Jim Carvill, Sean Quinlivan and John Murray yesterday booked their places at the European Tour qualifying school in San Roque and Guadalmina in November after yesterday's final round of the pre-qualifying school One in England.
Carvill, with a three-round total of 210, did so at Wynward Hall, while Quinlivan and Murray secured their passages at Five Lakes with three-round totals of sevenunder-par 209. Graham Spring's day ended sadly with news of his grandmother's death.
Meanwhile, Scot Gordon Sherry, who has had a lean time since turning professional after winning the Amateur Championship three years ago, graduated when he finished among the leading qualifiers at Wynyard Hall.
Sherry carded a 70 in the third and final round to post a seven-under-par total of 209 but he still trailed runaway leader Johan Skold by eight shots. The Swede, who returns to the school after losing his card this season, closed with a 69 to win by five strokes from David Ray, of Bristol.
Huddersfield's Peter Fenton, winner of the Brabazon Trophy last year, was the sole amateur to qualify.
Irish Scores At East Sussex National (par 72): 219 - J McHenry 70, 75, 74, 220 - R Coughlan 74 73 73, 222 - F Howley 75 73 74, 223 - N Handley 77 73 73, 228 - P Geraghty 76 76 76.
At Manchester (par 71): 213 - J Kelly 74 68 71, 221 - G Spring 72 75 74, H O'Neill 78 72 71
At Wynward Hall (par 72): 210 - J Carvill 72 68 70, 212 - C Clarke 71 71 70, 214 - P Lawrie 73 69 72, 215 - S Hamill 69 74 72, 216 - W O'Callaghan 73 73 70, 218 - E O'Connell 78 70 70, 220 - L Walker 71 75 74, 223 - C Moriarty 76 74 73, 224 P O'Brien 74 74 76
At Five Lakes (par 72): 209 - J Murray 68 68 73, S Quinlivan 71 69 69, 212 - G Murphy 70 74 68.
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