England’s Shaun Webster made a purposeful opening to his bid for a European Tour card as he set the early pace in the first round of the qualifying school final at San Roque.

Raymond Russell is looking to take encouragement from the resurgence of former Ryder Cup player Paul Broadhurst and make a swift return to the European Tour this week.

Jose Maria Olazabal is up to fourth in Europe’s Ryder Cup race – and Sergio Garcia for one would love to see him stay there right until the finishing line is reached.

JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL took a big leap towards a seventh Ryder Cup cap by ending more than three and a half years without a victory at the Mallorca Classic yesterday.

It is crunch time on the European Tour this week – not to see who wins it, but to determine who stays on it.

MANY people were extremely surprised when Damien McGrane decided last year to quit his job as club professional at Wexford Golf Club.

Scotsman Raymond Russell’s hopes of topping the leaderboard after the first day of the KLM Open in Holland were dealt a blow after he was overtaken by Austria’s Markus Brier and Dutchman Guido van der Valk.

Scotland’s Raymond Russell took inspiration from his place at the top of the draw for the opening round of the KLM Open to shoot six birdies and storm into an early lead.

And so there were two. Padraig Harrington and David Howell are the only Ryder Cup men left in The Heritage at Woburn.

Nick Dougherty and Zane Scotland, two 22-year-olds with high hopes of earning fame and fortune in golf, had vastly different tales to tell in the €1.9m Heritage tournament at Woburn today.

Ryder Cup hero Padraig Harrington went from basking in glory to being soaked by rain at Woburn today.

The €63,000 car won by Spaniard Jose Manual Carriles did not stop it from being Australia Day in the Nissan Irish Open at County Louth today.

England’s Miles Tunnicliff played a superb outward half to be four ahead with nine holes to play in the Diageo Championship at Gleneagles.

England’s David Lynn went from a terrible start to a brilliant finish to claim a share of the lead in the Algarve Open de Portugal.

Scotland's Raymond Russell and Sweden's Klas Eriksson equalled the course record at Penina as the battle for the Algarve Open de Portugal hotted up today.

Mark O’Meara, the 47-year-old former Masters and Open champion, today achieved his first big victory since 1998.

Paul McGinley, seeking his first win since he holed the winning putt in the Ryder Cup two years ago, chipped in at the last to regain a share of the lead with a round to go in the Dubai Desert Classic.

Scotland’s Raymond Russell today failed in his bid to set on a unique scoring record in the inaugural Nordic Open.

Scotland’s Raymond Russell today had his sights set on a unique scoring record in the inaugural Nordic Open.

FRANCE’S Raphael Jacquelin, first out at 7:30am local time, established a new course record with a 10 under par 62 on the first day of the inaugural Nordic Open in Copenhagen.

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England’s Philip Golding, the 40-year-old who has made a record 16 visits to the European tour qualifying school, has a chance to be remembered for something more than that tomorrow.

Thomas Bjorn today spoke of his determination not only to get back among golf’s elite, but also to get back to beating them.

England’s Greg Owen won the Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters at the Forest of Arden today – after no fewer than 21 top-10 finishes on the European tour without a victory.

Colin Montgomerie missed his second successive cut today – something that has not happened in Europe since 1998.

Australia's Peter Fowler continues to lead the British Masters at the Forest of Arden today.

Australian golfer Peter Fowler, 44 next Monday and seeking his first victory for 10 years, missed the Forest of Arden course record by just two strokes today.

Raymond Russell served up a quick reminder of his unique European Tour record when the Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters began at the Forest of Arden today.

Ireland's Gary Murphy continues to be tied for seventh place at the Italian Open today.

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Australia’s Adam Scott believes he is perfecting the game to win in any conditions and mount a challenge for the Majors after his stunning 10-shot victory in the Scottish PGA Championship.

AUSTRALIA’S Adam Scott blew away the rest of the field with a record-breaking 10-shot victory in the Scottish PGA Championship at Gleneagles.

Australian Adam Scott cruised to his third European Tour title with a record-breaking 10-shot victory in the Scottish PGA Championship at Gleneagles.

PAUL CASEY’S hopes of defending his Scottish PGA Championship went literally down the drain after a bizarre piece of bad luck at Gleneagles.

Ireland's Philip Walton is just one shot off the lead in the first round of the Scottish PGA Championship today.

Paul Casey’s hopes of defending his Scottish PGA Championship were dealt a major blow after a bizarre piece of misfortune at Gleneagles today.

Three people share the lead this afternoon in the first round of the Scottish PGA.

Swede Pierre Fulke eased fears about his form ahead of the Ryder Cup by moving into contention for the £193,000 first prize in the TNT Dutch Open.

Padraig Harrington lies just one shot off the pace after his third round in the Dutch Open.

Former European number one Ronan Rafferty is today aiming to make his third halfway cut in his last 30 events in the TNT Open in Hilversum.

Germany’s Tobias Dier equalled the lowest ever score on the European Tour with a superb 60 in the first round of the TNT Open.

Tee-off times for the second round on Friday of the Open Championship, Muirfield, July 18-21.

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