Four months after surviving the European Tour’s qualifying school by the skin of his teeth, Argentina's Daniel Vancsik today became the circuit’s latest first-time winner.

It looks set to be the month of the first-time winners on the European Tour.

Argentina’s Daniel Vancsik remained one in front after five holes of the third round in the Madeira Islands Open today.

Former winner Santiago Luna made a steady start in the Madeira Open.

Shaven-headed Swede Johan Skold set the pace at the start of the Abama Canaries Open in Tenerife.

England’s Mark Roe and Spaniard Santiago Luna found themselves paired together as both reached 500 European tour events in Tenerife today – and Roe marked the special occasion in real style.

England’s Mark Roe reached a significant milestone in his European Tour career today – but wished he was at home instead.

Diego Borrego’s hopes of joining Seve Ballesteros and Sergio Garcia as the only home winners of the Spanish Open since 1972 suffered a big setback at San Roque today.

HOURS spent in his bedroom last week practising his putting and watching the Masters at the same time paid handsome dividends for Scot Steven O’Hara yesterday.

Hours spent in his bedroom last week practising his putting and watching the Masters at the same time paid handsome dividends for Scot Steven O’Hara today.

Two weeks after winning his first European tour title for 10 years in quite amazing fashion, Paul Broadhurst returned to action today and shot 80.

TO INSURE or not to insure? That was the dilemma facing Gerard O'Toole, executive chairman of Nissan Ireland, once he decided to offer the new state-of-the-art Nissan Murano to the first golfer to hole the 15th in one at this week's Irish Open.

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.

Mark Roe, who shot rounds of 80 and 85 and finished dead last on his last trip to Ireland, had a rather more enjoyable experience today.

Ireland's Graeme McDowell led the chasing pack on three under par at the second round of the Diageo Championship began at Gleneagles today.

Colin Montgomerie let it be known what he thought today just before a ferocious thunderstorm forced players and spectators to run for cover at Gleneagles in Scotland.

Mark Roe’s anger turned to relief in the second round of the weather-disrupted Italian Open in Milan today.

Collated final totals in the French Open at Le Golf National, Paris

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.

Darren Clarke birdied both closing holes in the second round to regain the pole position he held after his opening 66.

It is not difficult to spot which Ryder Cup star has been enjoying himself most back at The Belfry so far this week.

Seventeen-year-old schoolboy sensation Pablo Martin has history in his sights going into the final round of the Canaries Spanish Open in Tenerife tomorrow.

It did not need a single bogey for Sergio Garcia’s hopes of a second successive Spanish Open title to fade still further in Tenerife today.

Defending champion Ernie Els finally found his rhythm at Royal Melbourne today to make a third-round charge towards the top of the Heineken Classic leaderboard.

ENGLAND'S Paul Casey survived everything the notorious Melbourne weather could throw at him to shoot a seven-under-par round of 65 and hold the overnight lead at the Heineken Classic in Melbourne.

England’s Paul Casey survived everything the notorious Melbourne weather could throw at him to shoot a seven-under-par round of 65 and hold the overnight lead at the Heineken Classic.

Latest leading positions in second round of Dunhill Links Championship, St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, Scotland.

Latest scores and totals in COMPLETED second round of Dunhill Links Championship, St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, Scotland

Overnight pacesetter Eduardo Romero lost the lead, then regained it with three birdies in five holes on the second day of the 5million US Dollar Dunhill Links Championship on Friday.

Latest leading positions in second round of Dunhill Links Championship, St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, Scotland.

Latest leading positions in second round of Dunhill Links Championship, St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, Scotland.

Padraig Harrington leads Dunhill Championship by one stroke.

Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn has a two-shot lead going into the final round of the BMW International Open in Munich.

BMW Open Leaderboard

BMW Open latest leaderboard:

Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell is hoping to maintain the form that set the course alight at the Scandinavian Open in Stockholm. Today is the third round of play.

Colin Montgomerie has continued his poor start to first round of the Scandanavian Masters - he is now two over par after five holes.

Latest leading positions in first round of Volvo Scandinavian Masters, Kungsangen Golf Club, Stockholm.

Ian Poulter out-scored playing partner Colin Montgomerie for the second day running to set the pace in the British Masters at Woburn.

Ian Poulter and Colin Montgomerie matched each other birdie for birdie and left Lee Westwood trailing behind again as the second round of the British Masters got underway at Woburn.