Joint leader Wraith Grant drives at Pestana Golf Resort’s Vale da Pinta course. Picture courtesy Phil Inglis PhotographyPeter O’Hagan must produce some final round fireworks if he is to earn his European Senior Tour card at the Qualifying School Finals in Portugal.

Peter O’Hagan is still in with a chance of winning his European Senior Tour cardNewry’s Peter O’Hagan fired five birdies in a two under par 69 to keep his hopes of winning a European Senior Tour card alive on the second day of the Qualifying School Final in Portugal.

Philip Walton was pleased to shoot 69 on his European Senior Tour debut in Mallorca. Picture ©Getty ImagesPhilip Walton made an impressive start to his Senior Tour career when he opened with a two under par 69 to lie just one shot off the lead in the Mallorca Open Senior Open.

Jimmy HeggartyA nightmare final round cost Jimmy Heggarty dearly as he missed out on a Senior Tour card for 2012 at Qualifying School in Portugal.

After opening rounds of 70, 71 and 70 had put the Claremorris man in contention, a final-round 78 saw him tumble from two under par to five over, well adrift of the qualifying mark at Vale da Pinta.

Until today, Pat Errity’s biggest claim to fame was that he took Padraig Harrington to the 15th in the quarter-finals of the 1994 Irish Amateur Close Championship at Portmarnock.

Another week on the European Senior Tour, another win for Boonchu Ruangkit. The Thai ace made it three wins in three starts as he charged from four behind to clinch the Berenberg Bank Masters in South Africa by three shots.

When Tiger Woods was at the height of his powers it was often said that the rest of the field were simply playing for second place behind him, that’s how it must feel on the European Senior Tour at present, as Boonchu Ruangkit continued his amazing run of form with a four under par round of 69 to lead the Berenberg Bank Masters after day one.

Gary Player is the headline act as the European Senior Tour visits South Africa this week for the Berenberg Bank Masters with Jimmy Heggarty, Denis O’Sullivan and Des Smyth among those chasing the winner’s cheque for €75,000.

Thailand’s Boonchu Ruangkit romped to a record-breaking 11-shotThailand’s Boonchu Ruangkit rewrote the European Senior Tour history books when he romped to a stunning 11 shot victory in the Chang Thailand Senior Masters presented by ISPS.

Boonchu Ruangkit continued his superb form to lead the Chang Thailand Senior Masters. Denis O’Sullivan and Jimmy Heggarty went backwards but home hero Boonchu Ruangkit surged ahead in his bid for back-to-back European Senior Tour victories in Thailand.

Boonchu Ruangkit tried kick-boxing as a young man but gave it up after being knocked out cold in his third bout.

Denis O’Sullivan put last week’s poor performance in Brunei behind him to notch six birdies in an opening round of three under par 69 in the Chang Thailand Senior Masters in Nakhonpathom.

Thailand’s Boonchu Ruangkit held his nerve to seal a first European Senior Tour title with a play-off victory over Frankie Minoza in the Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters this morning.

Jimmy Heggarty fired six birdies en-route to a 67 in the second round of the Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters today, but still finds himself nine shots adrift of leaders Frankie Minoza and Boonchu Ruangkit.

Denis O’Sullivan and Jimmy Heggarty have a mountain to climb to get back into contention after suffering back-nine collapses on the first day of the Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters.

Little-known Boonchu Ruangkit of Thailand and Australia’s David Merriman share top spot after they signed for rounds of seven under par 64, but the two Irishmen in the field had to settle for 75s despite both reaching the turn in level par.

Jimmy Heggarty will be looking for a repeat of his performance in last year’s Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters as the European Senior Tour begins a two-week stretch in Asia.

Denis O'Sullivan is still waiting for his first win since 2005 after a closing 75 smashed his chances of lifting the OKI Castellόn Senior Tour Championship.

The 61-year old Cork veteran was just two shots off the pace starting the day but finished tied for ninth with Des Smyth on five under - eight shots behind Australia's Mike Harwood.

Cork's Denis O'Sullivan found his putting touch to trail Paraguay’s Angel Franco by two strokes heading into the final round of the OKI Castellόn Senior Tour Championship.

Eamonn Darcy and Des Smyth endured a tortuous day in the second round of the Senior Open at Sunningdale.

Smyth had surprised himself by shooting 66 in the first round but he could only manage a four over 74 on Friday that left him on level par, 11 strokes behind record-setting leader Fred Funk. But Darcy missed the cut despite a sensational start to his second round.

Sam Torrance re-wrote the record books with a stunning second round 63 to place one hand on his 11th European Senior Tour title at the DGM Barbados Open.

Jimmy Heggarty is tied for fifth place at the halfway stage of the European Seniors Tour Qualifying School in Portugal.

Ulsterman Jimmy Heggarty and former Zimbabwean farmer John Curtis have earned conditional cards for next year’s European Seniors Tour.

Rory McIlroy’s Australian Open debut has been overshadowed by Mark Hensby’s criticism of Aussie legend Greg Norman.