Fenwick frenzy in homeland

Neil Fenwick lead the way at the end of four rounds of the First Qualifying Stage Section A in Scotland with 20 players progressing through to the second stage.

The Scot carded a three under par 69 at The Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course to ensure his crusade for a European Tour card remained intact, with his 15 under par total for four rounds securing the 26 year old a trip to Spain, host country of the Second Qualifying Stage, in the most convincing of fashion.

Among the 20 qualifying positions are three amateurs, including overnight leader Scott Borrowman, who finished second, a further two shots behind Fenwick after his round of 71.

On the continent, in the corresponding Section A tournament, heavy rain and a waterlogged course cancelled play and with the forecast looking bleak, it was decided to shorten the tournament format to 54 holes. That meant that 26 players progressed to stage two and Nico Geyger and Anders Schmidt Hansen shared the spoils atop the leaderboard.

Next week the First Qualifying Stage continues with Section B being played at both Frilford Heath Blue, in England and Fleesensee Golf and Country Club, in Germany, with even more hopefuls looking to follow in the footsteps of this week’s talent and progress through to stage two and beyond, with those elusive European Tour cards set to be handed out at PGA Catalunya Resort come November 20.