BARR,HIGGINS AND OWENS KEEP THE IRISH FLAG FLYING AT TOUR SCHOOL.

EDDIE BARR from WARRENPOINT now living in AUSTRAILIA added a second round of 70 to his opening 68 to sit in joint 13th place on - 6 after the second round of the qualifying school at GOLF DE MOLIETS in FRANCE.He is 6 shots behind the Spanish pair of CARLOS BALMESEDA 69/63 and RAUL QUIROS 65/67.
JOHN KELLY shot a super 68 to finish in joint 5th place at the OXFORDSHIRE on -6 and 6 shots behind American,RYAN BLAUM who scored a second round of 63.
MERVYN OWENS could only manage a level par 72 at FLEESENSEE GOLF CLUB in GERMANY but he is still in sight of a qualifying spot in 6th place on -5.MARIUS THORP from NORWAY still leads on -11 after a second round of 69.
In Italy MARTIN ROMINGER has the half way lead on -10.Irish amateur RUAIDHRI MCGEE got himself back in to contention with a 2 under par 70 that leaves him in 27th spot on level par 144.

IRISH SCORES.
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GOLF DE MOLIETS. FRANCE PAR 72.

JOINT 13TH: EDDIE BARR 68.70 -6.
" 18TH: CIAN MCNAMARA 71.68 -5.
" 39TH: PAUL O HANLON 71.72 -1.
" 98TH: BRENDAN MCCARROLL 76.78 +10.
" 103RD: SHANE FRANKLIN 78.77 +11.
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THE OXFORDSHIRE. ENGLAND PAR 72.

JOINT 5TH: JOHN KELLY 70.68 -6.
" 7TH: MICHAEL COLLINS 70.69,DAVID HIGGINS 68.71 -5.
" 19TH: PETER O KEEFFE 72.69 -3.
" 24TH: TIM RICE 72.70 -2.
" 31ST: CIAN CURLEY(AM)74.69,CHRIS DEVLIN 73.70,DAMIEN MOONEY 73.70 -1
" 59TH: MARK STAUNTON 73.74 +3.
" 70TH: RICHARD KILPATRICK 75.73,DARREN MCWILLIAMS 78.70 +4.
" 95TH: GREG BOWDEN 73.80 +9.
" 103RD: GLEN ROBINSON 80.77 +13.
" 113RD: PAUL MCDONALD 79.79 +14.
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FLEESENSEE GOLF CLUB. GERMANY PAR 72.

jOINT 6TH: MERVYN OWENS 67.72 -5.
" 29TH: NIALL KEARNEY(AM) 71.72 -1.
" 44TH: MARK CAMPBELL 74.71 +1.
" 78TH: JUSTIN BRINK 78.72 +6.
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CIRCOLO GOLF BOGOGNO. ITALY PAR 72.

jOINT 27TH: RUAIDHRI MCGEE 74.70 PAR.
" 87TH: DAVID RAWLUK 77.76 +9.