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An incredible round of 58 for American John Bohn proved the highlight across PGA Catalunya on Tuesday where the nerves of many were tested as the fourth round cut loomed large for half the 156 hopefuls who started out on Saturday morning.
Amongst them five Irish hopefuls.
With two rounds left at The European Tour Final Qualifying four of them made it through to the final 36 holes. With Gareth Maybin mustering all his magic to sign for a stunning 65 - in a round that also included a triple and double bogey - to shoot up 38 places to safety.
Maybin found his touch to make it moving Tuesday and earn the right to play for one of the final 25 spots the hard way having finished within the needed 70 places and ties. If momentum is the key then Maybin's timing could not have been better having been four shots or more on the wrong side of the cut line at the start of the day.
Maybin's ten birdies unravelled the damage of a seven on the par 4 fourth and then a six at the fourteenth – also a par 4.
Michael McGeady started steady without loss through six holes and then carded a birdie on his seventh.
With only a dropped shot on 9 and still level par at the turn, McGeady then bogeyed fourteen and sixteen without reply.
His two over par 72 and a share of 111th place ended hopes of a Tour Card for 2015 for the Derryman.
Simon Thornton slipped 30 places after signing for a four over par round with a double bogey six on the fourth hole of the Tour Course the major problem. But in a share of 34th place there remain still more two rounds to play
If that was to be the bad round out of the six then the timing was also perfect for the thirty seven year old. Three bogeys
and two birdies the rest of the Thornton story.
Peter Lawrie
on the other hand arrived into the recorders hut with the most colourful card.
Or at least on the back nine of the Stadium Course
The Dubliner reached the turn level and proceeded to birdie the tenth, followed by a bogey, an eagle and a triple bogey 7 on the 14th. Finally reaching the clubhouse two over par for am overall -5 and 47th place - a drop of 19 places
Kevin Phelan had his woes and a level par finish kept him at 26th place.
Despite a bright start to the morning where Phelan picked up three birdies through the first five holes. Only to double bogey the 9th to arrive one under at the halfway mark
Then two more losses on the home leg saw Phelan finish with a disappointing 72. Particularly after his five under round on Monday.
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