By Norman Dabell STRAFFAN (Reuters) - Bradley Dredge holed a two-foot birdie putt on the last to edge a stroke in front of Welsh World Cup winning partner Stephen Dodd and lead the European Open at the halfway mark on Friday.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Britain's Stephen Dodd will be searching for a missing link at the Indonesian Open this week. Dodd captured the China Open and Irish Open titles last year before partnering Bradley Dredge to Wales's first World Cup victory since 1987.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's David Howell has been named the European Tour's player of the month for November after his three-shot victory at the inaugural Champions Tournament in China last month.

By Norman Dabell VILAMOURA, Portugal (Reuters) - British sports psychologist John Pates has been banned from the European Tour for three months following a scuffle in China last week with a caddie.

By Norman Dabell GLENEAGLES, Scotland (Reuters) - Italy's Emanuele Canonica ended a 14-year wait for a European Tour title when he won the Johnnie Walker Championship on Sunday.