SIMON DYSON has his sights on a third KLM Open title in six years after a 65 at Hilversum on a day delayed first by vandals and then by floods in the Netherlands.

Simon Dyson has his sights on a third KLM Open title in six years after a 65 at Hilversum on a day delayed first by vandals and then by a flooded course.

After a delayed start caused by vandalism to four greens overnight, England’s Simon Dyson and Robert Dinwiddie set a fast early pace at the KLM Open in Holland today.

AUGUSTA’S Amen Corner has a rival.

Henrik Stenson gave encouragement to the chasing pack with a slow start to his second round at the BMW International Open in Munich today.

Rory McIlroy shot the lowest halfway total in US Open history today and will take a record-equalling six-stroke lead over Korean YE Yang into the third round at Congressional.

Martin Maritz and Tyrone Mordt shared the lead after round one of the Joburg Open today with both carding faultless nine-under-par 62s, although they came on different sets of 18 holes at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club.

Louis Oosthuizen shares the lead with Markus Brier heading into tomorrow’s final round of the Africa Open after a four-under-par round of 69 on day three handed him a 13-under total in East London.

Chris Swanepoel was the early pace-setter on a delayed day one of the Africa Open in East London, which saw more than 90 minutes lost at the start due to poor visibility.

Ernie Els claimed a fifth South African Open title after his final-round six-under-par 63 helped him edge out another former champion, Retief Goosen, by a shot in Durban.

Rookie Anthony Michael recovered from an awful start on day three to lead the Alfred Dunhill Championship by one stroke heading into the final round at Malelane.

IRELAND’S Colm Moriarty, who topped the Saint-Omer Open leaderboard alongside Martin Wiegele overnight, hit a disappointing two-over-par 73 to finish in joint sixth, three shots adrift of England’s Robert Dinwiddie in France yesterday.

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.

Heavy rain made conditions foul for players and spectators alike in The 3 Irish Open at County Louth today – and Padraig Harrington and John Daly were among those to suffer.

A total of 21 players were separated by only two strokes at the BMW Italian Open today – and they included banned US Tour star John Daly.

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Mark Brown continued their fine form to take an early one-shot lead at the Ballantine’s Championship at the Pinx Golf Club on Jeju Island today.

Last year’s winner Graeme McDowell endured a difficult return to the Ballantine’s Championship, firing three bogeys in his first nine holes at the Pinx Country Club on Jeju Island. before hitting three more on the way back in.

Mark Brown shot a seven-under-par 65 to hold a one-shot lead over early morning pace setter Kang Kyung-nam as the Ballantine’s Championship got under way at the Pinx Golf Club on Jeju Island today, but there was a poor start for 2008 winner Graeme McDowell.

Former champions Henrik Stenson and Andrew Coltart share a slender one-stroke lead at the Qatar Masters with Miguel Angel Jimenez after the opening round in Doha.

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.

Nineteen-year-old Rory McIlroy totally outplayed defending champion Brett Rumford today and will take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.

Between them, European Tour rookies Robert Dinwiddie and Ross McGowan have made no fewer than 17 attempts to get into the Open and not succeeded once.

England’s Nick Dougherty burst into contention for the Wales Open at Celtic Manor today.

Open champion Padraig Harrington looked certain to miss his first halfway cut in Europe for 19 months today after a second-round 74 in the Wales Open at Celtic Manor.

Little-known Australian Scott Strange today showed that his opening 63 in the Wales Open at Celtic Manor was no one-off.

After two of the best days of his career Paul McGinley slumped to his worst score of the year - a seven-over-par 79 - in blustery conditions at Wentworth.

A superb birdie putt at the final hole secured Darren Clarke an emotional first victory on the European Tour in five years as the Ryder Cup star won the BMW Asian Open by a single stroke.

Darren Clarke maintained his challenge for the BMW Asian Open title by holding a share of the lead alongside Robert-Jan Derksen midway through the final round in Shanghai.

Darren Clarke admits he is revelling in his position at the top of the BMW Asian Open leaderboard as the Irishman heads into the final round chasing an overdue victory on the European Tour.

Darren Clarke is in prime position for a first win on the European Tour in five years after an impressive five-under-par 67 in the third round of the BMW Asian Open put him one stroke clear at the top of the leaderboard.

Englishman Richard Finch claimed his first European Tour title today with victory at the New Zealand Open.

Englishman Richard Finch will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the New Zealand Open tomorrow after his best round of the week so far saw him capitalise on Australian Steven Bowditch's nightmare.

Ireland's slim hopes of winning the Men's Home Internationals evaporated when they lost to 9-6 to England at Pyle and Kenfig in Wales today.

Seventeen-year-olds Rory McIlroy and Oliver Fisher are both in the Britain and Ireland team for the St Andrews Trophy match against Continental Europe in the Czech Republic on September 1-2.

Holywood's Rory McIlroy continued his impressive start to the season when he finished tied for eighth in the Brabazon Trophy at Ganton in Yorkshire on Sunday.

Great Britain & Ireland found themselves just behind their American counterparts after the opening foursomes session of the 40th Walker Cup at the Chicago Golf Club.

Twelve places in next week’s Open will be determined this weekend – and 384 players are fighting for them.

BRIAN McELHINNEY is the only Irish player on the Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team to defend the trophy in Chicago.

Brian McElhinney is the sole Irish representative in the Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team to defend the trophy in Chicago on August 13 and 14.

R&A selection chairman Peter McEvoy has named an initial squad of 29 players for next August's 40th Walker Cup, to be held at the Chicago Golf Club, Illinois.