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Turner and Kearney in cut battle at Q-School

Niall Turner opened with a one over 72 at the Asian Tour Q-School final stageIreland’s Niall Turner and Niall Kearney have work to do just to make the cut after shooting over par in the first round of the Asian Tour Q-School Final Stage in Thailand.

Last chance saloon for Irish at Q-School

Neil O’Briain is looking good at stage two of the Q-School. Picture by Jenny Matthews/www.golffile.ieJust two Irish players are bang on course to make this week’s European Tour Qualifying School Finals with just one round to go at the second stage in Spain.

More than 300 players, across four venues in southern Spain are bidding for a place at the six-round final stage at PGA Catalunya near Girona from December 10-15.

But with only today’s fourth and final round remaining, only Dubliner Neil O’Briain and Galwayman Mark Staunton are inside the top 20 who are sure to progress from each venue.

Thornton stalking young gun Fleetwood in Kazakhstan

Simon Thornton is looking to get back to the European Tour with victory in Kazakhstan. Picture by Phil Inglis.Simon Thornton believes it’s time to break his duck and win on tour after falling two strokes behind English starlet Tommy Fleetwood entering the final round of the Kazakhstan Open.