Play has just wrapped up after 6 rounds at PGA Catalunya near Girona in Spain and Andrew Parr has finished with a +1 73 for a -5 total T41, 16 shots behind the winner David Dixon of England's -21
Dixon 69, Sam Hutsby 68 -20, Andy Sullivan 68 -19 and Richard Bland 69 -18 all from England took the top 4 spots, the top 30 and ties get their cards.
Andrew had a solid 6 days but he just couldn't break par 72,73,73 on the last 3 days playing the Stadium course. His total of -5 is 2 shots shy of the cut off at -7. He gets conditional status on the EuroTour and full time on the Challenge Tour should he decide to stay over in Europe for 2012.
He lives in Scottsdale and keep in mind the Canadian Tour has just been propped up financially by the PGA tour for next season at least and will be featuring a limited schedule of 8-10 events on Canadian soil only. There were no events this year in Ontario, Quebec or Eastern Canada and Commissioner Rick Janes who admits to almost losing his tour this year has his work cut out to find some new sponsors in the East.
In all my years covering our pro tour for our Fairways Golf Show, including 2001when Richard Zokol won, it combined the CPGA Championship with the Samsung Nationwide tour event at Diamondhead GC (Samsung Canadian PGA Championship) nobody shows up to watch, and when it is not part of the Nationwide tour it does not get on TV, therefore it is very hard to give a sponsor who is being asked to cough up $2-3m to finance a tournament a decent bang for their buck..
There are plenty of players from around the world, not just Canadians willing to play the Canadian Tour and the list of top pros like Steve Stricker for example, who cut their teeth on it is amazing and as such the PGA tour recognizes it's importance as a developmental feeder tour, and have stepped in much as the NFL did with the CFL when it was in trouble.
Unofficial reports have the Cantour $750,000 in debt.
for the complete Q school leaderboard click here
http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/qualifying/season=2011/tournamentid=2011995/leaderboard/index.html
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles
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