COLTART'S GOING TO Q-SCHOOL.Byline: Dale Rankin SCOTLAND'S Andrew Coltart Andrew Coltart (born 12 May 1970) is a Scottish professional golfer. Coltart was born in Dumfries. As an amateur, Coltart won the 1987 Scottish Boys Championship and the 1991 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship, and participated in the 1991 Walker Cup. lost his European Tour card yesterday after crashing out of the JBWere Masters in Melbourne. World No.1 Tiger Woods holds a three-shot lead at the halfway stage but Scottish eyes were on 39-year-old Coltart's bid to retain his card. The former Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Biennial team golf event first held in 1927. It was originally played between teams of golfers from the U.S. and Britain; since 1979 players opposing the U.S. have been chosen from all of Europe. The trophy was donated by the British seed merchant Samuel Ryder. player, needing to move up from 122nd on the money list and into the safety zone of the top 115, saw his hopes dashed with a three-over 75 at Kingston Heath for an eight-over 152. Coltart missed the cut by five shots and will now head for this month's six-round Q-school final in Girona, where he earned his tour card a year ago. Salvage Colville Park's Steven O'Hara also failed to salvage his playing rights for 2010 and could be forced to compete in stage two of the qualifying school In professional golf the term Qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. next week. The former Scottish Amateur champion, who exited on 154 after a 74, is 152nd on the money list but if he drops below 154th when the Australian event ends on Sunday, the Scot would lose his exemption for the final. Tulliallan rookie Callum Macaulay survived the cut on a 146 after a battling 71 but would need a miraculous weekend to make the pounds 50,000 needed to break into the top 115. But Woods is the man leading the field as he chases his first title on Australian soil. The American, who had a share of top spot after an opening 66, produced an unspectacular but effective round of 68 yesterday to move to 10 under overall. He's three clear of Aussies James Nitties and Greg Chalmers and compatriot com·pa·tri·ot n. 1. A person from one's own country. 2. A colleague. [French compatriote, from Late Latin compatri Jason Dufner, who was the best of the early tee-offs with a 67. Woods produced two birdies to kick things off and then gathered shots at the sixth and 12th. He said: "Today I didn't really do anything great but I made two big par putts at nine and 14 to keep the round going. "To shoot 68 today, I thought that was a pretty good number, considering the conditions. "I did have a couple of short birdie putts that I missed but not to drop a shot today on the card, those are always days you feel quite good about." Three players share fifth place on six under, Aussie duo Ashley Hall and Mathew Goggin and Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
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