Tuesday, January 23, 2007

PGA EUROPRO TOUR ANNOUNCE
DATES, VENUES FOR 2007
QUALIFYING SCHOOL

THE 2007 PGA EuroPro Tour Qualifying School will be held over two stages in April, and is once again open to amateurs as well as ambitious young professionals, with record numbers expected to compete.
First Stage of Qualifying School will take place on April 11 and 12 at four venues around the UK.
Entry is open to all male professional golfers and male amateur golfers with a handicap of three or better.
A total of 240 players will then compete at Final Stage the following week at Frilford Heath in Oxfordshire.
The field will be cut after 36 holes to the leading 120 players and ties, who will play the final round on Thursday, April 19.
Entry costs £375, with a prize fund available at Stage One and the Final Stage to accompany the greater prize of Category ranking on the 2007 PGA EuroPro Tour.
"The Qualifying School is becoming an increasingly important for every young player stepping onto the PGA EuroPro Tour," said Managing Director Eddie Hearn."A record nine players went on from Qualifying School to win tournaments this year, which shows the quality of players coming into the professional game.
"Once again, amateurs who believe they have the ability to follow in those footsteps will get that chance, without penalty, at Qualifying School."
Entries close on Friday, March 23 for Stage One and on Wednesday, March 28 for players exempt to Final Stage.
VENUES
STAGE ONE
April 11-12
Beau Desert GC, Cannock.
Stoke-by-Nayland GC, Colchester (Constable Course).
Fulford GC, York.
The Bedford GC, Bedford.
FINAL STAGE
April 17-19
Frilford Heath GC, Oxfordshire (Red & Blue Courses).
The following players are exempt from Stage One and eligible for the PGA EuroPro Tour Qualifying School Final Stage:
1. Players 51-130 from the 2006 PGA EuroPro Tour Official Money List.
2. Players 2-10 from the seven 2006 PGA Final Regional Order of Merits.
3. Players holding Categories 7-11 on the 2006 & 2007 European Challenge Tour.
4. Tournament winners from the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2003, 2004 & 2005.
+++Entry forms for the Qualifying School events can be downloaded from the PGA EuroPro Tour: htpp://www.europrotour.com

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