REPORT FROM EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Philip
Francis and Daniel Berger spear-headed a story of American success at
The European Tour Qualifying School First Stage Section C as they won
their respective qualifiers at Circolo Golf
Bogogno and Ribagolfe.
Las
Vegas native Francis, who won four consecutive Junior World Golf
Championships between 1999-2002, carded a final round 67 to finish on 17
under par and record a two shot win in the Italian
venue of Bogogno, where 24 others made it through to the next stage.
Of
those, there were six more Americans, a Brazilian, two Chileans, an El
Salvadorian and a Canadian as well as players from all over Europe,
emphasising the growing global appeal of The European
Tour and Challenge Tour.
Among
the Europeans was Italian Domenico Geminiani, a highly regarded 17 year
old who has already built up significant experience on the Challenge
Tour including a top ten finish last year,
and 21 year old Adrian Saddier of France, fresh from a top five finish
in the recent Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne on the Challenge
Tour.
Meanwhile,
at Ribagolfe, where there were long delays, former Florida State player
Berger was one of seven Americans to make the grade as he finished four
shots clear at the top on ten under
par after a final round 69.
Ireland’s
Kevin Phelan, who played at this year’s Walker Cup after impressing by
making the cut as an amateur in The 2013 US Open Championship at Merion
Golf Club, made it to Second Stage on
the cut line in Portugal thanks to a final round 73 which left him on
four over par.
Bogogno Results:
271 P Francis (USA) 70 66 68 67,
273 A Bruschi (Ita) 64 69 69 71, J Girrbach (am) (Sui) 65 69 68 71,
276 A Saddier (Fra) 70 69 67 70,
277 L Lee (Bra) 71 73 66 67,
278 M Jensen (USA) 68 72 68 70, D Geminiani (Ita) 71 68 68 71, A Maestroni (Ita) 70 69 68 71,
279 M Richardson (Eng) 70 69 69 71, G Main (USA) 70 68 71 70, H Leon (Chi) 69 70 73 67,
280 J McLister (USA) 70 71 71 68,
281 C Arendell (USA) 71 66 74 70,
282 F Figueroa (Esa) 72 78 64 68, F Laporta (Ita) 73 68 67 74, A Bolognesi (Ita) 68 69 73 72, M Rominger (Sui) 75 64 70 73,
283 C Berardo (Fra) 73 71 70 69, H Leon (Chi) 69 69 75 70,
285 S Anderson (USA) 71 73 70 71, J Camargo (Esp)
71 72 71 71, M Hoffman (Can) 69 72 71 73, B Hopfinger (USA) 73 72 69 71,
A Romano (Ita) 69 71 72 73, O Stark (Swe) 72 72 73 68,
MISSED THE CUT
286 C Pfau (Aut) 71 70 73 72, H Satama (Fin) 73 73
69 71, A Ahokas (Fin) 69 69 74 74, E Di Nitto (am) (Ita) 73 73 68 72, T
Gornik (am) (Slo) 74 69 73 70,
287 M Ruiz (Par) 72 72 69 74, D Sandberg (Swe) 73 71 72 71,
288 E Dugas (USA) 73 71 75 69, A Grammatica (Ita) 73 68 71 76, N Holman (Aus) 71 70 73 74,
289 M Scodro (USA) 72 65 73 79, H Hwang (Kor) 73 69
74 73, M Svahlin (Swe) 73 69 75 72, N D'Incau (Sui) 68 75 77 69, F
Svanberg (Sui) 73 72 73 71,
290 T Bosco-Cwiok (Pol) 75 71 73 71, M Martinson (USA) 73 71 71 75,
291 L Guanti (Ita) 72 74 73 72, L Nielsen (Den) 72
71 78 70, E Calisto (Ecu) 76 68 72 75, N Bertasio (Ita) 75 67 73 76, C
De Stefani (am) (Ita) 76 74 70 71,
292 J Kunzenbacher (Ger) 75 72 69 76, G Molteni (Ita) 72 70 74 76,
293 A Campanile (Ita) 74 72 74 73, P Simard (Esp)
71 76 72 74, O Suhr (Den) 79 70 71 73, J Magnusson (Swe) 71 73 73 76, F
Maccario (am) (Ita) 76 72 68 77, F Testa (am) (Ita) 75 72 73 73,
294 R Sebastian Tirado (Esp) 76 71 74 73, C
Guaraldi (Ita) 74 75 71 74, E Amacher (am) (Sui) 75 73 71 75, M Cea (am)
(Ita) 73 71 74 76,
297 S Thomas (Can) 72 73 75 77,
300 L Scotto (Ita) 76 72 71 81,
Ribagolfe Results:
278 D Berger (USA) 67 70 72 69,
282 T Pieters (Bel) 65 67 80 70,
284 C Rodiles (Esp) 75 70 74 65, R Hjelm (Den) 70 74 69 71,
286 C Ortiz (Mex) 70 74 74 68,
287 S McNamara (USA) 73 71 73 70, J Kelly (USA) 75 71 77 64, J Gallegos (am) (Esp) 71 70 75 71,
288 D Palm (Swe) 69 71 80 68, G O'Mahony (USA) 72 74 71 71,
289 W Strickler (USA) 72 74 74 69, E Cole (USA) 71 73 73 72, N Bjorling (Swe) 71 77 72 69,
290 A Garcia-Heredia (Esp) 72 71 74 73, G Piris Mateu (Esp) 71 68 74 77,
291 S Dartnall (Aus) 73 69 73 76, V Blazquez (Esp)
68 74 77 72, G Canizares (Esp) 71 76 71 73, F Adarraga (Esp) 73 72 75
71, B Etchart (Esp) 77 72 72 70, P Williamson (USA) 74 73 71 73,
292 A McLardy (RSA) 71 72 78 71, M Jedrzeyczyk
(Pol) 75 78 71 68, D Booth (Eng) 77 72 73 70, X Guzman (Esp) 69 74 75
74, K Phelan (Irl) 70 73 76 73,
CUT
293 J Rangel (USA) 76 73 71 73, J Griffin (USA) 72 73 75 73,
294 S Hansen (Nor) 76 73 73 72, W Murillo (Ven) 75
74 74 71, J Krantz (Can) 68 76 73 77, T Ferrer (am) (Esp) 75 76 71 72, J
Sarasti (am) (Esp) 74 71 76 73,
295 B Virto (Esp) 71 73 78 73, N Cochran (USA) 72
74 73 76, A Christie (Eng) 74 72 79 70, R De Sousa (Sui) 71 75 75 74, A
Long (USA) 70 75 81 69, K Subregis (am) (Fra) 74 76 77 68,
296 D Osorio (Esp) 75 75 72 74, D Borda (Esp) 75 74 74 73, A Hortal (Esp) 72 74 75 75, J Carlota (am) (Por) 73 75 76 72,
297 E Larrañaga (Esp) 68 74 82 73, D Suazo (Esp)
68 77 78 74, S Soderberg (Swe) 76 76 72 73, K Storgaard (Den) 73 75 76
73, R Becker (Bra) 76 74 75 72,
298 M Bey (Fra) 74 72 81 71, M Cobo (Esp) 74 77 71 76, A Gutierrez (Esp) 72 78 76 72, G Tonelli (Ita) 76 69 77 76,
299 M Ureta (Chi) 67 76 82 74, J Back (Kor) 76 76 73 74, N Dahlgren (Fin) 73 74 77 75,
300 B Lee (USA) 72 76 77 75, F De Haas (Ned) 73 76
77 74, P Kelly (Eng) 76 75 73 76, J Bragulat (Esp) 74 74 75 77, B
Tilley (USA) 74 77 73 76,
301 A Parr (Can) 79 76 70 76, R Mattila (Fin) 73 74 80 74,
303 X Poncelet (Fra) 70 75 79 79, J Murphy (USA) 72 73 79 79, R Whitson (am) (Nir) 70 77 79 77,
** S Seijo (Esp) 76 75 76 DQ, M Quiros (Esp) 75 74 73 RT, M Trainer (USA) 70 72 73 DQ, J Parron (Esp) 79 74 74 WD,
ENDS
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