Bolger sets pace at Carnden Park

European Tour Pre-Qualifying 1: Jimmy Bolger and David Mortimer are well on course to qualify after the second day of PQ1 at…

European Tour Pre-Qualifying 1: Jimmy Bolger and David Mortimer are well on course to qualify after the second day of PQ1 at six venues across Europe yesterday.

Bolger is tied for the lead at Carnden Park after his second successive four-under-par 68 while Mortimer is tied for second at St Anne's Old Links on 13 under par after a round of 66 yesterday. Several other Irish players are well in the running heading into today's final round.

ST ANNES OLD LINKS: 129 B Akstrup (Den) 65 64. 131 D Fisher (Eng) 68 63, D Mortimer (Ire) 65 66. 133 H Bjornstad (Nor) 69 64. 134 D Sugrue (Ire) 71 63. 135 M Nesbit 66 69, D Greenwood (Eng) 71 64, J Healey (Eng) 70 65, G Hamerton (Eng) 66 69. 136 C Kelly (Scot) 68 68, G Brown (Sco) 65 71, S Garcia (Spa) 68 68, C Geraghty (Eng) 69 67, A Murray (Ire) 66 70. Other Irish: 138 J Kelly 70 68, E Brady 68 70, D Crowe 68 70, S Franklin 72 66. 139 S McTernan 68 71. 140 M Murphy 68 72, N Fox 69 71, M O'Sullivan 66 74, P Martin 69 71, M McGeady 67 73, R Elliott 65 75. 141 M Campbell 72 69. 145 C Mallon 75 70. 146 B Trainor 72 74, 149 M Lavelle 75 74. 152 K McGrath 77 75.

CARNDEN PARK: 136 J Bolger (Ire) 68 68, R Tipping (SA) 69 67. 137 I Parnaby (Eng) 68 69. 138 D James (Eng) 69 69, M Urquhart (Sco) 71 67. 139 S Acevedo (Arg) 73 66, G Wright (Wal) 71 68, J Kamte (SA) 72 67, H Epstein (Aus) 70 69. Other Irish: 141 D Mooney 71 70, C Moriarty 71 70, M Collins 74 67, G Bowden 71 70. 142 G McNeill 72 70. 143 L Walker 68 75. 144 P Williamson 74 70, D Jones 72 72. 145 R Burns 74 71, P McDonald 73 72. 146 J Kehoe 72 74, P Dooley 71 75. 147 M McDermott 72 75. 149 M Owens 73 76. 152 J Dwyer 78 74. 153 A Thomas 80 73. 157 T Higgins 78 79.

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CHART HILLS: 132 T Milford (Eng) 66 66. 135 I Hutchings (SA) 66 69, M Millar (Aus) 64 71. 136 O Henningsson (Swe) 71 65, Y Ali (Eng) 74 62, A Mellor (Eng) 67 69, K Staunton (Eng) 66 70, C Baryla (Can) 69 67, B St John (Eng) 67 69 , C L Nilsson (Swe) 67 69, A Michell (SA) 67 69, M Mezei (Can) 67 69, W Yanagisawa (US) 66 70. Irish: 146 F Madden 70 76.

GOLF DE MOLIETS: 135 M Jurgensen (Den) 68 67. 136 H Santos (Por) 68 68 E de la Riva (Spa) 69 67, J Garrido (Col) 67 69, J Grillon (Fra) 65 71. 137 C Brazillier (Fra) 65 72, S Son-Houi (Fra) 67 70, W Schauman (Swe) 70 67.

GOLF-UND-LAND (Cologne) 132 M Kaymer (Ger) 67 65. 134 M A Carlsson (Swe) 67 67. 136 S J Hansen (Den) 68 68. 139 D Jonsson (Swe) 68 71, J Kirkland (Fra) 70 69. 140 M Willems (Bel) 71 69, R de Sousa (Swi) 67 73, P Niederdrenk (Ger) 71 69.

CIRCOLO GOLF BOGOGNO: 133 A Haig (SA) 69 64. 137 C Delmoral (Spa) 69 68, F Orest (Swe) 69 68, B Pettersson (Swe) 70 67. 138 A Sjorstrand (Swe) 69 69, A Snobeck (Fra) 70 68. 139 C Nilsson (Swe), P de Salvatore (Ita) 70 69.