Damien McGRane has secured his European Tour card for 2004 with a third place finish in the clubhouse at the European Tour Qualifying School Finals at Emporda GC and Golf Platja de Pals in southern Spain.
The Irishman finished 23 under par, tied for third with Jeppe Huldahl of Denmark and five behind the winner Richard McEvoy of England.
Australia's Wade Ormsby finished second on 25 under par.
McEvoy, a member of the winning Walker Cup side in America two years ago, who along with Scot Steve O'Hara will now join other team-mates Nick Dougherty, Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald and Jamie Elson on the circuit.
The Essex man finished with a 67 for a 28 under par total of 400.
Ireland's 1995 Ryder Cup hero Philip Walton and 1998 BMW International Open champion Russell Claydon failed to make it back.
For Dubliner Walton, who missed by five, it was a fifth successive failure, while for Claydon it was the second year running he had missed out.
"Mentally I was the best I've been for years, but I just wasn't quite good enough," said the 37-year-old Cambridge golfer, who had three strokes too many.
"I tried my best and you can't ask for more than that, but I need a few days now to think about what to do.
"I don't think the Challenge Tour (the second division) is for old people like me.
Walton finished 12 under and did not have a round higher than 72 all week, but he said: "The scoring's just been crazy.
Ben Banks, 25-year-old son of former Genesis keyboard player Tony, makes it onto the tour at the second attempt and will now get to play for a share of a £75million total purse next season.
He has been playing this year on the PGA Europro Tour, where he finished 42nd and earned just over £6,000.