Victor Garcia of Club de Campo del Mediterraneo, and Father of Sergio, finished in 20th place with a one over par score at Stage One of European Senior Tour Qualifying School on Friday to earn place for the Final Stage next week on the Pinta Course at Pestana Carvoeiro Golf Resort
Luis Soto of Venezuela led 33 qualifiers from Pestana Golf Resort’s Silves Course with a four under par aggregate total after the second and final day of the Senior Tour Qualifying School – Stage One.
One of those thirty three is Victor Garcia of Club de Campo del Mediterraneo, who finished in 20th place on one over par.
Soto added a superb four under par round of 66 to his opening day 70 to finish one stroke clear of American Jeb Stuart, who signed for a round of 67.
Joint overnight leader Andrew Macdonald of England finished in a tie for third place on two under par, alongside Spain’s Manuel Moreno and Canadian Ken Tarling.
Eoin Feely signed for 6 over also after a round of 74 and was just on the mark in 27th place to progress.
Dermot Morris on 24 over par missed out after signing for an 85.
On the Nick Price-designed Gramacho Course, where the qualifying mark was two over par, American Tim Thelen once again dominated proceedings, leading the 30 qualifiers with an 11 under par aggregate total.
That was four shots better than England’s Matt Briggs in second place, with Scotland’s Albert McKenzie and Italian Carlo Alberto Acutis sharing third place on five under par.
Pat Errity finished in ninth place on one under after a round of 72 to make the cut.
John McBride finished day two with a 79 and at +11 he misses out on this occasion.
The 63 players who have progressed through to next week’s Final Stage will be joined by a further 13 exempt players – including Heggarty, former European Tour Champion Stephen Bennett and World Cup winner Torsten Giedeon – at Pestana’s Vale da Pinta, to contest the 14 available cards for the 2011 European Senior Tour season.
