Asian Tour — An unwell Niall Turner opted to withdraw before the third round of the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open and save himself for next week's European Tour sanctioned Maybank Malaysia Championship.

Alps Tour — David Carey made five birdies in a closing three under 69 to finish sixth in the Ein Bay Open at Sokhna Golf Club in Egypt.

A bogey at the 18th denied Darren Clarke his first Top 10 on the European Tour since he won the Open nearly four years ago.

Six players are tied for the lead in the Tshwane Open where the top 26 players are covered by just five shots.

Adrian Otaegui's 62 was a thing of beauty and worthy of the halfway lead in the Tshwane Open in Pretoria. But for entertainment value it would be hard to beat the 67 that left Darren Clarke nine shots off the pace.

Ireland's trio of contenders ended the day with work to do to make the cut but there were no such problems for Dane Morten Ørum Madsen as he aced his 17th hole and then eagled the last to lead the Tshwane Open in Pretoria.

Michael Hoey frightened the life out of eventual champion Ross Fisher before clinching the first runner up finish of his European Tour career in the €1.5 million Tshwane Open.

Ross Fisher might be five shots ahead of Michael Hoey but many Irish eyes will be fixed on Waterford rookie Kevin Phelan and his bid to take a giant step towards retaining his card at the Tshwane Open.

Waterford rookie Kevin Phelan was just two shots behind clubhouse leader Simon Dyson when play was suspended in the Tshwane Open in South Africa.