STAGE 2 OF EUROPEAN Q SCHOOL

 WALLACE BOOTH SHARES LEAD AT

EL SALER AFTER 68 IN ROUND 2

On day two in Spain, it was a British assault at two of the four Second Stage of The European Tour Qualifying School events.
A quintet of Brits head up the leaderboard on three under par at Campo de Golf El Saler, while Englishman Sam Walker flew the Union Jack at Las Colinas Golf and Country Club, reaching 11 under par.
Walker, with the help of a hole in one, produced a course record eight under par 63 on day two at Las Colinas to amass a cumulative 11 under par score for the tournament and lead by one stroke ahead of his two compatriots, Richard McEvoy and Chris Paisley - both sat on ten under par.
Concurrently, amidst the toughest of scoring conditions, five British players on three under par - consisting of three Englishmen, a Welshman and a Scot – enjoy a one shot advantage at El Saler.
Chris Lloyd, James Ablett and Simon Griffiths of England all shot three under par 69s, while Welshman Garry Houston signed for a one under par 71 and the Scottish co-leader, Comrie's Wallace Booth, pictured below, notched an four under par 68.
Booth’s score was all the more impressive

considering the harsh conditions at an event where only ten men are the good side of par.
Meanwhile in the corresponding tournaments, Ricardo Gouveia got his Q School campaign going with a seven under par 64 at Lumine Golf and Beach Club to reach an 11 under par total.
The Portuguese carded his second successive flawless round, consisting of seven birdies, at the par 71 Spanish venue and is one shot clear of overnight leader, German Julian Kunzenbacher - who also enjoyed a bogey-free day.
At the final qualifying event, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet held on to his first day lead at the halfway stage at Panoramica Golf and Sport Resort with a four under par round of 68.
Gonnet put together a solid scorecard, consisting of six birdies, to post a 12 under par halfway score in Spain and progression to the next stage looks promising for the Frenchman.

SCOTSWATCH 
COLIN FARQUHARSON reporting
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Comrie's Wallace Booth is the best placed Scot among the 17 competing at four Spanish venues in the European Tour Qualifying School Stage 2.

Booth is sharing the lead at halfway at El Saler Golf Club, Valencia after a second-round 68 for a three-under-par tally of 141.

At the same venue Jack Doherty is joint 10th on 144 (70-74) while David Law (71-76), Elliot Saltman (77-70) and Jamie McLeary (74-73 are tied 30th on 147.

A total of 67 player across the four venues will qualify for the final stage which means approximately 16 or 17 will advance from each.

Duncan Stewart shot an 11-under-par 63 - one eagle, nine birdies - at Panoramica, Castellon but is still well back in joint 26th place on 138 because he started with a 75.

Doug McGuigan (68-70) is also on 138.

Ross Kellett is sharing 38th place on 139 (71-68) alongside Scott Borrowman, playing as an amateur. The Dollar man has had scores of 68 and 71.

Lloyd Saltman, although he is several under par, looks as if he is going to miss out on promotion to the European Tour for another year. He is joint 46th on 140 (73-67) at Panoramica.

Raymond Russell (68-70) leads the Scots in a share of 21st place on 138 at Las Colinas, Alicante.

Former Scottish amateur champion Alexander Culverwell has scored 66-73 for 139 and joint 27th place.

Chris Robb (Meldrum House), the current Scottish amateur champion, has a lot of work to do to improve on joint 42nd place on 141 (69-72).

Paul Shields (Kirkhill)_ is sharing 63rd spot on 145 (74-71).

Scott Drummond is joint 70th at this venue on 146 with rounds of 74-72.

Dunbar's Neil Fenwick is still "alive" at Lumine, Tarragona where he is joint 17th on 139 (72-67).

Also at this venue, George Murray is joint 24th on 140 (71-69).

HALFWAY SCOREBOARD

EL SALER (Valencia)

Par 144 (2x72)

141 James Ablett (England) 72 69, Simon Griffiths (England) 72 69, Garry Houston (Wales) 70 71, Chris Lloyd (England) 72 69, Wallace Booth (Comrie) 73 68.

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES

144 Jack Doherty 70 74 (T10)

147 David Law (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 71 76, Elliot Saltman (Archerfield) 77 70 (T30)

PANORAMICA (Castellon)

Par 144 (2x72)

132 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (France) 54 57

133 Johan Wahlqvist (Sweden) 68 65, Toby Tree (England) 66 567, Alessio Bruschi (Italy) 67 66,  Marcel Schneider (Germany) 67 66

SCOTS' SCORES

138 Duncan Stewart (Grantown on Spey) 75 63, Doug McGuigan 68 70 (T26)

139 Ross Kellett (Kingsfield) 71 68, Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 68 71 (T38).

140 Lloyd Saltman (Archerfield) 73 67 (T46)

LAS COLINAS (Alicante) 
Par 142 (2x71)
131 Sam Walker (England) 68 63
132 Richard McEvoy (England) 67 65, Chris Paisley (England) 66 66.

SCOTS' SCORES
138 Raymond Russell 68 70 (T21)
139 Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) 66 73 (T27)
141 Chris Robb (Meldrum House) 69 72 (T42)
145 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 74 71 (T63)
146 Scott Drummond 74 72 (T70).

LUMINE (Tarragona)
Par 142 (2x71)
131 Richard Gouveia (Portugal) 67 74
132 Julian Kunzenbacher (Germany) 66 66

SCOTS' SCORES
139 Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) 72 67 (T17)
140 George Murray 71 69 (T24)

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The number of qualifying spots available to the Final Stage from across the four Second Qualifying Stage events is 67, 17 each from three venues and 16 from one venue.
The Final Stage – which returns to European Tour Destination, PGA Catalunya Resort - will ultimately allocate the 25 European Tour cards that are on offer for Qualifying School hopefuls.