Challenge Tour, European Tour, Symetra TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, Porsche European Open, Danny Brennan, Tyler Hogarty, Joe Dillon, Tim Rice, Brian McCormack, Paul McBride, Robin Dawson, Padraig Harrington, Michael Hoey, Gavin Moynihan, Cormac Sharvin, Stephen Grant, Gary Hurley, Open de Bretagne, Garden City Charity Classic, Leona Maguire

Brennan and Hogarty well-placed at Q-School

Challenge Tour, European Tour, Symetra TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, Porsche European Open, Danny Brennan, Tyler Hogarty, Joe Dillon, Tim Rice, Brian McCormack, Paul McBride, Robin Dawson, Padraig Harrington, Michael Hoey, Gavin Moynihan, Cormac Sharvin, Stephen Grant, Gary Hurley, Open de Bretagne, Garden City Charity Classic, Leona Maguire
Brennan and Hogarty well-placed at Q-School
Danny Brennan

Danny Brennan

Shannon's Danny Brennan is well placed after a one-under 69 left him tied for fifth at halfway in the First Stage of the European Tour Qualifying School in Bristol.

The top 17 and ties at The Players Club will progress to November's Second Stage and Brennan is just two strokes behind leaders Daniel Hillier and Jack South on six-under. Scores

UK-based Tyler Hogarty is joint eighth, two shots further back, after a brace of 68s but Limerick's Tim Rice is two shots outside the qualifying places on level par after a 72 yesterday.

Headfort assistant Joe Dillon also has work to do after a second successive 71 left him joint 40th on two-over while Royal Dublin's Brian McCormack is seven-over after a 74.

Pádraig Harrington, Michael Hoey, Gavin Moynihan and Challenge Tour regular Cormac Sharvin fly the flag for Irish golf in the Porsche European Open in Hamburg. Scoring

On the Challenge Tour, The Island's Paul McBride and Portmarnock Links' touring professional Robin Dawson are joined at the Open de Bretagne in France by Stephen Grant and Gary Hurley.

Slieve Russell’s Leona Maguire does not go into action until tomorrow in the Symetra Tour’s Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes in Kansas.