Q-School: Hurley, Phelan and Raymond poised
Three Irishmen are poised to make it through the First Stage Section C of the European Tour Qualifying School.
Cameron Raymond is tied for 15th on six under par at Circolo de Golf Bogogno northwest of Milan after he shot a one-under 71 in the third round at a venue where the top 23 and ties (five-under through 54-holes) progress to November's Second Stage.
Gary Hurley and Kevin Phelan are sitting pretty at Frilford Heath near Oxford, where the top 24 and ties (two-under after 54 holes) will go through to the next stage.
Hurley (25) is tied for third on six-under after a 68 that featured three birdies and an eagle two at the 14th.
Phelan (27) shot a two-under 70 to share 12th on four-under with John Ross Galbraith four shots outside the qualifying places after a 72 and Brian Casey a shot further back after a 70.
European Tour Qualifying School
Sep 25-28 — First Stage Europe Section C Frilford Heath
T3 Gary Hurley, 71 71 68 210
T12 Kevin Phelan, 73 69 70 212
T50 JR Galbraith, 72 74 72 218
T57 Brian Casey, 73 76 70 219
T78 Tim Rice, 72 79 72 223 CUT
T78 Paul McBride, 72 80 71 223 CUT
T78 John Hickey (Am), 74 74 75 223 CUT
T82 Niall Kearney, 72 79 73 224 CUT
T101 Stuart Grehan, 81 75 75 231 CUT
T106 Paul O'Neill, 79 79 75 233 CUT
Sep 25-28 — First Stage Europe Section C Golf Club Bogogno, Italy
T 15 Cameron Raymond 70 70 71 210
Sep 18-21 — First Stage Europe Section B Stoke by Nayland
T22 Dermot McElroy, 67 74 70 78 289 FQ
T34 Colin Fairweather, 76 74 66 77 293 FQ
T41 Michael Ryan (Am), 70 75 73 79 297 FQ
MC Kieran Lynch (Am), 77 79 80 236 FQ
Sep 18-21 — First Stage Europe Section B GolfClub Schloss Ebreichsdorf. Austria
MC Stephen Grant 80 72 71 223 FQ
MC Peter Dallat 73 74 78 225 FQ
Sep 11-14 — First Stage Europe Section A Fleesensee, Germany
T18 Colm Moriarty 74 70 70 69 283 FQ
T25 Michael McGeady 70 72 72 71 285 FQ
First Stage Europe Section A The Players Club, Bristol, England
T3 Luke Donnelly Q 77 71 62 74 284 QUALIFIED
6 Neil O'Briain Q 72 68 72 74 286 QUALIFIED
T34 Brian McElhinney 79 74 70 74 297 FQ
T45 Joe Dillon 71 77 76 76 300 FQ
MC Brendan McCarroll 75 82 79 236 FQ
Oct 09-12 — First Stage Europe Section D Golf d’Hardelot, France
Peter Williamson
Oct 09-12 — First Stage Europe Section D Bom Sucesso, Óbidos, Portugal
Jonathan Caldwell
David Carey
Conor O’Rourke
Jonathan Yates