Darren Clarke will be hoping for his recent revival to continue and to avoid a repeat of last year’s misfortune in the Austrian Open near Vienna this week.

Ireland’s David Higgins carded a flawless 65 to share the lead after the first round of the St Omer Open.

More than 10 years elapsed between Richard Green’s first and second European Tour titles – but it is unlikely to be 2017 before the Australian wins again.

Play was suspended in the final round of the Austrian Open today due to the threat of lightning at Fontana Golf Club.

Richard McEvoy can belatedly follow in the footsteps of the likes of Luke Donald and Nick Dougherty by claiming his first European Tour title on Sunday.

It was no doubt the last thing he felt like, but Darren Clarke somehow managed a wry smile after joining Colin Montgomerie in crashing out of the Austrian Open today.

Unbeaten as Ryder Cup partners last year and inseparable on tour for years, Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke went their separate ways on the leaderboard in the first round of the Austrian Open today.

Ryder Cup partners Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke experienced hugely contrasting starts to their first rounds in the Austrian Open this morning.

It may be stretching it a little to compare him to Tiger Woods, but Markus Brier now understands at least some of what the world number one has to cope with.

Ireland’s Paul McGinley, the lowest placed of four big names in the BA-CA Austrian Open, failed to advance his score on the third day at the Fontana Golf Club just outside Vienna.

Colin Montgomerie’s confidence is on the rise again and he demonstrated as much with two fine birdies in the middle and at the end of his opening round of the BA-CA Austrian Open.

Ryder Cup star Paul McGinley declined the option favoured by many of his contemporaries in embarking early for next week's US Open, preferring instead to travel to Austria.

Increased interest from sponsors in June’s BA-CA Golf Open in Vienna has seen prize money go up by €292,000 to €1.29m.

HAVING ousted the holders Enniscrone in Thursday’s semi-final, Moate overcame Newcastle West by three and a half matches to one and a half to capture the BMW sponsored Irish Mixed Foursomes at Monkstown Golf Club yesterday.

The European Tour will return to Austria for the first time in a decade when the BA-CA Golf Open is staged at Fontana Golf Club near Vienna from June 8-11 next year.