Gary Boyd saw his overnight lead cut to a single shot at the halfway stage of the final round at the Castello Masters in Spain.

Next season’s European Tour – starting in South Africa on Thursday – will feature a minimum of 47 tournaments, including six new ones, and will once again culminate in the Dubai World Championship.

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

Jim O’Sullivan

A clash that many people thought they might see in the Masters at Augusta in two weeks’ time has materialised in the third round of the Players Championship in Florida today.