Andy Sullivan shares the lead at the Final Qualifying Stage of the European Tour’s Qualifying School
Andy Sullivan carded a three-under par 69 in the fourth round of the Final Qualifying Stage of the European Tour’s Qualifying School, to share the lead, on Tuesday, November 27, 2012.
The tournament is being played at the PGA Catalunya Resort, offering European Tour cards to the top-25 and ties to finish the event in Spain.
Estanislao Goya, who solely held the lead after the third round, faltered for a one-over par 73 at the Stadium Course.
Sullivan, in the meantime, made use of the situation and surged to the top of the leaderboard, entering the last two rounds.
The former Walker Cup player carded a total of two birdies and a sparkling eagle against a lone bogey to post a 12-under par overall score. He now shares the top spot with Goya.
Moritz Lampert, Anthony Snobeck, Mikko Korhonen, Richard McEvoy and John Parry settled further a stroke back to share the third position.
Sullivan, who finished third here last year, failed to retain his card after ending his 2012 European Tour campaign with the 145th position in The Race to Dubai. Only the top-119 players were allowed to retain their cards for the upcoming season.
Therefore, the Englishman decided to participate in the qualifying school, where he appears to repeat the heroics of his last year’s performance.
Talking to the European Tour’s official website, he stated his plans to maintain consistency in his game in the remaining two rounds.
“I played very steadily today, and it’s always nice to see 40-feet putts roll in,” said Sullivan. “I’m in a good position for the rest of the week and hopefully I can build on it”.
He added, “It’s always nice to come back to a place where you’ve done well before, even if it’s not the ideal situation to be back here”.
When asked about his experience on the European Tour, he said that he was not disappointed on missing out on the chance of retaining his card through the money list.
According to him, he learned a number of things during his rookie season on the tour, and plans to improve his game in the time to come.
“I learned a lot last season. I don’t think I did a lot wrong, it was just a big learning curve for me. I learned a lot about myself and my golf game,” he said.
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