Another step forward for Brian Casey
Brian Casey
Headfort’s Brian Casey moved up four spots to 14th in the race for five Challenge Tour cards via the Europro Tour rankings on Saturday.
The former Mullingar Scratch Trophy winner closed with a one under 70 in the Clipper Logistics Players Championship at Moor Allerton Golf Club near Leeds, picking up £1,965 for a share of fourth behind England’s Mark Laskey.
The Co Meath man, who makes his European Tour debut in the M2M Russian Open on an invite next week, finished on three under par, three shots adrift of Laskey, who shot a 68 to win by two from Steve Uzzell.
The top five in the Europro Tour money list at the end of the season — the Race to Desert Springs— earn promotion to the Challenge Tour.
Laskey is now seventh, just over £500 outside the top five with Alan Dunbar ninth, Casey 14th and Jonny Caldwell 31st.
Clipper Logistics Players Championship, Moor Allerton Golf Club - Blackmoor (Par 71)
- 1 Mark Laskey Brocket Hall Golf Club 72 70 66 68 276 £12,000
- 2 Steve Uzzell Hornsea Golf Club 70 68 67 278 £7,200
- 3 Marcus Armitage Howley Hall Golf Club 66 72 74 68 280 £3,600
- T4 Brian Casey Headfort Golf Club 73 64 74 70 281 £1,965
- T23 Alan Dunbar Team Ireland 73 69 71 74 287 £546
- T40 Tim Rice Limerick Golf Club 72 70 75 74 291 £411
- MC Stephen Grant Mount Juliet 73 76 149
- MC Richard Weldon Killeen Castle Golf Club 75 75 150
- MC Richard Bridges Stackstown Golf Club 74 77 151
- MC Simon Ward Belvoir Park 73 78 151
- WD Mark Murphy Unattached
