PGA of America News Industry News Local Knowledge RSS

Two fast-rising English stars among 32 to get 2009 European Tour cards

- PA Sports

GIRONA, Spain (PA) -- Sweden's Oskar Henningsson created European Tour qualifying school history on Monday as he surged to victory at PGA Golf de Catalyuna.

European Tour

2009 Q-School Graduates

Player	Score
1. Oskar Henningson	409 -21
T2. Carlos del Moral	413 -17
T2. Wade Ormsby	413 -17
4. Danny Willett	414 -16
T5. Joakim Haeggman	415 -15
T5. Chris Wood	415 -15
7. Eirik Tage Johansen	416 -14
8. Michael Hoey	417 -13
T9. Ake Nilsson	418 -12
T9. Bernd Wiesberger	418 -12
11. Gary Clark	419 -11
T12. Andrew Coltart	420 -10
T12. Chinnarat Phadungsil	420 -10
T12. Anthony Snobeck	420 -10
T15. Chris Doak	421 -9
T15. David Drysdale	421 -9
T15. Lorenzo Gagli	421 -9
T15. Matthew Millar	421 -9
T15. Fabrizio Zanotti	421 -9
T20. Michael Curtain	422 -8
T20. Callum Macauley	422 -8
T20. Marco Ruiz	422 -8
T20. Inder van Weerelt	422 -8
T24. Marc Cayeux	423 -7
T24. Branden Grace	423 -7
T24. Stuart Manley	423 -7
T24. John Mellor	423 -7
T24. Henrik Nystrom	423 -7
T29. Jonathan Caldwell	424 -6
T29. Federico Colombo	424 -6
T29. Alfredo Garcia-Heredia	424 -6
T29. Santiago Luna	424 -6

While rising English stars Danny Willett and Chris Wood both finished in the top five to seal one of the 32 European Tour cards available for next season, Henningsson closed with a 69 for a 21-under-par total and four-shot win over Australian Wade Ormsby and Spain's Carlos Del Moral.

Henningsson, who led for five of the six rounds, became the first player to come through stages one and two of the qualifying school and go on to win the 108-hole final.

"To be the first guy to win coming through all three stages is a great achievement and it will give me a lot of confidence going into the new season," said the 23-year-old Swede. "It's been my goal for the season to get on tour and I feel well prepared to go out on the main circuit and make an impression."

English rookie Willett, the former world amateur No. 1, signed off with a 2-under 70 to seize the fourth card and give his fledgling professional career an early lift.

"It feels good, very good," said Willett, who underlined his potential earlier this year when he shared 10th place as an amateur in the Spanish Open. "It's been a bit scrappy over the past two days but I've got myself a European Tour card, which is what I came here for."

Willett finished just ahead of countryman Wood, who ended a stellar season, in which he finished fifth as an amateur in the British Open at Birkdale, on a high.

"I've worked really hard for this, so I feel like I deserve everything I've achieved, but this does cap a pretty amazing year for me," said the 20-year-old.

Former Ryder Cup players Joakim Haeggman and Andrew Coltart will both return to the main Tour in 2009 after qualifying comfortably.

Scottish amateur Callum Macaulay, who will now turn professional, capped a season of achievement that has included success in his national amateur championship and a gold medal at the World Team Championship, by also capturing a European Tour card.