The first of four weeks of European Tour Qualifying School Stage 1 start on August 31st with a total of eight venues playing host this year.
The first two qualifiers of Section A start at The London Club in Kent and Ribegolf near Lisbon in Portugal.
The Section B venues are scheduled for Golf Barbaroux in France and Golf Club Ebreichsdorf in Austria for September 7th -10th.
Section C venues are Dundonald Links and Golf Fleesensee in Germany between September 14th -17th.
The final rounds of Stage 1 will be played in Circolo Golf Bogogno in Italy and Wychwood Park near Crewe in the United Kingdom.
The first two qualifiers of Section A start at The London Club in Kent and Ribegolf near Lisbon in Portugal.
The Section B venues are scheduled for Golf Barbaroux in France and Golf Club Ebreichsdorf in Austria for September 7th -10th.
Section C venues are Dundonald Links and Golf Fleesensee in Germany between September 14th -17th.
The final rounds of Stage 1 will be played in Circolo Golf Bogogno in Italy and Wychwood Park near Crewe in the United Kingdom.
It is anticipated that there will be over 700 participants at the 1st Stage and approximately 310 participants will reach 2nd Stage of which around 80 will progress to the Final Stage.
The Stage two venues are to be played from November 26th -29th in Spain and include Costa Ballena Golf Resort and Arcos Gardens in Jerez; Hacienda del Amo and El Valle Golf Resort in Murcia.
The Final Qualifying Stage 3 will be played at the PGA Catalunya from December 4th -6th.
The leading 30 players (and ties) at the Final Stage will be eligible for Category 11 Membership of the European Tour for the following season. Players who finish below 30th place will be eligible for Category 14 Membership of the European Tour and Category 7 Membership of the Challenge Tour for the following season.
Players who miss the cut at the Final Stage will be eligible for Category 12 Membership of the Challenge Tour for the following season.
This year 47 Irish players are registered for Qualifying School over the coming month.
August 31st – September 3rd
Section A - Ribagolfe, Lisbon, Portugal
Simon Ward
Section A - The London Club, Kent
Ian Davison
Garrett Leahy (AM)
Niall Turner - Stage 2
Michael McGeady - Stage 2
Shane Franklin
September 7th – 10th
Simon Ward
Section A - The London Club, Kent
Ian Davison
Garrett Leahy (AM)
Niall Turner - Stage 2
Michael McGeady - Stage 2
Shane Franklin
September 7th – 10th
Section B - Ebreichsdorf, Austria
Justin Brink
Eamonn Brady
Section B - Barbaroux, France
Michael Mulryan
Byron Campbell (AM)
Richard Kilpatrick
Glen Robinson
Cian McNamara
September 14th-17th
Section C - Dundonald Links
Noel Murray (AM)
Reeve Whitson (AM)
James Monaghan (AM)
Fergal Rafferty
Chris Hughes
Gareth Shaw - Q
Peter O’Keeffe
Mark Staunton
Michael Lavelle
David Mortimer - Q
Barrie Trainor - Q
Michael Collins - Q
Danny Sugrue
Tim Rice
John Kelly
Chris Moriarty
David Higgins
Damian Mooney - Q
Noel Fox
Section C - Fleesensee, Germany
Sean Patrick Ryan (AM)
Neil O Briain (AM)
Stephen Grant - Q
Mervyn Owens - Q
Mark Campbell
September 21st – 24th
Section D - Wychwood Park, Crewe
David Ruddy (AM)
Cian Daly (AM)
John Price
David Kernoghan (AM)
Dara Lernihan (AM)
Ross Oliver
Cian Curley
David Rawluk
Paul O’Hanlon
Brendan McCarroll
Section D - Bogogno, Fubine, Italy
Ruaidhri McGee (Roda)
Justin Brink
Eamonn Brady
Section B - Barbaroux, France
Michael Mulryan
Byron Campbell (AM)
Richard Kilpatrick
Glen Robinson
Cian McNamara
September 14th-17th
Section C - Dundonald Links
Noel Murray (AM)
Reeve Whitson (AM)
James Monaghan (AM)
Fergal Rafferty
Chris Hughes
Gareth Shaw - Q
Peter O’Keeffe
Mark Staunton
Michael Lavelle
David Mortimer - Q
Barrie Trainor - Q
Michael Collins - Q
Danny Sugrue
Tim Rice
John Kelly
Chris Moriarty
David Higgins
Damian Mooney - Q
Noel Fox
Section C - Fleesensee, Germany
Sean Patrick Ryan (AM)
Neil O Briain (AM)
Stephen Grant - Q
Mervyn Owens - Q
Mark Campbell
September 21st – 24th
Section D - Wychwood Park, Crewe
David Ruddy (AM)
Cian Daly (AM)
John Price
David Kernoghan (AM)
Dara Lernihan (AM)
Ross Oliver
Cian Curley
David Rawluk
Paul O’Hanlon
Brendan McCarroll
Section D - Bogogno, Fubine, Italy
Ruaidhri McGee (Roda)
Stage Two - November 26th – 29th
Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Resort, Jerez
Michael Collins - www.foreireland.com
Niall Kearney - Royal Dublin GC
David Mortimer - www.foreireland.com
Damian Mooney - Unattached
Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Resort, Jerez
Michael Collins - www.foreireland.com
Niall Kearney - Royal Dublin GC
David Mortimer - www.foreireland.com
Damian Mooney - Unattached
Arcos Gardens, Jerez
Michael McGeady - McCambridge Duffy
Jonathan Caldwell - Team Ireland Golf
Gareth Shaw - Team Ireland Golf
Michael McGeady - McCambridge Duffy
Jonathan Caldwell - Team Ireland Golf
Gareth Shaw - Team Ireland Golf
El Valle Golf Resort
Stephen Grant - Unattached
Gary Murphy - Green17
Mervyn Owens - Mallow GC
Barrie Trainor - Team Ireland Golf
Final Stage Three - December 4th – 9th, 2010
PGA Catalunya
Stephen Grant - Unattached
Gary Murphy - Green17
Mervyn Owens - Mallow GC
Barrie Trainor - Team Ireland Golf
Final Stage Three - December 4th – 9th, 2010
PGA Catalunya
