Wednesday, November 16, 2016


Final-round pressure on David Law and Ross 

Kellett with European Tour cards on the line  

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Scott Henry is sitting pretty for a top 25 finish that would earn him European Tour status next season but David Law goes into the final round at the Qualifying School in Spain knowing that nothing short of a sub-par score, ideally in the 60s, will get him into the "Big League."
Henry had a four-under-par 68 over the Stadium Course at PGA Catalunya, Girona in north-east Spain and is tied 10th on seven-under 349 - seven strokes behind Italian leader by three, Edoardo Molinari (67 for 342).
Law bogeyed three of his first eight holes but covered the last 10 holes in two under par with birdies at the 15th and 18th to add to his earlier gains at the third and fifth. He finished the fifth round with a one-under 71 for 352 and is joint 31st ... only the leading 25 and ties after the sixth and last round will win playing rights on the European Tour in 2017.
Ross Kellett, who, like Law, plays out of the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre, had a 71 for two-under 354 and, in joint 43rd position, also needs a brilliant final round.
After the fifth round, the leading 25 and ties were on five-under-par or better, which means that Kellett needs at least a final score of 69 or better to have a chance.
Blairgowrie's Bradley Neil is out of it for another year. He goes into the final round in last place among the 72 who survived the fourth-round cut. Neil had a 78 for six-over 362.

EUROPEAN TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL FINAL STAGE
PGA Catalunya Resort, Girona, NE Spain

LEADING FIFTH-ROUND SCORES
Par 356 (3x72, 1x70)
342 E Molinari (Ita) 66 68 72 69 67
345 N Kimsey (Eng) 70 70 71 61 73
347 E Pepperell (Eng) 69 69 69 71 69, M Nixon (Eng) 67 73 71 68 68, T Lewis (Eng) 73 65 71 68 70, R McEvoy (Eng) 63 69 71 72 72.
348 J Rutherford (Eng) 72 72 70 66 68, M Orrin (Eng) 67 68 76 67 70, N Johansson (Swe) 70 67 70 69 72

SCOTS' SCORES

349 S Henry 64 75 70 72 68 (T10)
352 D Law 66 71 68 76 71 (T31)
354 R Kellett 72 66 73 72 71 (T43)

362 B Neil 64 72 71 77 78 (last of 72)

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