EUROPRO TOUR Q SCHOOL STAGE 1

Sam Kiloh and Jeff Wright head North/N E qualifiers at Haggs for Frilford Heath final 

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Englishman Oliver Roberts (Archerfield) and Scot Lawrence Allan (Alva) headed the 19 qualifiers at Haggs Castle Golf Club today for next midweek's PGA EuroPro Tour Final Qualifying School over 54 holes at Frilford Heath Golf Club, Oxfordshire.
Roberts shot 69-68 and Allan 68-69 to head the field jointly on seven-under-par 144.
North and North-east qualifiers at the Stage 1 event at the Glasgow venue included Sam Kiloh (Paul Lawrie GC) (72-71 for 143), Forres amateur Jeff Wright (73-70 for 143), Portlethen amateur Ben Murray (72-74 for 146), Portlethen tour pro Kamran Zeynalov (71-75 for 146) and John Duff (Newmachar) on the limit mark of 147 (73-74)
Moray Golf Club amateur Kyle Godsman missed out by four shots with scores of 75 and 76 for 151.

EUROPRO TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL STAGE 1
Haggs Castle GC, Glasgow
QUALIFIERS 
par 144 (2x72)
137 O Roberts (Archerfield) 69 68, L Allan (Alva) 68 69
140 J Mullaney (unatt) 69 71
141 C Fairweather (Knock) 73 68
142 J-R Galbraith (Whitehead) 72 70, E Bradley (unatt) 72 70
143 S Kiloh (Paul Lawrie GC) 72 71, J Wright (Forres) 73 70.
144 D Young (Kingsbarns) 69 75
145 I Keane (Ireland) 71 74, J Savage (Cawder) 75 79, R Batchelor (Stand) 72 73
146 L Morgan (Dunbar) (am) 73 73, B Murray (Portlethen) (am) 72 74,  K Zeynalov (Portlethen) 71 75, S Sutherland (Cupar) 72 74
147 C Raymond (unatt) 71 76, O Crooks (Bushfoot) (am) 74 73, J Duff (Newmachar) 73 74

MISSED THE CUT TO LEADING 19
148 S Binning (Mearns Castle) 75 74, J Calder (Dullatur) (am) 73 76 (T22)
151 K Godsman (Moray) (am) 75 76 (T24)
152 B Henderson (Deeside) (am) 77 75, M Stokes (Cawder) 77 75 (T26)
153 J Dick (Duddingston) 78 75 (T29)
155 C Lamb (Newmachar) (am) 77 78 (T32)
156 S Lockhgart (unatt) (am) 74 82 (T34)
163 S Cola (unatt) 80 83 (40th)
166 R Colsh (Hayston) 82 84 (last of 41)
 

 

Marco Penge impresses at Caversham Heath

 

The HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour Qualifying School completed the first stage today (Thursday, 29 March) as over 400 golfers battled through heavy wind and rain in a bid for a spot at Final Stage Q School at Frilford Heath Golf Club next week, writes Jake Asby.

 

Played over 36 holes across Caversham Heath, Formby Hall and Haggs Castle; and 18 holes at Mannings Heath Golf Club & Wine Estate and The Players Club due to adverse weather, over 170 golfers took a step closer to gaining full playing rights on the UK’s number one golf tour and official satellite of the European Tour.

 

Joe Heraty (Moor Allerton and Abu Dhabi GC) clinched first stage victory by two shots at Caversham Heath with superb rounds of 74 and 69. He said: “I played solid over both days and managed to keep it on the fairways throughout with no wild tee shots. The weather was tough but I was mentally prepared for it.”

 

On advancing to Final Stage at Frilford Heath he said: “I’m really looking forward to it, I’ve got a few things to work on over the weekend but I’m mainly just aiming to relax and not over think it.”

 

Eight golfers advanced to Frilford after one play-off hole consisting of nine golfers at Caversham Heath.

 

Marco Penge (Golf at Goodwood) cruised to victory at Mannings Heath with a stunning seven-under par (64) round to win by four shots over his nearest rival, Sweden’s Otto Bonning (Falsterbo Golf Club).

 A play-off at the end of the final day meant Joe Kelly, Jordan Loft (Prince’s Golf Club), Gus Mottershead (TPHS Ltd), Algarve-based Scot Jay Taylor, and amateurs Matthew Choi (South Korea Yongin-University), Ryan Harmer (Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club) and Samuel Byford (Ipswich Golf Club) advanced to Frilford Heath.

 

Paul Kinnear (Formby Golf Club) picked up just one bogey as he went on to win at The Players Club with a five-under par (67) round. George Mullins (Langley Park/ Lewis Towers), Sam Edwards (Bigbury Golf Club) and Guy Mummery (Rookery Park Golf Club) booked their spots at Final Stage after a playoff.

 

Irishman Stuart Grehan recorded consecutive -4 (68) rounds to comfortably win first stage at Formby Hall by four shots. His closest competitor was Canadian amateur Callum Davison (Cowichan Golf and Country Club) who shot consecutive rounds of 70
Aaron Harper (Printed Polythene Ltd) emerged as the final golfer to book his spot at Frilford Heath after a four-man play-off.

 

All 240 golfers at Final Stage will play one round on each the Red and Blue Courses at Frilford Heath on Wednesday, April 4 and Thursday, April 5 before a cut to the leading 80 players and ties play a concluding 18 holes on the Blue Course on Friday, April 6.

 

Players are competing to earn the highest possible category on the 2018 HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour. All those progressing to Final Stage will earn at least a category 14, with golfers making the Final Stage cut earning a minimum category 10 and the top 30 earning category 3.

 

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