Rosapenna’s Ruaidhri McGee battled back from bad start in the EMC Challegne Open to remain in the hunt for a European Tour card via the Challenge Tour’s Road to Oman rankings.

Challenge Tour — Rosapenna’s Ruaidhri McGee is just a shot outside the top 20 with four holes to play in the third round of the weather-delayed EMC Challenge Open in Rome.

Paul Dunne is making a habit of creating history and if he wins against the confident young American Bryson DeChambeau in today’s quarter-finals of the US Amateur Championship he will become the first Irishman to reach the last four since Joe Carr at Pebble Beach 54 years ago.

PGA Tour — He looked to be turning the corner at The Open but Graeme McDowell stumbled a little in his return to form with a three over 75 in the opening round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey.

Des Smyth and Philip Walton shot 72s to share 20th but Anders Forsbrand and Peter Fowler are locked at the top of the leaderboard heading into the final day of the Acorn Jersey Open,.

Ireland's quartet of challengers failed to break par as Switzerland’s André Bossert justified his decision to resist the lure of a tournament on home soil as he posted a four under par opening round of 68 to share the lead with Juan Quiros in the Acorn Jersey Open.

Des Smyth tied for 14th as Paul Wesselingh successfully defended his title in the MCB Tour Championship by overcoming Barry Lane in a record-equalling six-hole play-off in Mauritius.

Seamus Power carded his third successive sub-par score at the Web.com Tour Q-School but still lost ground on the leaders at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens.

Ronan Rafferty hit five birdies and an eagle in a best of the day 68 to move up to tied sixth in the Dutch Senior Open in Amsterdam.

A one under 72 left Denis O'Sullivan as the best of the Irish after the opening round of the Dutch Senior Open at The International in Amsterdam.

Miele All Ireland Fourball — Cahir Park beat Tuam in a playoff to clinch the Miele All Ireland Fourball Championship at Naas.

European Tour — Gareth Maybin slipped to a disappointing 73 on the final day but still picked up his second Top-10 of the season in the Made in Denmark at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort.

European Seniors Tour — Des Smyth is six shots behind Argentina's Cesar Monasterio ahead of the final round of the SSE Scottish Senior Open at a windswept Fairmont St Andrews.

Ronan Rafferty trails Steen Tinning by just five shots with a round to play in the ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship at stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa.

Rosapenna rookie Ruaidhri McGee made his first cut on the European Tour when he fired a two under 70 to go into the weekend tied for 18th in the Lyoness Open in Austria.