Chris Devlin birdied two of his final 4 holes to maintain his dream of a PGA Tour Champions card alive in Arizona.
The Ballymena newbie (49), who’s bidding to win one among simply 5 playing cards for the megabucks over 50s circuit within the PGA TOUR Champions Qualifying Event-Remaining Stage at TPC Scottsdale, opened with a two-under 69 to lie simply two pictures exterior the highest 5 who will probably be awarded playing cards.
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Dicky Delight and Denmark’s former Irish Open champion Soren Kjeldsen fired seven-under 64s to guide by a shot from Sweden’s Freddie Jacobson with American Jason Shultz alone in fourth after a 66.
5 gamers shot 4 below 67s to share the ultimate qualifying berth in fifth place – former Masters and US Open champion Angel Cabrera, People Jerod Turner, Jeff Gove and David Branshaw and Australian duo Scott Barr and Brendan Jones.
Devlin is tied for twenty second on two-under after a rollercoaster day on the Champions Course.
He received off to the proper begin with birdies on the first and second and whereas he bogeyed the fourth, seventh and eighth, he birdied the ninth to show in degree par earlier than choosing up these two late birdies.
He was a shot higher than former European Tour stalwarts, Scots Stephen Gallacher and David Drysdale, who have been tied for twenty ninth after 70s.
There isn’t any lower in Scottsdale, the place there will probably be a gap by gap playoff to determine the 5 playing cards within the even of a tie.
Conroy faces uphill battle
In the meantime, Enniscorthy’s Paul Conroy has his work lower out to qualify for subsequent week’s PGA TOUR Q-Faculty offered by Korn Ferry at TPC Sawgrass.
The Wexford artificial three birdies and 6 bogeys in a gap three-over 75 in his Second Stage qualifier on the Robert Trent Jones Path at Highland Oaks in Alabama.
He’s tied for twenty second, 4 pictures exterior the highest 17 and ties who will progress to the Remaining Stage.
California’s David Longmire shot a five-under 67 to go the sphere by a shot.
Galbraith in place in Thailand
On the Asian Tour Qualifying Faculty (Part D) qualifier at Pattana Sports activities Resort in Thailand, John Ross Galbraith added a one-under 69 to his opening 68 to share sixth place on three-under at midway.
He’s 9 pictures behind chief Georges Stal of France however three pictures inside the highest 18 who qualify for the Remaining Stage later this month.
Kinsale’s John Murphy had a difficult day and shot a six-over 76 to fall to forty fifth on five-over, 5 pictures exterior the highest 18 who will probably be determined by a card playoff within the occasion of a tie after 72 holes.
Ignatius McGuinness is tied for 78th on 14-over after a 78.
