Profitable one in every of 20 playing cards on the HotelPlanner Tour’s Rolex Grand Remaining supported by The R&A in Mallorca can also be past Liam Nolan, whose one-over 73 left him forty third within the 45-man subject on six over.
Solely the highest 20 within the remaining Street to Mallorca Rankings will win promotion and Nolan is projected to fall two spots to forty fifth.
The Galway man can nonetheless win his card on the Remaining Stage of the Qualifying College subsequent week, however England’s James Morrison (40) would possibly solely have to attend till Sunday.
A glowing, bogey-free 65 gave the veteran a three-stroke lead and put him inside touching distance of a fairytale return to the DP World Tour.
The 2-time DP World Tour winner, who entered the week in thirty sixth place on the Street to Mallorca Rankings, leads from Scotland’s Euan Walker and South African Daniel van Tonder on 13 below.
The Englishman, who has his 13-year-old son Finley caddying for him, would leap from thirty sixth to eighth within the standings with a win.
“I’ve nonetheless received at some point to go,” Morrison mentioned. “I have been right here earlier than so many instances on the DP World Tour.
“I might shoot 105 tomorrow. I might shoot 65, I am open to any of that and I have been there and executed that each methods.
“I am going to do the identical factor tonight with the household and are available to the course tomorrow and see what occurs.”
He added: “I’ve received to attempt to inform myself I am the skilled man right here and that I’ve executed it earlier than. I’ve received to maintain going with that idea.”
Englishman Joshua Berry and Italian Stefano Mazzoli share fourth on 9 below par, whereas Frenchman Félix Mory, Swede Albin Bergstrom and South African JC Ritchie are a shot additional again in sixth.
Ritchie is projected to complete the season as HotelPlanner Tour Quantity One and would change into the primary participant from South Africa to win the Rankings.
