Stewart Ginn leads by two at the AIB Irish Seniors Open at Palmerstown House heading into the final day.

Four people have died in road accidents in Ireland over the weekend, bringing the total number of deaths on the country’s roads this year to 336.

HAVING ousted the holders Enniscrone in Thursday’s semi-final, Moate overcame Newcastle West by three and a half matches to one and a half to capture the BMW sponsored Irish Mixed Foursomes at Monkstown Golf Club yesterday.

Denis O’Sullivan was the leading Irishman at the Travis Perkins Senior Masters as Argentine Eduardo Romero captured his maiden European Seniors Tour title at Wentworth.

EAMONN DARCY has his sights set on the second richest prize in European Seniors Tour golf when he tees up in the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open which starts at the Royal St David’s GC in Harlech this morning.

GOOD enough to stage any event — even the Ryder Cup. That was Sam Torrance’s considered view about the Seve Ballesteros designed Heritage course yesterday, after he opened the AIB Irish Seniors Open with a four under par 68 in blustery and often showery conditions.

England's Jim Rhodes is the first round leader after the first round of the AIB Seniors Open at The Heritage at Killenard in Co Laois today.

Former Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance is tied for the lead at the top of the AIB Irish Seniors Open at The Heritage in Co Laois today.

Charlie Mulqueen, The Heritage

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.

FIVE years after he bogeyed the 18th at Woodbrook to forfeit the lead and eventually lose in a playoff to Clare's Joe McDermott, 58-year-old Australian Noel Ratcliffe at last captured the AIB Irish Seniors Open at blustery Adare Hotel and Golf Resort yesterday.

IN spite of his disappointing weekend in the final Benson & Hedges International at The Belfry, Padraig Harrington is back up from 10th to 9th in the world rankings and up to third in the European Tour order of merit.

A NEW international, non-profit, Christian housing organisation has promised to build affordable housing for up to 50 families in Ireland each year from 2006.

Peter Hanna toured the neat little Co Tyrone course at Fintona in five-under-par 67 to win the club’s annual pro-am tournament with three shots to spare over the chasing pack.

Ian Stanley has maintained his effort to win the British Seniors' Open Championship at Royal County Down as he has picked up two birdies against

Just nine players finished under-par last night after the third round in the British Seniors' Championship at Royal County Down.

Bob Charles has made a bold bid to win the British Seniors' Championship for

The overnight leaders in the £501,000 MasterCard British Seniors'

John Bland remains the front-runner in the £501,000 British Seniors’ Championship at Royal County Down.

American David Oakley made the early running today in the British Seniors’ Open Championship at Royal County Down posting a three-under-par 68 to be four-under for the tournament and is the clubhouse leader.

American David Oakley made a move today in the second round of the British Seniors' Open Championship at Royal County Down, carding a three-under-par 68 to be four-under-par for his two rounds.

John Bland and Denis Durnien leaped into the lead after the first day’s play in the stg£501,000 British Seniors’ Open Championship at Royal County Down after both toured the Newcastle links in three-under-par 68.

South African John Bland who has been runner-up three times in the last four years in this £501,000 stg tournament has made a good start again.

South African John Bland who has been runner-up three times in the alst four years in this £501,000 stg tournament has made a good start again.

Ireland's Paul McGinley remains in contention at the Benson & Hedges International Open at the Belfry.

European seniors tour player Paul Leonard took the lead after the first day’s play in the 54 holes Great Northern Hotel Tournament at Bundoran.