Irish quintet fighting for Euro Tour survival at Vilamoura

It is a case of ‘Last Chance Saloon’ for all but two of the seven Irish golfers contesting this week’s Portugal Masters at Vilamoura.

Pádraig Harrington, Darren Clarke, Michael Hoey, Damien McGrane, Peter Lawrie, Kevin Phelan and Paul Dunne tee up this morning on the Victoria course on the sun-splashed Algarve.

Harrington languishes in 121st place on the Race to Dubai but neither he nor Clarke have any concerns about Tour membership.