Caldwell in control at Q-School

The 16th at Dundonald Links. Five of the 10 Irish entrants are poised to progress with Clandeboye’s Jonny Caldwell and Scottish amateur Philip McLean tied for the lead with a round to play in the First Stage of the European Tour Qualifying School at Dundonald Links.

Caldwell shot a four under 68 in perfect conditons as McLean hit a 71 to leave them two shots clear at a venue were only the top 15 and ties will earn their tickets to Stage Two.

Portmarnock’s Noel Fox moved up to tied seventh on two over after a fine 69, Michael Collins (72) and Aaron O’Callaghan (73) share ninth place on three over while former Tour player Gary Murphy is tied for 13th, right on the four over par qualifying mark.

Michael Lavelle (72) and Danny Sugrue (74) are three shots outside the top 15 on seven over while Seamus McMonangle faces a huge task now after a third round 80 saw him slip five shots outside the qualifying places on nine over.

Peter O’Keeffe (75) is 12 over and tied 36th.

European Tour Qualifying School – First Section A

Dundonald Links, par 72

210 J Caldwell  (Nir) 69 73 68; P McLean (am) (Sco) 69 70 71;

212 D Wright (Eng) 75 71 66;

215 M Lowe (Eng) 73 76 66; J White (am) (Sco) 69 73 73;

216 P McKechnie (Sco) 72 77 67;

218 N Fox  (Irl) 76 73 69; M Penny (Eng) 71 72 75;

219 L Clarke  (Eng) 74 77 68; S McAllister (Sco) 76 73 70; M Collins (Irl) 76 71 72; A O’Callaghan (Irl) 74 72 73;

220 G Murphy (Irl) 72 75 73; N Fenwick (Sco) 74 74 72; T Sherreard  (Eng) 75 75 70; G Fox (Sco) 73 77 70;

221 M Kerr  (Sco) 71 78 72; D Smith (Eng) 77 73 71;

223 M Hooper  (Eng) 77 72 74; M Lavelle  (Irl) 76 75 72; D Sugrue (Irl) 75 74 74; M Dowling (am) (Aus) 69 78 76;

224 J Housby (Eng) 80 74 70;

225 S McMonagle (Irl) 71 74 80; K Nicol (Sco) 73 78 74;

226 R Dixon (Sco) 70 79 77; D Schultz (USA) 78 75 73; K McAlpine (Sco) 74 76 76; B Struthers (am) (USA) 75 75 76;

227 M Bush (Eng) 77 77 73; E Gibbs (USA) 78 80 69; G Brown (Sco) 73 76 78; D Clark (Eng) 72 81 74; E Ramsay (Sco) 76 75 76; J Jeong (Kor) 77 78 72;

228 P O’Keeffe  (Irl) 77 76 75; R Smith (am) (Eng) 74 82 72;

229 P O’Hara (Sco) 82 76 71; G Cowan (Eng) 78 75 76; J Findlay (Sco) 76 75 78; P Badawy (USA) 77 78 74; J Wilkinson (Eng) 77 77 75; S Crookall-Nixon(am) (Eng) 75 80 74;

230 C Simpson (Eng) 78 80 72; S Whiffin (Eng) 81 75 74;

231 C Matheson (Sco) 77 79 75;

232 R Cameron (Sco) 73 81 78;

233 I Colquhoun (Sco) 79 80 74; J Campbell (Eng) 79 77 77;

234 C Lidyard (Eng) 79 83 72;

235 S Taylor (Sco) 79 76 80; S McCance (Eng) 77 83 75;

236 I Hall (Irl) 82 80 74;

237 S Reekie (Sco) 77 78 82; L McGowan (am) (Sco) 78 82 77;

238 A McCabe (Eng) 87 76 75;

240 M Kanev (Bul) 80 81 79; J Wilson (am) (Eng) 82 73 85;

241 M Isaacs (Sco) 79 81 81; S Mackie (Sco) 82 85 74;

246 A Holt (Eng) 80 87 79;

247 M Rubber (Eng) 88 81 78;

249 S Pyle (Sco) 83 79 87; D Chapman (Eng) 84 82 83;

 ** S Clark (Sco) 78 83 DQ;

Second Round Scores from the European Tour Qualifying School – First Qualifying Section A, Golf Club Schloss Ebreichsdorf, Austria, par 72. *Please note: Round three will be completed on Friday morning before the start of round four.

133 D Slott Mogensen (Den) 64 69; M Veijalainen (am) (Fin) 67 66;

135 S Hong (Kor) 68 67; U Weinhandl (Aut) 66 69;

136 J McLister (USA) 65 71; P Erice Ibanez  (Esp) 66 70; M Hill (Can) 67 69; D Geminiani (am) (Ita) 67 69;

137 J Habig (USA) 69 68; N Johansson (Swe) 69 68; R Han (Chn) 71 66;

138 K Eriksson (Swe) 69 69; J Choi (Kor) 71 67; I Giner (Esp) 67 71; N Taylor (Can) 69 69; T Pulkkanen (am) (Fin) 69 69;

139 J Fahrbring (Swe) 70 69; T Leon (USA) 74 65; N Bruzelius  (Swe) 68 71; M Hu (Chn) 67 72; L Tintera  (Cze) 69 70; H Norlander (Swe) 70 69;

140 C Garcia Simarro (Esp) 67 73; P Karantzias (Gre) 70 70; M Molina (Arg) 69 71; J Bragulat  (Esp) 71 69; R Sebastian (am) (Esp) 70 70;

141 J Legarrea (Esp) 74 67; A Bruschi  (Ita) 72 69; E Chaudouet (Fra) 71 70; M Johnston (Can) 71 70; H Bacher (Aut) 73 68; J Kucera (Cze) 71 70; N Lombardi (Ita) 73 68;

142 A Parr (Can) 73 69; C Aguilar  (Esp) 72 70; F Gustavsson (Swe) 72 70; M Gojcic (Slo) 72 70; P Gal  (Cze) 73 69;

143 J Walters (RSA) 71 72; G Canizares (Esp) 71 72; M Prihoda (Cze) 74 69; J Kaske (Fin) 68 75; F Pogatschnigg (Aut) 75 68; N Henriques  (Por) 72 71; M Cobo (Esp) 72 71; D Alonso (Esp) 73 70; L Astl (Aut) 72 71; J Choi (Kor) 73 70; B Neumayer (am) (Aut) 70 73; R Goger (am) (Aut) 71 72;

144 T Curtis (Eng) 75 69; R Surber (USA) 75 69; S Alvang  (Den) 70 74; J Maurer  (Aut) 72 72; M Tschinkel (Ger) 72 72; C Rodiles (Esp) 73 71; C Godson (Ger) 73 71;

145 I Urquizu (Esp) 75 70; A Signor  (Ita) 73 72; T Reid (Eng) 71 74; R Harris  (Eng) 71 74; P Svajlen (Svk) 71 74; M Dearden (Wal) 74 71;

146 J Gallagher  (Sco) 74 72; S McHenry (Aus) 70 76; K Brink (Swe) 71 75; J Relecom (Bel) 69 77; M Raven (Eng) 74 72; P Relecom  (Bel) 74 72; E Grillo (Arg) 76 70; J Altonen (Fin) 72 74; V Crous (am) (Esp) 73 73;

147 J De Lope (Esp) 74 73; W Rieder  (Aut) 75 72; A Rosen (USA) 72 75; N Murtagh (Eng) 76 71;

148 R Hahn (Hun) 78 70;

149 J Buenestado (Esp) 71 78; A Messiqua (Sui) 76 73; J Arnette (USA) 75 74;

151 E Rodriguez Jnr (Esp) 75 76; V Dostál (am) (Cze) 75 76;

152 S Matus  (Cze) 78 74; R Gruber (Aut) 77 75; M Greil (Ger) 77 75;

153 B Palanszki (Hun) 79 74;

154 A Mayer (Aut) 79 75;

155 L Tupa (Cze) 79 76;

163 C Birch  (Eng) 81 82;

 ** J Svoboda (Cze) DQ  0;