European Tour Final Qualifying School

DRYSDALE, HENDERSON

BENEFIT FROM CALM

SUNDAY CONDITIONS

The second half of the field of 156 enjoyed an unfair advantage over the other half with perfect conditions for their second rounds over the New Course at San Roque this afternoon when the fourth day of the European Tour Final Qualifying School at last got everybody round twice.

It is hoped to bring the waterlogged Old Course at San Roque into play on Monday which means no more days off for one half of the field.

David Drysdale with a 68 for joint 11th place on 141 and Scott Henderson with a 70 for a share of 32^nd place on level par 144 were the Scots who benefited the most from being given the best weather of the four days to play their second rounds.

Andrew McArthur didn’t profit. He had a 73 for 147 and is sharing 70^th place. Euan Little also slipped down to a share of 78^th place with a 74 for 148.

George Murray made up a bit of ground with a 71, also hitting the 148 mark.

Eric Ramsay, pictured above right, blew his opportunity to score well in calm weather. The Carnoustie man took 76 blows to be sharing 93^rd place with Dean Robertson on 149. Dean was not playing today.

Spaniard Carlos Rodiles is the new leader at 10-under-par 134 after a second-round 64. Starting at the 10^th tee he covered that half in eight-under-par 28. He birdied every hole of the nine except one and now leads by two shots from Englishman Warren Bennett and the demoted leader, Eirik Tage Johansen from Norway.

SCOREBOARD
Par 144 (2 x 72)

134 (-10) C Rodiles (Spa) 70 64.

136 W Bennett (Eng) 69 67, E T Johansen (Nor) 65 71.

138 L Calverie (Spa) 69 69, (am) O Fisher (Eng) 68 70.

139 E Rush (Eng) 70 69.

140 A Ahokas (Fin) 68 72, M King (Eng) 73 67, S Little (Eng) 73 67, C Suneson (Eng) 71 69.

Other scores:

141 D Drysdale (Sco) 73 69 (jt 11^th).

144 S Henderson (Sco) 74 70 (jt 32^nd).

145 G Wright (Wal) 73 72, A Oldcorn (Sco) 75 70 (jt 42^nd).

147 A McArthur (Sco) 74 73 (jt 70^th).

148 E Little (Sco) 74 74, (am) G Murray (Sco) 77 71 (jt 78^th).

149 E Ramsay (Sco) 73 76, D Robertson (Sco) 78 71 (jt 93^rd).