European Tour Final Qualifying School Round Five

DRYSDALE, LITTLE ONLY SCOTS IN
REAL CONTENTION FOR TOUR CARDS

David Drysdale looks certain to regain a European Tour card and Euan Little needs to improve just once place over today's sixth and final round to be one of the leading 30 and ties who will be celebrating their success at the conclusion of the European Tour Final Qualifying School at San Roque on the Costa del Sol.
Drysdale slipped down to a share of fourth place with a 73 for 351 - five shots behind the overnight leader Alexandree Rocha (Brazil) who had a 69 for 14-under-par 346.
Walker Cup teenager Oliver Fisher is going splendidly. He is in joint eighth place on 354 after a 74,
Euan Little had a 71 to be sharing 31st place on 359.
West Linton-based Welshman Gareth Wright had a disastrous 77 which knocked him down to a share of 37th place on 360.
Andrew Oldcorn and amateur George Murray, joint 54th on 363 after fifth-round scores of 72 abd 74 respectively, look to be out of contention.
Same goes foir Aberdonian Scott Henderson whose touch deserted him just when he needed it most. Scott, the 1997 European Tour Rookie of the Year, had a sad 79 for 368 to plummet to a share of 78th place in the field of 80 qualifiers for the final two rounds.
SCOREBOARD AFTER FIVE ROUNDS
346 (-14) Alexandre Rocha (Brqa) 74 72 65 66 69.
348 Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 70 64 69 75 70.
350 Notah Begay (US) 72 69 71 67 71.
351 Patrick Sjoland (Swe) 68 73 70 70 70, David Drysdale (Sco) 73 68 69 68 73,
353 Sam Little (Eng) 73 67 71 72 70, Fredrik Andersson (Swe) 71 70 70 72 70.
354 Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 65 71 72 72 74, (am) Oliver Fisher (Eng) 68 70 68 74 74.
Other scores:
359 Euan Little (Sco) 74 74 73 67 71 (jt 31st)
360 Gareth Wright (Wal)( 73 72 70 68 77 (jt 37th).
363 Andrew Oldcorn (Sco) 75 70 73 73 72; (am) George Murray (Sco) 77 71 69 72 74 (jt 54th).
368 Scott Henderson (Sco) 74 70 72 73 79 (jt 78th).