SOUTH AFRICA’S George Coetzee birdied the last three holes to complete an opening round of 66 and lead the Saint Omer Open.

Colin Montgomerie gave himself another mountain to climb when he managed only a one-over-par 71 in the first round of the Open Championship 36-hole qualifier at Sunningdale today.

US Open champion Graeme McDowell was upstaged by world number 317 John Parry, who carded a second-round 67 to take the lead at the Austrian Open in Atzenbrugg.

South African Louis Oosthuizen has given himself yet another chance to win his first European Tour title – and with it a place in The Masters.

Thomas Levet was left wishing he was playing at The Masters rather than commentating on it after bursting into contention at the Andalucian Open in Malaga today.

PAUL McGINLEY eased much of the pain of a five-month lay-off from competition by moving into contention after two rounds of the Andalucian Open in Spain.

Little Sam Hutsby took a giant step forward in his European Tour career today with a brilliant seven under par 63 at the Andalucian Open in Malaga.

Four days after Rhys Davies won in Morocco, the Welsh flag was flying high again in Malaga this morning – thanks this time to Bradley Dredge.

A storming finish to his round enabled Trevor Fisher Jnr to share a five-way tie at the top of a clustered leaderboard after day one of the Africa Open in East London today.

Ian Poulter’s one-shot lead at the Barclays Singapore Open remained intact this morning as the rain-affected first round suffered another delay on the second morning at Sentosa Golf Club.

SWEDEN’S Michael Jonzon is living proof that in golf it takes just one week to make it a great year.

Sweden’s Michael Jonzon is living proof that in golf it takes just one week to make it a great year.

Defending champion Sergio Garcia birdied the first two holes of his final round and grabbed the lead at the Castello Masters in Spain 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.

Martin Kaymer has given himself the chance to regain the European Tour number one spot in his first event back from breaking toes in a go-kart crash.

The United States have claimed the Walker Cup for a third consecutive time with an emphatic 16.5-9.5 victory over Great Britain and Ireland at the Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania.

IRELAND begin their bid this morning to become the first country for almost four decades to win three European Amateur Team titles on the bounce.

Shane Lowry finished sixth in the European Nations Championship at Sotogrande as England's Sam Hutsby beat Spain's Carlos Pigem Xammar to take title at the first extra hole.

Royal Dublin's Niall Kearney is the best of the Irish entering Saturday's final round of the European Nations Championship at Sotogrande in Spain.

Ireland retained the European Amateur Team Championship for the first time in 41 years on Saturday.

Portstewart's Paul Cutler will face Johann López Lázaro of France in the quarter-finals of the Spanish Amateur Championship in Girona tomorrow.

French ace Romain Bechu and England's Jamie Moul shared the Brabazon

Rory McIlroy missed the cut as fellow Ulsterman Richard Kilpatrick moved to within a shot of the lead in the Brabazon Trophy at the Forest of Arden.

Rory McIlroy struggled to a six-over par 78 in the first round of the Brabazon Trophy at the Forest of Arden.