Kildare’s Conor O’Rourke has work to do heading into this morning’s second round of the European Tour qualifying school first stage event at Obidos, Portugal.

Fresh from recording his best result on the Challenge Tour, Conor O’Rourke tees it up in Portugal this morning as his bid to earn a European Tour card begins at qualifying school.

Limerick’s Tim Rice did what his three fellow countrymen couldn’t in northern France yesterday — progress to the next stage of European Tour qualifying.