European Tour Final Qualifying School at four Spanish venues
McLean and Russell best-placed Scots at halfway stage
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
The Qualifying School Second Stage has reached the halfway point at four venues across Spain as the dream of a European Tour card edges ever closer.
A total of 304 players are competing over four venues in Spain – Hacienda Del Alamo, Costa Bellana Club de Golf, Arcos Gardens and Sherry Golf Jerez – with 74 spots up for grabs to secure a place in next week’s Final Qualifying Stage.
American Ryan Blaum produced the joint lowest score of the day at Hacienda Del Alamo to take the lead at 11 under par 133. His seven under par 65 over the Dave Thomas-designed 7,386yd lay-out (the longest of the four courses in use) was matched only by Dane Thorbjorn Olsen, who moved into a share of second place at seven under alongside overnight leader Stephan Gross from Germany.
Paul O'Hara is the best placed Scot at the Murcia venue on level par 144 with rounds of 74 and 70 but, in joint 34th place, he has to make significant improvement over the last two rounds to progress.
Stephen Gray and Mark Hillson are joint 61st on 148, amateur Hillson improving by 10 shots for a second-round 69 while Gray came down from 75 to 73.
Lee Harper (Archerfield Links) virtually kissed his qualifying hopes goodbye with a second-round 78 for 150 and a share of 67th place.
The leading 19 players after the four rounds of the Second Stage at Hacienda Del Alamo will progress through to the Final Stage, which takes place over six rounds at PGA Golf de Catalunya from November 28 – December 3.
A second successive 68 gave Spain’s Eduardo de la Riva the lead at Sherry Golf Jerez ahead of England’s Phillip Archer, back at the Qualifying School having lost his European Tour card after five years on the European Tour during which time he broke into the top 30.
Glasgow-born Alan McLean and Raymond Russell from Prestonpans, both playing at Sherry Golf, are the best placed Scots at the four venues. They are tied for eighth place on four-under 140. Both have scored 69 and 71.
Scott Jamieson from Glasgow and Elliot Saltman from Edinburgh are joint 19th on 142. Jamieson has had a pair of 71s while Saltman has gone 73-69, hopefully running into form at just the right time.
Mark Kerr is on 145 with rounds of 72 and 73 for a share of 35th place. Kevn McAlpine from Alyth, a former double Scottish amateur champion, is toiling in joint 41st place, having scored 72 and 74 for 146.
In even bigger "trouble" is Walker Cup man Wallace Booth with a second-round 77 that dropped him to a share of 53rd place on 148.
Chris Doak is sharing 66th place with rounds of 72 and 78 for 150.
The top 18 players from the field of 75 at Sherry Golf Jerez will qualify for the Final Stage.
Frenchman Edouard Dubois and England’s James Ruth have matched each other shot for shot over the first two days at Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club, both shooting 66, 67 to share the lead at the halfway stage.
They lead the Spanish pair of José Maria Arruti and Alvaro Velasco by one after 36 holes with the leading 18 players on Monday from the field of 76 progressing to the Final Stage.
Tartan Tour man Chris Kelly (Cawder) is doing well at Costa Ballena with a pair of 69s for 138 to be in joint 10th place.
Not quite so well placed at this venue at Craig Lee with 72 and 72 for 143 (jt 47th place) and Jason McCreadie with 73 and 77 for 150 and 72nd place.
There are 19 spots available at Arcos Gardens from the field of 77. South African Michael Bothma is making the running here with scores of 68 and 65 for 11-under 133, two ahead of Spaniard Santiao Luna (66-69).
Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) and Anstruther's George Murray are joint 12th after 36 holes, Hutcheon with scores of 72-69, Murray with 70-71.
Former European Tour Rookie of the Year Scott Henderson could still make it with a couple of low scores through Sunday-Monday. He is sharing 28th place on 144 with a couple of par 72s. US-based Elgin exile Joel Hendry, twice winner of the Scottish youths championship, is joint 33rd on 145 with scores of 70-75.
The Doherty brothers will need to produce something special over the final 36 holes. Paul, the former Scottish boys' match-play champion, is tied 40th on 146 with scores of 72-74 while one-time Scottish schoolboys title-holder Jack is a shot behind in joint 46th place after rounds of 72 and 75.
Sadly, Keir McNicoll from Carnoustie cannot get the bit between his teeth. He has had a pair of 76s for 152 and is sharing 69th place.
SCOREBOARD AT FOUR SPANISH VENUES
ARCOS GARDENS
Par 144 (2x72) 7,383yd
133 Michael Bothma (SAf) 68 65.
135 Santiago Luna (Spa) 66 69.
137 Graham Povey (Eng) 71 66, Oliver Whiteley (Eng) 65 72.
138 Matthew Bliss (Can) 70 68, Boria Etchart (Spa) 70 68, Jamie Moul (Eng) 67 71.
139 Lloyd Kennedy (Eng) 70 69.
140 Victor Almstrom (Swe) 70 70, Ian Keenan (Eng) 70 70, Nicolas Meitinger (Ger) 69 71.
141 Greig Hutcheon (Sco) 72 69, George Murray (Sco) 70 71.
142 Tony Carolan (Aus) 69 73, Mikko Korhonen (Fin) 70 72, Jason Powell (Eng) 71 71, Kyron Sullivan (Wal) 70 72, Leif Westerberg (Swe) 71 71.
Selected scores:
143 Stuart Davis (Eng) 71 72 (jt 20th).
144 Scott Henderson (Sco) 72 72 (jt 28th).
145 Joel Hendry (Sco) 70 75 (jt 33rd).
146 Paul Doherty (Sco) 72 74 (jt 40th).
147 Jack Doherty (Sco) 72 75 (jt 46th).
152 Keir McNicoll (Sco) 76 76 (jt 69th).
COSTA BALLENA
Par 144 (2x72) 6,893yd
133 Edouard Dubois (Fra) 66 67, James Ruth (Eng) 66 67.
135 Jesus Maria Arruti (Spa) 65 70, Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 69 66.
136 Paul Eales (Eng) 67 69, Louis Moolman (SAf) 68 68.
137 Matt Haines (Eng) (am) 69 68, Dennis Kupper (Ger) 65 72, Jack Senior (Eng) (am) 68 69.
138 Jamie Abbot (Eng) (am) 69 69, Nino Bertasio (Ita) (am) 70 68, Mark F Haastrup (Den) 68 70, Gary Houston (Wal) 71 67, Chris Kelly (Sco) 69 69, Jaakko Makitalo (Fin) 72 66, Marius Thorp (Nor) 68 7, Steven Tiley (Eng) 72 66, Oliver Turnill (Eng) 67 71.
139 Andre Bossert (Swi) 71 68, Floris De Vries (Net) 69 70, Sam Hutsby (Eng) 71 68, Ben Mason (Eng) 69 70, Jurgen Maurer (Aut) 67 70, James McLean (Aus) 71 68, Janne Mommo (Fin) 72 67, Marco Soffietti (Ita) 72 67.
Selected scores:
140 Ben Evans (Eng) 65 75, James Ruebotham (Eng) 69 71 (jt 27th).
143 Craig Lee (Sco) 71 72 (jt 47th).
150 Jason McCreadie (Sco) 73 77 (72nd).
HACIENDA DEL ALAMO
SECOND-ROUND LEADERS
Par 144 (2x72) 7,386yd
133 Ryan Blaum (US) 68 65.
137 Stephan Gross (Ger) 64 73, Thorborn Olesen (Den) 72 65.
138 Chris Paisley (Eng) (am) 69 69.
139 Tim Dykes (Wal) 69 70.
140 Clodomoro Carranza (Arg) 71 69, George Coetzee (SAf) 72 69, Mattias Eliasson (Swe) 71 69, Charlie Ford (Eng) 68 72, Julien Grillon (Fra) 72 69, Paul Nilbrink (Nor) 71 69, Pedro Oriol (Nor) 67 73, Chinnarat Phadungsil (Thai) 70 70, Zane Scotland (Eng) 73 67, Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 71 69.
Selected scores:
141 Jonathan Caldwell (NIr) 69 72 (jt 16th).
144 Paul O'Hara (Sco) 74 70 (jt 34th).
148 Stephen Gray (Sco) 75 73, Mark Hillson (Sco) (am) 79 69 (jt 61st).
150 Lee Harper (Sco) 72 78 (jt 67th).
SHERRY GOLF
Par 144 (2x72) 7,186yd
136 Eduardo de la Riva (Spa) 68 68.
137 Philip Archer (Eng) 68 69.
138 Jason Knutzon (US) 67 71, Thomas Norret (Den) 69 69, Paula Pinto (Arg) 64 75, Manuel Quiros (Spa) 69 69.
139 Nicolas Sulzer (Swi) 70 67.
140 Alan McLean (Sco) 69 71, Raymond Russell (Sco) 69 71, Tim Stewart (Australia) 68 72.
Selected scores:
142 Scott Jamieson (Sco) 71 71, Elliot Saltman (Sco) 72 73 (jt 35th).
146 Ken McAlpine (Sco) 72 74 (jt 41st).
148 Wallace Booth 71 77 (jt 53rd).
150 Chris Doak (Sco) 72 78 (jt 66th).
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
The Qualifying School Second Stage has reached the halfway point at four venues across Spain as the dream of a European Tour card edges ever closer.
A total of 304 players are competing over four venues in Spain – Hacienda Del Alamo, Costa Bellana Club de Golf, Arcos Gardens and Sherry Golf Jerez – with 74 spots up for grabs to secure a place in next week’s Final Qualifying Stage.
American Ryan Blaum produced the joint lowest score of the day at Hacienda Del Alamo to take the lead at 11 under par 133. His seven under par 65 over the Dave Thomas-designed 7,386yd lay-out (the longest of the four courses in use) was matched only by Dane Thorbjorn Olsen, who moved into a share of second place at seven under alongside overnight leader Stephan Gross from Germany.
Paul O'Hara is the best placed Scot at the Murcia venue on level par 144 with rounds of 74 and 70 but, in joint 34th place, he has to make significant improvement over the last two rounds to progress.
Stephen Gray and Mark Hillson are joint 61st on 148, amateur Hillson improving by 10 shots for a second-round 69 while Gray came down from 75 to 73.
Lee Harper (Archerfield Links) virtually kissed his qualifying hopes goodbye with a second-round 78 for 150 and a share of 67th place.
The leading 19 players after the four rounds of the Second Stage at Hacienda Del Alamo will progress through to the Final Stage, which takes place over six rounds at PGA Golf de Catalunya from November 28 – December 3.
A second successive 68 gave Spain’s Eduardo de la Riva the lead at Sherry Golf Jerez ahead of England’s Phillip Archer, back at the Qualifying School having lost his European Tour card after five years on the European Tour during which time he broke into the top 30.
Glasgow-born Alan McLean and Raymond Russell from Prestonpans, both playing at Sherry Golf, are the best placed Scots at the four venues. They are tied for eighth place on four-under 140. Both have scored 69 and 71.
Scott Jamieson from Glasgow and Elliot Saltman from Edinburgh are joint 19th on 142. Jamieson has had a pair of 71s while Saltman has gone 73-69, hopefully running into form at just the right time.
Mark Kerr is on 145 with rounds of 72 and 73 for a share of 35th place. Kevn McAlpine from Alyth, a former double Scottish amateur champion, is toiling in joint 41st place, having scored 72 and 74 for 146.
In even bigger "trouble" is Walker Cup man Wallace Booth with a second-round 77 that dropped him to a share of 53rd place on 148.
Chris Doak is sharing 66th place with rounds of 72 and 78 for 150.
The top 18 players from the field of 75 at Sherry Golf Jerez will qualify for the Final Stage.
Frenchman Edouard Dubois and England’s James Ruth have matched each other shot for shot over the first two days at Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club, both shooting 66, 67 to share the lead at the halfway stage.
They lead the Spanish pair of José Maria Arruti and Alvaro Velasco by one after 36 holes with the leading 18 players on Monday from the field of 76 progressing to the Final Stage.
Tartan Tour man Chris Kelly (Cawder) is doing well at Costa Ballena with a pair of 69s for 138 to be in joint 10th place.
Not quite so well placed at this venue at Craig Lee with 72 and 72 for 143 (jt 47th place) and Jason McCreadie with 73 and 77 for 150 and 72nd place.
There are 19 spots available at Arcos Gardens from the field of 77. South African Michael Bothma is making the running here with scores of 68 and 65 for 11-under 133, two ahead of Spaniard Santiao Luna (66-69).
Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) and Anstruther's George Murray are joint 12th after 36 holes, Hutcheon with scores of 72-69, Murray with 70-71.
Former European Tour Rookie of the Year Scott Henderson could still make it with a couple of low scores through Sunday-Monday. He is sharing 28th place on 144 with a couple of par 72s. US-based Elgin exile Joel Hendry, twice winner of the Scottish youths championship, is joint 33rd on 145 with scores of 70-75.
The Doherty brothers will need to produce something special over the final 36 holes. Paul, the former Scottish boys' match-play champion, is tied 40th on 146 with scores of 72-74 while one-time Scottish schoolboys title-holder Jack is a shot behind in joint 46th place after rounds of 72 and 75.
Sadly, Keir McNicoll from Carnoustie cannot get the bit between his teeth. He has had a pair of 76s for 152 and is sharing 69th place.
SCOREBOARD AT FOUR SPANISH VENUES
ARCOS GARDENS
Par 144 (2x72) 7,383yd
133 Michael Bothma (SAf) 68 65.
135 Santiago Luna (Spa) 66 69.
137 Graham Povey (Eng) 71 66, Oliver Whiteley (Eng) 65 72.
138 Matthew Bliss (Can) 70 68, Boria Etchart (Spa) 70 68, Jamie Moul (Eng) 67 71.
139 Lloyd Kennedy (Eng) 70 69.
140 Victor Almstrom (Swe) 70 70, Ian Keenan (Eng) 70 70, Nicolas Meitinger (Ger) 69 71.
141 Greig Hutcheon (Sco) 72 69, George Murray (Sco) 70 71.
142 Tony Carolan (Aus) 69 73, Mikko Korhonen (Fin) 70 72, Jason Powell (Eng) 71 71, Kyron Sullivan (Wal) 70 72, Leif Westerberg (Swe) 71 71.
Selected scores:
143 Stuart Davis (Eng) 71 72 (jt 20th).
144 Scott Henderson (Sco) 72 72 (jt 28th).
145 Joel Hendry (Sco) 70 75 (jt 33rd).
146 Paul Doherty (Sco) 72 74 (jt 40th).
147 Jack Doherty (Sco) 72 75 (jt 46th).
152 Keir McNicoll (Sco) 76 76 (jt 69th).
COSTA BALLENA
Par 144 (2x72) 6,893yd
133 Edouard Dubois (Fra) 66 67, James Ruth (Eng) 66 67.
135 Jesus Maria Arruti (Spa) 65 70, Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 69 66.
136 Paul Eales (Eng) 67 69, Louis Moolman (SAf) 68 68.
137 Matt Haines (Eng) (am) 69 68, Dennis Kupper (Ger) 65 72, Jack Senior (Eng) (am) 68 69.
138 Jamie Abbot (Eng) (am) 69 69, Nino Bertasio (Ita) (am) 70 68, Mark F Haastrup (Den) 68 70, Gary Houston (Wal) 71 67, Chris Kelly (Sco) 69 69, Jaakko Makitalo (Fin) 72 66, Marius Thorp (Nor) 68 7, Steven Tiley (Eng) 72 66, Oliver Turnill (Eng) 67 71.
139 Andre Bossert (Swi) 71 68, Floris De Vries (Net) 69 70, Sam Hutsby (Eng) 71 68, Ben Mason (Eng) 69 70, Jurgen Maurer (Aut) 67 70, James McLean (Aus) 71 68, Janne Mommo (Fin) 72 67, Marco Soffietti (Ita) 72 67.
Selected scores:
140 Ben Evans (Eng) 65 75, James Ruebotham (Eng) 69 71 (jt 27th).
143 Craig Lee (Sco) 71 72 (jt 47th).
150 Jason McCreadie (Sco) 73 77 (72nd).
HACIENDA DEL ALAMO
SECOND-ROUND LEADERS
Par 144 (2x72) 7,386yd
133 Ryan Blaum (US) 68 65.
137 Stephan Gross (Ger) 64 73, Thorborn Olesen (Den) 72 65.
138 Chris Paisley (Eng) (am) 69 69.
139 Tim Dykes (Wal) 69 70.
140 Clodomoro Carranza (Arg) 71 69, George Coetzee (SAf) 72 69, Mattias Eliasson (Swe) 71 69, Charlie Ford (Eng) 68 72, Julien Grillon (Fra) 72 69, Paul Nilbrink (Nor) 71 69, Pedro Oriol (Nor) 67 73, Chinnarat Phadungsil (Thai) 70 70, Zane Scotland (Eng) 73 67, Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 71 69.
Selected scores:
141 Jonathan Caldwell (NIr) 69 72 (jt 16th).
144 Paul O'Hara (Sco) 74 70 (jt 34th).
148 Stephen Gray (Sco) 75 73, Mark Hillson (Sco) (am) 79 69 (jt 61st).
150 Lee Harper (Sco) 72 78 (jt 67th).
SHERRY GOLF
Par 144 (2x72) 7,186yd
136 Eduardo de la Riva (Spa) 68 68.
137 Philip Archer (Eng) 68 69.
138 Jason Knutzon (US) 67 71, Thomas Norret (Den) 69 69, Paula Pinto (Arg) 64 75, Manuel Quiros (Spa) 69 69.
139 Nicolas Sulzer (Swi) 70 67.
140 Alan McLean (Sco) 69 71, Raymond Russell (Sco) 69 71, Tim Stewart (Australia) 68 72.
Selected scores:
142 Scott Jamieson (Sco) 71 71, Elliot Saltman (Sco) 72 73 (jt 35th).
146 Ken McAlpine (Sco) 72 74 (jt 41st).
148 Wallace Booth 71 77 (jt 53rd).
150 Chris Doak (Sco) 72 78 (jt 66th).
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