Warrenpoint’s Jamie Fletcher made a strong start to 2016 with top 15 finish in the Barcelona Men’s Championship at El Prat.

Tullamore’s Stuart Grehan birdied two of his last three holes for a second round 69 and the biggest halfway lead in the CityNorth Hotel sponsored East of Ireland Amateur Open for eight years.

Athlone teenager Sean Doyle took another giant step forward in his career when he shot a second successive 72 to win the Faldo Series Ireland Championship by two strokes at Lough Erne.

Dun Laoghaire's Ted Collins begins his defence of the Faldo Series Ireland Championship at Lough Erne Resort in County Fermanagh on Tuesday.

Royal Dublin's Gary McGrane fired a superb 72 in the worst of the rain squalls to edge out Portmarnock's David Kelleher on countback to lead the nine pre-qualifiers for the Radisson Blu sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Open at County Sligo.

Spain's Mario Galiano showed why he's the world No 8 when he fired the best score of the day by six clear shots — an eight under 64 — to storm into a nine-stroke lead with a round to play in the Copa de Baleares in Mallorca.

The Island's Kevin LeBlanc made a spectacular eagle two en route to a share of the first round lead in the weather-reduced Copa de Baleares in Mallorca.

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.

Hermitage's Rowan Lester cruised into the matchplay stages of the British Boys Amateur Championship when finished tied for third behind Scots Calum Fyfe and Christopher Curran in strokeplay qualifying at Prestwick and Dundonald Links.

Hermitage’s Rowan Lester grabbed the first round lead in the Boys Amateur Championship with an even-par round of 72 at Dundonald Links.

Ireland will seek to defend the Boys Home Internationals trophy in the face of stiff competition at Western Gailes, writes the R&A.