Branden Grace drew on playing an Old Course practice round with former British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen to extend his lead to five shots in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Friday.

A dream round featuring seven birdies and an eagle lifted France's Julien Quesne to the top of the leaderboard at the midway point of the European Masters here on Friday.

England's Danny Willett claimed his first European Tour title at the rain-lashed BMW International Open on Sunday, beating Australia's Marcus Fraser on the fourth hole of a play-off.

Danny Willett carded a three under par 69 to reach 12 under par and a one-shot lead after three rounds of the BMW International Open on Saturday as the Englishman targets a first tour win.

Sweden's Joel Sjoholm, nattily dressed in plus-fours, grabbed a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the BMW International Open on Friday.

Gregory Bourdy's dreams of victory in the Spanish Open ended in dramatic fashion as Simon Dyson moved top of the leaderboard with a one-shot lead after the third round on Saturday.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Former Ryder Cup players Oliver Wilson and Niclas Fasth and triple European Tour winner Nick Dougherty have lost their playing privileges for 2012.

Sergio Garcia won the Castello Masters by a huge 11 shots on Sunday, the joint-third largest victory in European Tour history, and dedicated his triumph to Seve Ballesteros

US Open champion Rory McIlroy is up to a career-best third in the world rankings completing an unprecedented British clean sweep of the top three positions.

Sergio Garcia's comeback gathered pace here Saturday when the Spaniard fired a best-of-the-day 64 to move into a share of second place in the BMW International Open.

Former world number four Henrik Stenson and South African George Coetzee reached the halfway point of Munich's BMW International Open with a share of the lead after Friday's second round.

MUNICH (Reuters) - A disappointing finish denied former world number four Henrik Stenson the outright lead after the BMW International Open second round on Friday.

MUNICH (Reuters) - Sergio Garcia has steered his career back on track by enjoying life away from the golf course and hopes his seventh-place finish in last week's U.S. Open is the start of better things to come.

MUNICH (Reuters) - American world number 11 Dustin Johnson could take up European Tour membership in the future as he tees off this week at the BMW International Open.

LONDON (Reuters) - Martin Kaymer's U.S. PGA Championship triumph is set to spark a golfing boom in his native Germany, compatriot Bernhard Langer said on Wednesday.

Spain's Alejandro Canizares surged to a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the French Open on Friday after hitting a second successive 66 at Le Golf National.

England's David Horsey posted a final round five-under-par 67 to come from five shots behind to win the BMW International Open here on Sunday.

Nick Faldo says new captain Colin Montgomerie snubbing him in buildup to Ryder Cup. Former Europe captain Nick Faldo believes he is being ignored by successor Colin Montgomerie in the buildup to the Ryder Cup in October.

Welshman Bradley Dredge let slip a four shot lead in the BMW International Open third round in Munich on Saturday and ended the day one ahead of England' Ross Fisher.

MUNICH (Reuters) - Ryder Cup aspirant Bradley Dredge led the BMW International Open after two eagles helped him shoot a five-under-par 67 in Friday's second round.