EUROPEAN TOUR QUALIFYING - Stage 1 Section B

Marius Thorp still on top

at halfway stage

By PAUL SYMES, European Tour Press Officer
Former European amateur champion Marius Thorp of Norway continued his impressive form on day two of The European Tour First Qualifying Stage – Section B at Fleesensee Golf and Country Club in Germany.
Four courses across Europe – in England, France, Germany and Italy – are hosting the 72-hole First Qualifying Stage – Section B competition, where hundreds of hopefuls are hoping to progress towards membership of The European Tour.
Thorp, pictured above with one of his many trophies, added a round of 69 to his opening 64 at Fleesensee G&CC to move to 11 under par at the halfway stage, one shot clear of New Zealand’s James Gill, whose 66 was the lowest of the day at the German venue.
Sweden’s Tony Edlund is a further three strokes back on seven under par, whilst England’s Ally Mellor and the Danish amateur Joachim B Hansen share fourth place on six under par.
Over at The Oxfordshire in England, American Ryan Blaum carded a stunning 63 to move to the head of affairs on 12 under par, with Graeme A Clark of England three shots behind after his round of 67.
At Golf de Moliets in France, three Spaniards lead the way: Carlos Balmaseda and Raul Quiros are tied at the top on 12 under par, whilst their compatriot Borja Etchart is in third place on ten under par.
Finally, Switzerland’s Martin Rominger is in charge at Circolo Golf Bogogno. A round of 65 at the Italian venue saw the Challenge Tour Member finish day two on ten under par. Austria’s Hans Peter Bacher is in second place on seven under par, one shot ahead of Italian amateur Joon Kim in third.
The top 26 and ties from Golf de Moliets and Fleesensee, and the leading 27 and ties from Circolo Golf Bogogno and The Oxfordshire will make their way to Second Stage in November before the Final Stage at PGA Golf de Catalunya in Girona, Spain, where the top 30 players (plus ties) will win a coveted place on The 2010 European Tour International Schedule

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
CIRCOLO GOLF BOGOGNO, ITALY
134 M Rominger (Sui) 69 65,
137 H Bacher (Aut) 69 68,
138 J Kim (am) (Ita) 66 72,
139 N Bollini (USA) 69 70, S Saavedra (Arg) 69 70,
140 F Pasqualucci (Ita) 69 71, G Rosier (Fra) 70 70, T Weiss (Sui) 68 72, N Ravano (am) (Ita) 73 67, N Bertasio (am) (Ita) 70 70,
141 G Slabe (Slo) 74 67, A Maestroni (Ita) 70 71, C Blaesi (Sui) 75 66, J Maurer (Aut) 72 69, F Ojeda Racioppi (Arg) 70 71,
142 J Dusson (Fra) 72 70, P Lepitschnik (Aut) 73 69, K Sullivan (Wal) 74 68, T Lambert (Aus) 69 73,
143 C Ford (Eng) 70 73, N Sulzer (Sui) 71 72, J Foret (Fra) 71 72, D Suazo (Esp) 71 72, R Swane (Ned) 72 71, M Persson (Swe) 70 73, S Piaget (Mon) 70 73,
144 M Soffietti (Ita) 71 73, A Bruschi (Ita) 72 72, F Svanberg (Sui) 68 76, S Russi (Chi) 73 71, T Laitto (Fin) 73 71, P Nilbrink (Nor) 71 73, M Delpodio (Ita) 73 71, G Andersson (Swe) 74 70, R McGee (am) (Irl) 74 70,
145 P Relecom (Bel) 73 72, P Bech (Esp) 72 73, A Signor (Ita) 76 69, C Pfau (Aut) 74 71, S Wiedergruen (Ger) 72 73, D Ulrich (Sui) 72 73, A Zanini (Ita) 70 75, J Fahrbring (Swe) 72 73,
146 I Sanchez-Palencia (Esp) 73 73, A Napoleoni (Ita) 75 71, S Reale (Ita) 74 72, J Adarraga Gomez (Esp) 75 71, J Camargo (Esp) 70 76,
147 A Fabietti (Bra) 72 75, E Penin (Fra) 67 80, C Prader (Aut) 72 75, M Choi (Aus) 75 72, J Garcia Pinto (Esp) 71 76, A Basciu (Ita) 75 72, J San Sebastian (Esp) 73 74, A Huber (USA) 75 72, J Arnette (USA) 76 71, A Andersson (Swe) 74 73, A Christie (am) (Eng) 74 73, T Sluiter (am) (Ned) 72 75,
148 M Novy (Cze) 75 73, P Terreni (Ita) 70 78, F Figueroa (Esa) 75 73, A Bihan (Fra) 75 73, A Campanile (Ita) 74 74, J Parron (Esp) 71 77, K Samooja (am) (Fin) 73 75, X Puig (am) (Esp) 72 76,
149 A Zani (Ita) 79 70, L Alexandre (Fra) 74 75, C Trunzer (Ger) 76 73, G Grillo (Ita) 77 72, J Zednicek (Cze) 75 74, C Schwierz (Ger) 72 77, D Larrazabal (Ven) 74 75,
150 M Thorstensen (USA) 75 75, R Treis (Ger) 80 70, J Theunis (Bel) 76 74, A Chopard (Sui) 74 76, E Lattanzi (Ita) 79 71,
151 M Perez Gelma (Esp) 73 78, L Astl (Aut) 77 74,
152 A Savolainen (Fin) 75 77, R Furrer (Sui) 78 74, A Giuliani (USA) 76 76, H Lipsanen (Fin) 78 74,
153 J Forestier (Fra) 76 77, D Rawluk (Irl) 77 76, R Paolillo (Ita) 81 72, J Hedin (Swe) 80 73, S Brizzolari (Ita) 75 78, C Baunsoe (Den) 77 76, A Iurilli (Ita) 79 74, F Li Puma (Sui) 77 76,
154 F Casellini (Sui) 77 77, E Ravn (Den) 75 79, D Coughlan (Eng) 77 77, G Tonelli (Ita) 78 76, N Lombardi (am) (Ita) 74 80,
155 M Guerisoli (Ita) 78 77, W Rieder (Aut) 72 83, A Kristiansen (am) (Nor) 76 79
156 J Schmid (Sui) 84 72, H Pfaller (Aut) 78 78,
157 K Hallin (Den) 79 78, B Akesson (Swe) 74 83,
158 J Clugnac (Fra) 85 73, M Crespi (Ita) 78 80,
159 A Jauretche (Arg) 78 81,
160 A Rota (Ita) 81 79,
163 L Vargo (USA) 84 79,
165 B James (USA) 83 82,
168 J Thureson (Swe) 89 79,
192 A Serrudo (Arg) 95 97,

FLEESENSEE G&CC, GERMANY
133 M Thorp (Nor) 64 69,
134 J Gill (Nzl) 68 66,
137 T Edlund (Swe) 67 70,
138 A Mellor (Eng) 69 69, J Hansen (am) (Den) 69 69,
139 N Glans (Swe) 71 68, M Owens (Irl) 67 72,
140 M Kramer (Ger) 70 70, J Roth (Den) 69 71, S Gross Jr (Ger) 68 72,
141 R Saxton (Ned) 72 69, J Makitalo (Fin) 72 69, M Palm (Swe) 72 69, J Lupprian (Ger) 71 70, B Mann (Ind) 70 71, A Szappanos (am) (Ger) 70 71,
142 T Cruz (Por) 71 71, T Schuster (Ger) 67 75, D Wuensche (Ger) 72 70, R Askstrand (Swe) 69 73, J Sköld (Swe) 74 68, G Birch Jr (Ger) 71 71, T Tuovinen (Fin) 69 73, R Sjöberg (Swe) 72 70, A Fischer (Ger) 72 70, F Bredin (Swe) 70 72, D Wardrop (Eng) 70 72, M Glauert (Ger) 71 71,
143 R Svensson (Swe) 71 72, T Sundström (Fin) 67 76, P Ankersoe (Den) 71 72, J Drongstrup (Den) 71 72, S Gundorph (Den) 74 69, A Rosado (Por) 73 70, Z Scotland (Eng) 72 71, R Golding (Eng) 67 76, L Richard (Bel) 71 72, M Johansson (am) (Swe) 72 71, N Kearney (am) (Irl) 71 72,
144 B Parker (Eng) 73 71, J Martikainen (Fin) 70 74, S Forsstrom (Swe) 73 71, L Corfield (Eng) 70 74,
145 R Harris (Eng) 74 71, J Ruth (Eng) 73 72, M Campbell (Irl) 74 71, D Marmion (Eng) 71 74, N Bruzelius (Swe) 74 71, R Steele (Eng) 72 73, K Jorgensen (Den) 71 74,
146 R Schovanek (Cze) 73 73, P Purhonen (Fin) 74 72, B Guiney (Sco) 72 74, P Erofejeff (Fin) 73 73, K Mortensen (Den) 75 71, F Ruprecht (Aut) 74 72, M Haremza (Ger) 72 74,
147 B Oliver (Aus) 72 75, F Becker (Ger) 76 71, R Nielsen (Den) 72 75, A Abdullahi (Ngr) 75 72, H Satama (am) (Fin) 72 75,
148 J Boerdonk (Ned) 73 75, M Tschinkel (Ger) 76 72, J Hall (Eng) 75 73, J Kucera (Cze) 75 73, P Gabsa (am) (Ger) 72 76, D Klein (am) (Ger) 76 72,
149 R Eccles (Ned) 75 74, F Eibl (Ger) 73 76, S Stefansson (Isl) 72 77, P Skopovy (Cze) 69 80, R Gruber (Aut) 75 74, B Miarka (Ger) 75 74, J Fransson (Swe) 79 70, F Fihn (Swe) 76 73, D Froreich (Ger) 73 76,
150 P Jacobsen (Den) 75 75, B Reiter (Aut) 73 77, J Brink (Irl) 78 72, A John (am) (Ger) 74 76,
151 A Hofvander (Swe) 77 74, J Blanks (Eng) 79 72, M Tottey (Wal) 76 75, R Hahn (Hun) 74 77, C Aronsen (Nor) 76 75, C Engel (Ger) 75 76, P Baunsoe (am) (Den) 76 75,
152 B La Roche (Esp) 75 77, J Espelund (Den) 73 79, P Niederdrenk (Ger) 77 75, S Chad (Den) 75 77,
153 R Zwahlen (Fra) 78 75, S Schaefer (Ger) 76 77, H Uhlenbeck (Ned) 75 78, S Alvang (Den) 75 78, M Ervasti (Fin) 76 77, A Chamberlain (Eng) 78 75,
154 L Lizanek (Cze) 79 75, A Persson (Swe) 74 80,
155 M Larusson (Isl) 78 77, M Aspernas (Swe) 83 72, A Rosswag (Ger) 80 75, T Sistonen (Fin) 78 77, R Gonzalez (Arg) 76 79,
156 R Sarközi (Hun) 77 79, J Peters (Ger) 76 80,
157 J Friessnegg (Aut) 77 80,
159 J Hommel (Den) 79 80,
162 R Throssell (Aus) 81 81,
182 P Mina (Ita) 92 90,
** C Kaya (Tur) 82 RT,

THE OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND
132 R Blaum (USA) 69 63,
135 G Clark (Eng) 68 67,
137 J Powell (Eng) 69 68, O Bekker (RSA) 69 68,
138 J Freeman (Eng) 70 68, J Kelly (Irl) 70 68,
139 J Heath (Eng) 72 67, R Baca (USA) 72 67, N McCarthy (Eng) 70 69, D Higgins (Irl) 68 71, M Collins (Irl) 70 69, C Paisley (am) (Eng) 70 69,
140 J Harris (Eng) 71 69, M Curtis (Zim) 74 66, P Doherty (Sco) 72 68, A Frayne (Eng) 71 69, G Woolgar (Eng) 71 69, G Dear (Sco) 67 73,
141 J Moore (USA) 68 73, P Jones (Eng) 68 73, P O'Keeffe (Irl) 72 69, D Whitnell (Eng) 75 66, P Richardson (Eng) 73 68,
142 T Rice (Irl) 72 70, J Conteh (Eng) 75 67, J Mason (Eng) 71 71, J Cunliffe (RSA) 72 70, A Johnston (Eng) 73 69, L Westerberg (Swe) 70 72, B Britton (am) (Eng) 73 69,
143 M Cryer (Eng) 73 70, D Mooney (Nir) 73 70, C Devlin (Nir) 73 70, G Lornie (Sco) 70 73, M Hooper (Eng) 72 71, S Parry (Eng) 74 69, C Curley (am) (Irl) 74 69, S Hodgson (am) (Eng) 73 70, M Haines (am) (Eng) 72 71,
144 S Howarth (Eng) 71 73, M Armitage (Eng) 72 72, B Taylor (Eng) 70 74, K Crossland (Eng) 74 70, N Harris (Eng) 75 69,
145 W Booth (Sco) 74 71, J Hepworth (Eng) 72 73, S Whiffin (Eng) 74 71, C Roake (Eng) 77 68, A Crux (Eng) 73 72, S Grewal (Eng) 76 69, L Saltman (Sco) 74 71, J Senior (am) (Eng) 74 71,
146 S Tooth (Eng) 73 73, S Lilly (Eng) 76 70, B Taylor (Eng) 70 76, J Levermore (Eng) 76 70, P James (Eng) 72 74, A Holmes (am) (Eng) 74 72,
147 M Staunton (Irl) 73 74, P Reed (Eng) 75 72, J Bloomfield (Jam) 79 68, J Howarth (Eng) 76 71, C Elliot (Eng) 74 73, S Cowle (Eng) 74 73, J Gidney (Eng) 73 74, K McNicoll (Sco) 76 71, A Carson (am) (Eng) 71 76, A Wootton (am) (Eng) 74 73, D Blair (am) (RSA) 74 73,
148 G Fox (Sco) 75 73, R Kilpatrick (Nir) 75 73, R Thomas (Wal) 73 75, Z Saltman (Sco) 75 73, D McWilliams (Nir) 78 70, C Matheson (Sco) 76 72, N Cassini (USA) 78 70, R Wragg (Eng) 74 74, G Peters (Eng) 74 74,
149 A Hamilton (USA) 77 72, M Rummings (Eng) 76 73, J Dransfield (Eng) 76 73, B Van Der Merwe (RSA) 76 73, L Collins (am) (Eng) 79 70, S Uzzell (am) (Eng) 75 74,
150 E Thomson (Sco) 80 70, D Stein (Aus) 75 75, N Treacher (Eng) 77 73, S Elliot (Eng) 76 74,
151 M Ramsdale (Eng) 76 75, W Roebuck (am) (Eng) 77 74,
152 C Wakely (Wal) 75 77, B O'Dell (Eng) 79 73, N Mateuszczyk (am) (Aus) 76 76, S Fallon (am) (Eng) 79 73,
153 G Bowden (Irl) 73 80, E Morton (Eng) 78 75,
154 S Palmer (Eng) 75 79,
155 H Singh Rai (Ind) 83 72, J Du Buisson (RSA) 81 74, J Feather (Eng) 78 77, A Hancox (Eng) 80 75,
156 G Bryan (Eng) 78 78,
157 G Robinson (Irl) 80 77, A Beckett (Eng) 80 77, J Haglund (am) (Fin) 76 81,
158 P McDonald (Irl) 79 79,
159 R Challoner (Eng) 83 76, A Vergari (Ita) 85 74, M Evans (Eng) 79 80, B Paterson (am) (Eng) 82 77, 160 A Howard (am) (Sco) 79 81,
165 D Scott (Aus) 85 80, M McGeehan (Eng) 80 85,
** R Shian (Eng) 103 WD, J Pye (Eng) WD 0, T Burns (Eng) WD 0, F Suits Iii (USA) DQ 0, E Barry-Walsh (am) (Eng) DQ 0,

GOLF DE MOLIETS, FRANCE
132 C Balmaseda (Esp) 69 63, R Quiros (Esp) 65 67,
134 B Etchart (Esp) 66 68,
135 M Galdos (Esp) 66 69, O David (Fra) 64 71, E De La Riva (Esp) 68 67, J Legarrea (Esp) 66 69,
136 P Oriol (Esp) 67 69, J Lorca (Esp) 68 68, T Leon (USA) 66 70, T Fournier (Fra) 67 69,
137 P Bocian (Swe) 67 70,
138 J Van Hauwe (Fra) 71 67, A Belt (Eng) 69 69, B Lecuona (Fra) 67 71, E Barr (Irl) 68 70, C Garcia (Esp) 68 70,
139 C McNamara (Irl) 71 68, G Gresse (Bel) 67 72, L Portela (Esp) 67 72, J Ocejo (Esp) 68 71, B Mannix (Eng) 72 67,
140 D Quiros (Esp) 71 69, D Alonso (Esp) 69 71, C Aguilar (Esp) 69 71, J Guillet (Fra) 71 69, E Dubois (Fra) 72 68, B Fowles (am) (Eng) 74 66,
141 P Menjibar (Esp) 68 73, P Hendriksen (Eng) 69 72, T Reid (Eng) 66 75, J Estevez (Arg) 68 73, G Watremez (Bel) 68 73,
142 M Jonsson (Swe) 71 71, M Cantero (Esp) 72 70, M Mills (Eng) 71 71, J Chang (Esp) 70 72, D Antonelli (am) (Fra) 71 71,
143 K Le Sager (Fra) 70 73, I Del Castillo (Esp) 71 72, J Rosillo (Esp) 71 72, N Soto (Eng) 74 69, P O'Hanlon (Irl) 71 72, M Bosse (Ger) 71 72, N Walker (Eng) 72 71, B Welch (Eng) 74 69,
144 J Mancebo (Esp) 74 70, V Blazquez (Esp) 70 74, M Saiz (Esp) 71 73, G Canizares (Esp) 72 72, T Stewart (Aus) 73 71, M Raven (am) (Eng) 72 72,
145 D Perrier (Fra) 76 69, F Hammarberg (Swe) 73 72, C Perez Barberan (Esp) 72 73, X Guzman (Esp) 73 72,
146 F Vallet (Fra) 75 71, S Arnold (Aus) 73 73, J Mommo (Fin) 73 73, X Valere (Fra) 73 73, F Lagarto (Esp) 77 69, J Palmer (Eng) 75 71, J Daudignon (Fra) 71 75, F Keenan (Eng) 74 72, J Belliard (Fra) 75 71,
147 R Thuillier (Fra) 75 72, C Bell (Eng) 74 73, P Herreria (Esp) 76 71,
148 M Sell (Eng) 73 75, A Johnsson (Swe) 71 77, A Matallana (Esp) 75 73, S Mason (Eng) 71 77, E Dominguez (Arg) 74 74, B Hemstock (am) (Eng) 75 73,
149 R Schilperoord (Ned) 76 73, M Duque (Esp) 74 75, S Haywood (Eng) 76 73, J Jankowski (Eng) 71 78, S Seijo (Esp) 74 75, A Claesson (Swe) 74 75,
150 M Dearden (Wal) 73 77, C Scott (Eng) 75 75, F Hasson (Bra) 74 76, A Hedlund (Swe) 75 75, J Raveloarison (Mad) 74 76, N Singer (am) (Fra) 71 79, A Cuenca (am) (Esp) 74 76,
151 P Ellerstrom (Swe) 76 75, S Gutierrez (Esp) 75 76, S Casado (Mex) 77 74,
152 V Thorstensen (Nor) 74 78, N Murtagh (Eng) 76 76, J Bragulat (Esp) 76 76, G Vicente Elena (Esp) 75 77, C Trahan (am) (Sco) 75 77,
153 J Eerdmans (Ned) 76 77, J Dannesboe (Den) 78 75, O Serres (am) (Fra) 77 76,
154 I Irazusta (Esp) 77 77, D Moreno (Esp) 74 80, B McCarroll (Irl) 76 78, M Figueroa (Arg) 75 79, M Mauret (Fra) 79 75,
155 S Franklin (Irl) 78 77,
156 S Rodriguez (Esp) 76 80,
157 J Schiele (Fra) 73 84,
159 J Buenestado (Esp) 78 81,
161 J Lee (Esp) 76 85,
162 A Paolillo (Ita) 79 83,
** S Kumar (USA) 88 RT, D Noh (Esp) 73 RT, R Sullivan (USA) WD 0,