Mike Kelly

Career best finish for Reeve Whitson; Grant and Kelly take on PGA Catalunya

EPD Tour — Royal County Down's Reeve Whitson clinched the best finish of his fledgling professional career when he tied for 12th in the Open Casa Green Golf in Morocco.

Career best finish for Reeve Whitson; Grant and Kelly take on PGA Catalunya

Mini tours: Grant best in Girona, Irish cut in Malaga

Stephen Grant added a one under 69 to his opening 70 and remained tied 15th with a round to play in the ECCO Tour event at PGA Catalunya Resort near Girona.

Mini tours: Grant best in Girona, Irish cut in Malaga

Mini tours: Grant best on ECCO, Ward on Gecko, McGee on Algarve

ECCO Tour — Birr's Stephen Grant shot a super two under 70 on the tough Stadium Course at PGA Catalunya Resort to share 14th spot after the opening round of the Mediter Real Estate Masters.

Mini tours: Grant best on ECCO, Ward on Gecko, McGee on Algarve

Grant facing tough task at Q-School

Mike Kelly missed the 54-hole cut by eight shots but there's still a slim chance that former footballer Stephen Grant can make it through to next month's Second Stage of the European Tour Qualifying School in Spain. 

Grant facing tough task at Q-School

Kelly and Grant struggling at School

Ireland's Mike Kelly and Stephen Grant are five shots outside the qualifying places with two rounds to go in the at the European Tour First Qualifying Stage Section D event at Frilford Heath.

Kelly and Grant struggling at School

Kelly and Grant off the pace at Q-School

Naas' Mike Kelly and Birr's Stephen Grant are outside the qualifying places after the first round of the European Tour First Qualifying Stage Section D qualifier at Frilford Heath in England.

Kelly and Grant off the pace at Q-School

Whitson undone by unfortunate mistake

Mourne's Reeve Whitson paid a high price for a rookie error when he was penalised several times for placing in the rough en route to an opening 80 in the Challenge Tour's Vacon Open.

Whitson undone by unfortunate mistake

Tour round-up: Rice just one back; Kearney starts well in Norway

Europro Tour — Tim Rice went into today's final round of the Clipper Logistics Championship just a stroke behind leaders Luke Jackson, Stiggy Hodgson and defending champion Billy Hemstock at Moor Allerton Golf Club in Leeds.

Tour round-up: Rice just one back; Kearney starts well in Norway

Guiney makes his move at School

JD GuineyJD Guiney. Listowel’s JD Guiney took a giant step towards next month’s Second Stage of the European Tour Qualifying School when he fired a five under 67 Frilford Heath to move comfortably inside the crucial top 24 ahead of today’s final round.

Turner cruising in France

Niall TurnerNiall Turner. Photo Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ie Niall Turner is the only Irish player inside the crucial top 24 and ties at the European Tour’s Qualifying School First Stage.

Who's DAT man? Leadfoot Kelly quick off the mark

Pride of Naas, Mike Kelly, does have thumbs. He had six birdies and an eagle to shoot 65 on the ECCO TourFormer Naas ace Mike Kelly fired six birdies and an eagle two in an eight under par 65 to take a one stroke lead after the first round of the ECCO Tour’s €40,00 DAT Masters at Brundtland Golf Center in Denmark.

Seven Irishmen face Alps ascent

La Cala host the Alps Tour Q-School over the next seven daysSeven Irishmen will battle some testing putting surfaces when the first stage of the Alps Tour Qualifying School gets underway at La Cala Resort in Spain on Thursday.

Devlin and McGee on track at School

Ruaidhri McGeeChris Devlin slipped to joint second place as Ruaidhri McGee moved up to tied ninth with a round to go in the European Tour Qualiying School Stage One Section D qualifier at Frilford Heath.

Cutler misses cut at Q-School

Paul Cutler finished 21st in the Irish Open in Killarney but couldn’t make it through Stage One of the Q-School this week. Picture Fran Caffrey/www.golffile.ie Paul Cutler agonisingly missed the 54-hole Q-School cut by a shot at Frilford Heath and must now rely on sponsors invitations to earn his tour card this year.

The 22-year old from Portstewart, top scorer in Great Britain and Ireland’s Walker Cup win last month, shot a six over 78 to finish on 15 over at the Oxfordshire venue in the First Qualifying Stage.

It was a sad end to a personally difficult period for the likeable Ulsterman, whose grandfather John Cutler sadly passed away last week.

Cutler struggles to 77 at Q-School

Paul Cutler at the Irish Open. He is now a professional with top caddie Phil Morbey on his bag. Picture: Fran Caffrey/www.golffile.ieWalker Cup hero Paul Cutler has a mountain to climb after opening with a five over par 77 at the First Stage of the European Tour Qualifying School.