Limerick Golf Club’s Cian McNamara will be hoping to make it through from a field of almost 80 players to the final stage of qualifying which takes place at the PGA Golf de Cataluyna in Spain from November 28 to December 3.
Twenty-three-year-old McNamara, the youngest ever South of Ireland champion at just 18 in 2004 turned professional in June of last year.
He successfully completed a four-year golf scholarship at East Tennessee State University before graduating with a Degree in Business Science specialising in Sports Management.
Since 1976 the European Tour Qualifying School has been held at the end of each season to establish which players, not otherwise exempt, will gain their playing privileges on the tour for the following season through a qualifying competition.
Former Junior Open champion Cian McNamara, from Ballyclough, successfully came through the first round of qualifying at Golf de Moliets in France earlier this year. McNamara hit a two-under 70 in his closing round for an eight-under 280 and shared 12th behind runaway winner Carlos Balmaseda of Spain
In order to make it through to the third and final stage of qualifying he will need to come through this week’s 72-hole event at the Arcos Gardens course. The qualifier starts on Friday and continues until Monday over the par 72 course which measures 7,383 yards.
The final stage takes place over 108 holes or six rounds at PGA Golf de Cataluyna from November 28 to December 3.
The leading 30 players, plus those tied for 30th place, will earn Category 11b Membership of The European Tour for 2010 which expires at the end of that season.
In winning the Shell Ireland sponsored South of Ireland title at Lahinch in 2004 Cian McNamara produced two stunning extra time comebacks.
The Limerick ace, then 18, beat big Greg Bowden of Hermitage at the 21st in the decider after seeing off Richard Kilpatrick at the 20th in the semi-finals.
Colm Kinsella
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