Paul O'Hara off on the Road to Morocco

FROM THE SCOTSMAN WEBSITE
By MARTIN DEMPSTER
Paul O'Hara, who joined Steven, his older brother, in the professional ranks after topping the Scottish Order of Merit last season, will start his 2010 campaign on the EPD Tour, one of the third-tier circuits in European golf.
The 23-year-old, who just missed out on a Walker Cup spot last year after losing in the final of the Scottish Amateur Championship for the third time in six years, has targeted the German-run Tour on the advice of his new manager, former Scottish international Euan McIntosh.
O'Hara missed out on the opening four events, which are currently being played in Turkey, but he is definitely playing in the three tournaments straight afterwards in Morocco.
"While I played in the Tour School qualifying as a professional, these will be my first tournaments (in the paid ranks] and I can't wait to get going," said O'Hara, who has spent more time in the gym over the past few weeks than he has on a golf course due to the weather.
"The top five on the order of merit at the end of the season get on to the Challenge Tour and that's my target, while I will also be going to the (European] Tour School at the end of the year."
After losing his European Tour card at the end of the 2008 season, Craig Lee played on the EPD Tour last year, winning two events in Turkey on the way to finishing 13th on the order of merit.