Longmuir sprints to victory

EUROPEAN SENIORS: Scotland's Bill Longmuir birdied five of the last six holes to win the opening event of the European Seniors…

EUROPEAN SENIORS:Scotland's Bill Longmuir birdied five of the last six holes to win the opening event of the European Seniors Tour season, the DGM Barbados Open, by three at Royal Westmoreland yesterday.

Joint third with Ian Woosnam after two of the three rounds, Longmuir fired a best-of-the-week, seven-under-par 65 to push England's Bob Cameron and Nick Job into second and third place respectively.

Woosnam, who turned 50 only last Sunday and was making his seniors debut, had a closing 71 for fifth spot.

Cork's Denis O'Sullivan closed with a second consecutive 70 to finish in a tie for seventh on one under par.

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Jimmy Heggarty finished on five over after a 71.

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE: England's Iain Pyman mastered the course and conditions at Karen Country Club to move into a share of the lead on day two of the Tusker Kenya Open on the European Challenge Tour.

Despite cool temperatures and gusting winds more in keeping with his native Leeds than Nairobi, Pyman posted an astonishing eight birdies and one eagle in a superb round marred only by a double bogey at the third hole.

The 35-year-old's eight-under-par 63, combined with a level par round on the first day, propelled him to the top of the leaderboard alongside overnight leader Daniel Barbetti of Argentina, who carded a 69.

Pyman, who is seeking his eighth Challenge Tour title, said: "I missed out on qualification for the Malaysian Open, so I thought I'd come to Kenya to get some match practice and a bit of sun on my back. I certainly got one, if not the other: it was so cold this morning, I had to wear my waterproofs. It felt like being back home in Yorkshire."

Ireland's Justin Kehoe (74, 73) and Mark O'Sullivan (72, 75) both missed the cut by a shot.