Phelan, Higgins and McGee still in hunt for European Tour cards

Ballymena amateur Dermot McElroy missed the cut, but Kevin Phelan, David Higgins and Ruaidhri McGee still have a chance to win their European Tour cards at the Final Stage of the Qualifying School in Spain.

After four gruelling rounds over the Stadium and Tour Courses at PGA Catalunya Resort near Girona, Waterford Castle star Phelan is the best of the Irish, just two shots outside the top 25 and ties who will earn their playing rights following tomorrow’s sixth round.

With the cut for the top-70 and ties falling at two under par 282, exactly 71 players survived to play the last two rounds on the tough Stadium Course. But Phelan knows that he is going to have to start holing putts to keep his dream alive.