Irish struggling at 1st qualifying stage.

There are 12 Irish players involved in the first stage of pre qualifying over 4 different courses and at the half way stage NONE are inside the cut mark.
Barrie Trainor,Ulster PGA champion started with a brilliant 2 under par 70 and was level par through 9 holes of his second round at Dundonald Links in Scotland.He took a double bogey at the 10th and 18th and with 2 bogies in between signed off with a 78 to sit 1 shot outside the cut mark on +4 with 2 rounds to go.
At the same venue Brian McElhinney is 6 shots off the pace after rounds of 78,75 +9.
Noel Fox is being outplayed by his amateur brother James.James is +8 at Dundonald while Noel is +11 at Riba Golf in Portugal.

Dundonald Links.Scotland 20 qualifiers.

Leader: Jamie Elson 69.69 138 -6. 20th place: +3 147.
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Irish scores: Joint 23rd. Barrie Trainor 70.78 148 +4
Joint 49th. James Fox(Am) 75.77 152 +8
Joint 55th. Michael Lavelle 78.75 153 +9
" 55th Brian McElhinney 78.75 153 +9
Joint 64th. Neil o Briain(Am) 78.78 +12
Joint 78th. Ger Hall 82.75 +17
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Chart Hills. England 21 qualifiers.

Leader: James Busby 135 -9. 21st place +1.

Irish scores: Joint 60th Daniel Sugrue 73.78 151 +7.
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Riba Golf Portugal 12 Qualifiers 12th place +2.146

Leader: Jurrian Van Der Vaart(Am) 68.69 137 -7

Irish Scores: Joint 25th Stephen Grant 75.75 150 +6
" 32nd Byron Campbell 76.76 152 +8
" 39th Noel Fox 79.76 155 +11
" 46th Adam Savage 83.81 164 +20
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Lubber Golf Resort Denmark 9 Qualifiers +4 148.

Leaders: Lars Johansen & Oliver Suhr 143 -1.

Irish Scores: Joint 26th Alan Murray 79.78 157 +13.