Noel Gains Europro Tour Card

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Noel Quinn from Whipsnade Park Golf Club sailed through pre-qualifying for the Europro Tour at The Player's Club in Bristol. Playing the par 3s particularly well (all 3 of Noel's birdies came at the short holes), Noel finished on 8 over for 2 rounds, and finished in 6th place.

Final Qualifying was a different story, with 240 players vying for places on the tour, everyone knew that lmost half of the field would not make it.

Opening rounds of 75 and 74 put Noel well in the hunt for a place on the tour, but a 5 over par start on the front 9 on the final day was not what Noel was looking for. He needed a great back 9, the half that was playing tougher for all competitors.

Noel dug deep and made 5 rock solid pars to start. A slight blip with a bogey on the 15th hole was not enough to put Noel off. solid ball striking and quality putting brought him home in 3 pars, which was enough to finish 117th and clinch a coveted place on the tour. Congratulations!

Follow Noel's progress in 2010 on this website.