Paul McGinley thrived in blustery conditions with a bogey-free five-under-par 67 to take a share of the clubhouse lead on nine under at the Ballantine’s Championship on Jeju Island, South Korea.

Finland’s Mikko Ilonen and Australia’s Tony Carolan shared the lead following the opening round of the Ballantine’s Championship after five-under-par rounds of 67.

Mikko Ilonen fired a closing-round 70 to claim victory in the weather-interrupted Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open today, becoming the first player from Finland to win on the European Tour.

Veteran Frankie Minoza of the Philippines held a slender one-stroke advantage at the Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open when he was forced off the 18th green by a thunderstorm this afternoon.

Englishman Nick Dougherty may have fired a brilliant 65 on day one of the co-sanctioned Mastercard Australian Masters at Huntingdale, but it was not good enough for the clubhouse lead with Australian amateur Aaron Pike equalling the course record with an eight-under 64.

Englishman Ross Fisher insists he can “go out and get the job done” after climbing into contention at the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines in Perth.

Englishmen Paul Casey and Ross Fisher have climbed into contention at the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines in Perth as they moved to within five strokes of American leader Kevin Stadler.

IAN POULTER is confident of doing something special this weekend at the Johnnie Walker Classic.

Ian Poulter is confident of doing something special this weekend at the Johnnie Walker Classic.

Ian Poulter shot a six-under 66 in his second round at the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines in Perth, but at eight-under overall the Englishman still lagged five strokes behind runaway leader KJ Choi.

Paul Casey has put himself into the mix at the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines in Perth, shooting a four-under-par 68 to sit 11th, four strokes behind first-round leaders Kevin Stadler and Adam Scott on 64.