Carl Suneson

Updated: March 19, 2009, 19:20 PORTO SANTO, Madeira Islands(AP) Sweden's Joakim Haeggman had five birdies in a six-hole stretch and finished with a 5-under 66 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead with Ireland's Damien McGrane in the Madeira Islands Open.The 39-year-old Haeggman, winless on the European tour since 2004, played the front nine in even par, then birdied Nos. 10 and 12-15 on the Seve Ballesteros-designed Porto Santo Golfe course that features 500-foot seaside...Read Full Story

Updated: March 21, 2009, 14:45 PORTO SANTO, Madeira Islands(AP) Estanislao Goya of Argentina shot a 2-under 69 to take a three-stroke lead Saturday after three rounds of the Madeira Islands Open.He was at 8-under 205 entering Sunday's final round, the only golfer under par in each round. Goya, who won the Tour de Las Americas Order of Merit last year, bogeyed the fourth hole but came back with birdies at the fifth and sixth. He also birdied the 11th and the 14th but bogeyed the 13th...Read Full Story

Updated: March 22, 2009, 13:23 PORTO SANTO, Madeira Islands(AP) Argentina's Estanislao Goya won his first European tour title Sunday, holding off Scotland's Callum Macaulay by a stroke to capture the Madeira Islands Open.The 20-year-old Goya started the day three shots ahead and closed with a 2-over 73 to finish at 6-under 278. Macaulay, ranked No. 1,009, equaled a course record with a 64 in which he birdied eight of the last nine holes.Goya, who won the Tour de Las Americas Order of...Read Full Story

Updated: March 20, 2009, 16:29 PORTO SANTO, Madeira Islands(AP) Michael Hoey of Northern Ireland had six birdies in a 5-under 66 that gave him a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Madeira Islands Open on Friday.The former British amateur champion looking for his first tour title birdied four of his first six holes and made the turn in 32. He finished at 7-under 135 after two birdies and a bogey on the back nine of the Seve Ballesteros-designed Porto Santo Golfe course that...Read Full Story

The Associated Press The Associated Press PORTO SANTO, Madeira Islands Ireland's Simon Thornton shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over France's Francois Delamontagne after the second round of the Madeira Islands Open. Thornton had an eagle, five birdies and a bogey to reach 7 under at Porto Santo Golf, the Seve Ballesteros-designed course that features 500-foot seaside cliffs. Delamontagne shot a 70. England's Chris Gane, the first-round leader, had a...Read Full Story