Dixon on course for Euro Tour card
The 34-year old Englishman, making his seventh appearance at the final stage, leads on 18 under par from Germany’s Bernd Ritthammer (67) on the Stadium Course at the PGA Catalunya Resort near Girona.
No stranger to end of season drama after leaving it late to secure his card in 2009 and 2010, the former Lytham Trophy winner hopes his latest visit to Q-School will be the “kick up the backside” he needs.
“I’ve had a few things happening off the course, so golf hasn’t always been at the top of my priority list, which it probably needs to be if you’re going to succeed out here,” said Dixon, who was the leading amateur in the 2001 Open Championship at Royal Lytham.
“But maybe coming back here to Tour School will be the kick up the backside I need. I need to knuckle down and come back (on Tour) next year with a bit of a better work ethic. It’s a great way to earn a living, so I need to start making the most of my opportunities.”
After leading for the first four rounds, England’s Sam Hutsby (72) slipped back to third on 16 under with Richard Bland (69), South African Branden Grace (70) and Walker Cup star Andy Sullivan (71) a shot back in joint fourth.
The top 30 and ties after today’s final round will earn full playing rights for 2012 with two-time European Tour winner Gary Orr one of six players sitting on the eight under par cut off after a fifth round 73.
Norwegian Knut Borsheim (68), who had holes in one on Monday and Tuesday, held a watching brief yesterday as playing partner Adrien Bernadet (67) of France aced the fifth as they finished the day tied for seventh on 14 under.
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