When you hand out more than €3.2m to 88 golfers over a 16 year period — €3.38m to 92 golfers if you count the class of 2016 — you can expect a little bang for your buck.

Stephen Grant added a one under 69 to his opening 70 and remained tied 15th with a round to play in the ECCO Tour event at PGA Catalunya Resort near Girona.

ECCO Tour — Birr's Stephen Grant shot a super two under 70 on the tough Stadium Course at PGA Catalunya Resort to share 14th spot after the opening round of the Mediter Real Estate Masters.

Thick fog force organisers to cancel the second round of the Gecko Pro Tour event at El Parador de Malaga and Torrequebrada.

Motor racing fan Simon Ward scorched off the grid to hit the front on the Gecko Pro Tour in Spain. Nearly nine years after losing to Rory McIlroy in a playoff for the Mullingar Scratch Cup, the 28-year old former international from Carrickmacross fired a six under par 66 to lead after the first round at  Torrequebrada at the Parador de Malaga.

Amateur David Carey continued his fine run of form at the Alps Tour Winter Series in Egypt as Headfort's Rory McNamara showed he's still got game on the Gecko Pro Tour in Spain.

Teenager David Carey showed his mental strength in spades in the second round of the Alps Tour's Red Sea Little Venice Open at windy  at Sokhna Golf Club in Egypt.

Copa de Baleares — Kevin LeBlanc, Jamie Fletcher and Tommy O'Driscoll will have to wait until Friday to go into action after torrential rain forced officials to reduce the Copa de Baleares to 54 holes at Pula Golf in Mallorca.

He might have racked up a 10 in the final round but Naas amateur Conor O'Rourke was left to reflect on the positives of making the cut in his first start in a pro event in Spain.

Headfort's Brian Casey notched the first hole-in-one of his golfing life to give himself a chance of victory on the Gecko Pro Tour in Spain.