Bryan and Sugrue secure strong Alps Tour cards; lesser category for Young and Donnelly
Simon Bryan
Simon Bryan and James Sugrue secured full cards at the Final Stage of the Alps Tour Qualifying School in Italy.
Bryan made four birdies and three bogeys in a one-under 71 at Golf Nazionale near Rome to finish tied fifth on five-under-par, five strokes behind winner Martin Couvra of France.
A total of 37 players secured Category 6 membership of the Alps Tour for the 2022 season as the cut for cards fell at one-over 217.
They included 2019 Amateur Championship winner Sugrue, who closed with a two-over 74 to finish tied 27th on level par.
The Cork man bogeyed the ninth, birdied the 10th and 16th to get to one-under before following a bogey at the 17th with a double-bogey seven at the par-five 18th to clinch his card with a shot to spare on level par 216.
The remainder of the players who made the cut will be eligible for membership in Category 8.
They include France-based Kerryman Michael Young, who made three birdies, two bogeys and a double-bogey seven at the 14th, his fifth hole, in a 73 to finish tied 44th on three-over 219.
Kilkenny’s Luke Donnelly made three birdies, three bogeys and a triple-bogey eight at his 10th hole in a 75 to finish tied 60th on six-over.
Overnight leader Couvra shot a one-under 71 to win the event by two shots on 10-under par from compatriot Julien Sale and England’s Ben Schmidt.
Tramore’s Robin Dawson, Conor Coyne and amateur Marc Boucher missed the 36-hole cut but will be eligible for Category 9 membership next year.
