Irish face Tour School ordeal

The Ireland foursome of Paul Dunne, Damien McGrane, Peter Lawrie, and Kevin Phelan are resigned to a trip to Tour School after indifferent displays in the Portugal Masters at Vilamoura.

Dunne, who had birdied his opening three holes, finished near the tail of the Oceanico Victoria course field with a final round of 70 for a disappointing three-over-par tally and a share of 68th.

The 22-year-old faced the giant task, in his third Tour event as a pro, of securing a top-two result on the Algarve if he was to break into the top-111 that would earn him a 2016 Tour card.