Frayne's hopes of Tour card fizzle out

ST MELLION touring pro Adam Frayne missed out in his bid to win a European Tour card at the second stage of the Qualifying School held at Costa Ballena Club de Golf, near Jerez in Spain.

It was the fourth time the 29-year-old has reached this stage, but he has still to make it through to the final six rounds of qualifying, which this year are being held at PGA Golf de Catalunya at Girona next week after which the top 30 players and ties will be awarded their Tour card for 2010.

Frayne got off to a superb start at Costa Ballena with an opening four under par 68 to lie in a share of eighth place in the 76-strong field after the first round last Friday.

But a second round 73 dropped him down the field into a tie for 34th place and he slipped further down the field into joint 54th place after a third round 75.

Though he rallied well in Monday's final round with a two under par 70, it was not enough to lift him into the top 19 qualifiers. He finished with a two under total of 286 in a share of 40th place.

Before he left for Spain Frayne had spent the previous two weeks in the USA preparing for the Qualifying School, staying at his parents' house in Florida.

He played several rounds on local courses, including one with Justin Rose at Lake Mona.

● Holders Trevose have named a squad of 10 to face a young Truro side in the quarter-finals of the Cornwall Team Championship at Newquay on Sunday.

The only doubt for an otherwise full strength Trevose team is former Welsh amateur champion Ben Westgate, who was this week caddying for a friend at the European Tour Qualifying School in Spain.

Truro, who have three teenagers in their side, will be without Welsh international Rhys Enoch and current county champion Tom Murtagh, who are both at university in the USA.

Teams. Trevose: Ben Westgate, Nick Gammon, Guy Norris, Steve Davies, Jonathan Tremain, Mark Pawley, Colin Willis, Philip White, Richard Ackland and Mike Reynard.

Truro: Alex Boyd, Darren Booker, Billy Downing, Jack Mewton, Matt Gunn, Lee Cunningham, George Champion, Alec Penrose, Chris John.

Elsewhere Mullion take on West Cornwall in an intriguing local derby at Tehidy Park, Bude and North Cornwall face St Enodoc at Trevose, while Perranporth play former champions Tehidy Park, who lost their crown to Trevose last year after three consecutive wins, at Mullion.

All matches start are due to start at 8am.

The first round of the CTC Plate competition is also being played on Sunday.

Carlyon Bay face St Mellion at Looe (12pm start) and Looe take on St Austell at Perranporth (11am). Each tie consists of nine matchplay singles over 18 holes.

Newquay have a bye into the semi-finals and Falmouth have been given a walkover by Launceston, who have withdrawn.

● The two CAW Cornwall Bowl second round matches postponed due to waterlogged courses last week have been re-arranged by CGU secretary Peter Batty.

Bude and North Cornwall will now play Perranporth at Trevose on Saturday, December 5 (9am start) and the following day Looe will face St Austell at Newquay (11.15am start).

● CGU secretary Peter Batty has announced the draw and venues for the quarter-finals of the Frank Wills Salver to be played on Sunday, January 17.

Last year's beaten finalists Newquay take on Falmouth at West Cornwall (11.45am start), while Killiow Park face Mullion at Perranporth (10.30am).

In the other half of the draw Truro play Lanhydrock at St Enodoc (9am) and St Enodoc themselves take on Bowood Park at Bude and North Cornwall (9.30am).

● St Mellion professional Jack Stevenson made a winning debut in his first Cornwall County Professional Golfers' Alliance meeting played over two days in high winds at Saunton last week.

He lifted the individual pro's prize after carding a 36-hole total of 65 Stableford points, three ahead of Falmouth's Nick Rogers on 62, with Trethorne's Jamie O'Hara third on 60.

The overall amateur award went to John Nicholls, of Looe, with 78 points, three ahead of Falmouth's Dave Holland on 75, with St Austell's Andy Allum and Neil Oakes third on 74.

The next Alliance meeting was due to be held at Bude & North Cornwall today.

Saunton results. Amateurs – Round 1: 1, Andy Allum & Neil Oakes (St Austell) 38 pts; 2, Nick Morley (Falmouth), playing with pro Nick Rogers, 37; 3, John Nicholls (Looe), playing with pro Ed Goodaire, 37. Round 2: 1, Joe Yorke (St Mellion) playing with pro Liam Barnett 42; 2, John Nicholls, playing with Ed Goodaire, 41; 3, Dave Holland (Falmouth), playing with pro Jamie O'Hara, 39. Amateurs combined: 1, John Nicholls 78; 2, Dave Holland 75; 3, Andy Allum and Neil Oakes 74. Team Professionals Combined: 1, Ed Goodaire (Looe) 78; 2, Jamie O'Hara 75. Individual Professionals Combined: 1, Jack Stevenson (St Mellion) 65; 2, Nick Rogers (Falmouth) 62; 3, Jamie O'Hara (Trethorne) 57.