Bryan and Sugrue secure strong Alps Tour cards; lesser category for Young and Donnelly
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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.
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