Niall Kearney started to see the dream of a 2011 European Tour card fade at European Tour School Final Qualifying on Thursday after carding a four over par fifth round 76 on the Stadium Course at PGA Catalunya.
Having needed a bit of magic on Wednesday to make the cut – and found it with an eagle three on his 16th hole – the Royal Dublin player experienced the opposite on Thursday when his card was marked with a bogey of the 2nd, double-bogey on the 5th hole - with only one birdie in reply – to make the turn in a two over par 38.
On the back nine Kearney birdied the tenth but followed it with a bogey and then a double-bogey on the par three 5th hole and then ending the day with another dropped shot on the final hole.
Kearney is in 69th place ahead of the sixth and final round with Carlos del Moral of Spain and Simon Wakefield joint leaders on 16 under par.
