Q-School: Fairweather, O'Rourke and McElroy in position
Colin Fairweather (Knock). Picture by Pat Cashman
Knock’s Colin Fairweather made an eagle and four birdies in an immaculate 66 to move inside the crucial top 20 and ties at halfway in the First Stage of the European Tour Qualifying School.
The former amateur international shares sixth place on four under, just three strokes behind the leader at Frilford Heath un Oxfordshire.
Naas’ Conor O’Rourke (74) and Ballymena’s Dermot McElroy (70) are tied 15th and 19th respectively while 71s for Niall Kearney and Stuart Grehan leave them within reach of the top 21 with two rounds to play.
European Tour Qualifying School Section D, Frilford Heath
1 TARVER-JONES Peter ENG -7 68 69 137
2 DEAN Joseph ENG -6 68 70 138
2 FORD James ENG -6 66 72 138
4 CHAUDHURI Neil ENG -5 67 72 139
4 HOWARTH Jamie ENG -5 70 69 139
6 CORNFORD Luke ENG -4 68 72 140
6 FAIRWEATHER Colin NIR -4 74 66 140
6 MAYE Clifford FRA -4 68 72 140
6 SHERIDAN - MILLS Henry ENG -4 71 69 140
6 WATSON Nick ENG -4 68 72 140
11 BOOTE David WAL -3 69 72 141
11 COUPLAND Dave ENG -3 72 69 141
11 LASKEY Mark WAL -3 72 69 141
11 RÖNNEBLAD Hannes SWE -3 70 71 141
15 CHANG Heemin KOR -2 72 70 142
15 HELLGREN Björn SWE -2 70 72 142
15 JAMES Mark ENG -2 72 70 142
15 O'ROURKE Conor IRL -2 68 74 142
19 HUNT Toby WAL -1 73 70 143
19 JOHANNESSEN Kristian Krogh NOR -1 72 71 143
19 KUNZENBACHER Julian GER -1 68 75 143
19 MCELROY Dermot NIR -1 73 70 143
19 PONCELET Xavier FRA -1 71 72 143
19 SPOONER Billy ENG -1 70 73 143
Other Irish
41 KEARNEY Niall IRL +2 75 71 146
49 GREHAN Stuart IRL +3 76 71 147
77 MCELHINNEY Brian IRL +8 74 78 152
77 SELFRIDGE Chris NIR +8 76 76 152
99 LE BLANC Kevin IRL +19 80 83 163
