No Irish eyes smiling after Qualifying school.

Only 4 of the 12 Irish who started the qualifying school had a chance to make it to the next stage with a good final round,but it didn't happen.
Barrie Trainor(Ulster PGA Champion)needed a 1 under par round of 71,but starting on the 10th hole he drove into a bush and had to take a penalty drop.It left him with a mountain to climb when he took a double bogey.He finished with a 74 to miss out by 3 shots.After starting the week with a -2 70,Barrie hit a triple and 4 double bogies over the final three rounds that cost him a place in stage 2.
Brian McElhinney finished on +9 after a 74 also at Dundonald links and Michael Lavelle hit a final round of 78 to finish well away on +14.

At Ribagolfe in Portugal,ex footballer Stephen Grant was 4 shots outside the mark when he finished +9 with a final round of 74.