South Korean teenager Noh Seung-yul continues his sparkling form by firing an opening round six-under-par 66 for a share of the lead after the opening round of the Open International Final Qualifying.

The Portuguese Open has been pushed back until June 10-13 from its original date of April 1-4. The Austrian Open, previously scheduled for that week in June, has been moved to September 16-19.

Malaysian golf chiefs threaten to withdraw their endorsement of the US PGA's first event in Southeast Asia over a clash of dates with an existing Asian Tour event in the country.