Mixed fortunes for Irish at 2nd stage of Tour School.

There was mixed fortunes for the 12 Irish at the second stage of the European tour qualifying school in Cadiz,Spain.
While McIlroy,Harrington and 4 other Irish are playing in the mega rich finals of the race to Dubai,the 12 hopefuls at tour school are fighting for their lives and a job for next year.
The best is Simon Thornton who is in joint 6th spot at Sherry golf after a 4 under par 68.At the same venue,Eddie Barr who made the long trip from Austrailia is down in 57th place on 74+2 with only 18 to qualify.
Gareth Shaw is 12th at Arcos Gardens after a 2 under par 70,while amateur Niall Kearney had a 2 under par 70 at Costa Ballena club de golf and finds himself down in 25th place with only 18 to qualify.
At Hacienda del alamo,Johnny Caldwell is 7th after an opening 69 -3.

ARCOS GARDENS....LEADING SCORE......OLIVER WHITELEY 65 -7...19 TO QUALIFY.

IRISH SCORES.......GARETH SHAW 12TH 70 -2....CIAN MCNAMARA 52ND 74 +2..MICHAEL COLLINS 59TH 75 +3.

COSTA BALLENA CLUB DE GOLF....JESUS MARIA ARRUTI +2 OTHERS 65-7..18 QUALIFY.

NIALL KEARNEY 25TH 70 -2, JOHN KELLY 44TH 72 PAR.

SHERRY GOLF..........PAULO PINTA 64 -8 18 QUALIFY.

SIMON THORNTON 6TH 68 -4,COLM MORIARTY 13TH 69 -3,MICHAEL MCGEADY 29TH 71 -1,DAVID HIGGINS 43RD 72 PAR,EDDIE BARR 57TH 74 +2.

HACIENDA DEL ALAMO.........STEPHAN GROSS 64 -8 19 QUALIFY.

JOHNNY CALDWELL 7TH 69 -3,MERVYN OWENS 21ST 71 -1.