Ireland's Des Smyth blew his chance to lead the field near the end of a long wind-wrecked opening day in the British Open seniors championship over Royal Aberdeen Golf Club’s Balgownie Links this evening.

ENGLAND’S Carl Mason stormed back to the top of the European Seniors Tour Order of Merit he has dominated for the last two seasons when he closed with a four under par 65 to claim the £75,000 first prize at the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open at Royal St David’s in Harlech.

EAMONN DARCY missed out on his first European Seniors Tour title in the most dramatic fashion yesterday.

IT'S little wonder golfers can't wait to reach their 50th birthday these days. Carl Mason won just twice on the regular European Tour, but when he turned 50 at the end of June last year he quickly fattened up his pension fund.

England's Carl Mason has won the AIB Irish Seniors Open at Adare Manor Golf Club today.

Three players are tied for the lead after the second round of the AIB Irish Seniors Open today.

Christy O’Connor Jnr's hopes of making an immediate imprint on the €330,000 AIB Irish Seniors Open at Adare Manor this afternoon were dashed as the 55-year-old three-putted on four occasions for a round of 75.

CARL MASON’S dream of winning the 2003 European Seniors Tour Order of Merit moved a step closer when he defeated Spain’s Manuel Pinero on the 20th hole of an epic second round match at The Daily Telegraph/Turismo Andaluz Seniors Matchplay Championship at the Los Flamingos Golf Club near Marbella, Spain.

EDDIE POLLAND will face Denis O’Sullivan in the semi-finals of this year’s Daily Telegraph/Sodexho European Seniors Tour Match Play Championship over the new Flamingos GC in southern Spain.

An all-Irish battle has been set up for the semi-final of the Daily Telegraph/Sodexho European Seniors Tour Match Play Championship over the new Flamingos GC in southern Spain.