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By ALISTAIR TAIT
Senior Writer

Sweden’s Oskar Henningsson survived six round of intense pressure to take the top card at the European Tour Q-School. The 23-year-old Swede virtually led wire-to-wire after he opened with rounds of 66-66-65 and eventually stormed to a four-shot victory over Spain’s Carlos Del Moral.

Henningsson stumbled briefly with a fourth round of 74. However, that was the only blemish in an almost error-free week. He returned closing rounds of 69-69 to finish at 21-under 409.

“To be the first guy to win the (Q-School) coming through all three stages is a great achievement,” Henningsson said. “It will give me a lot confidence going into the new season. I feel well prepared to go out on the main tour and make an impression.”

Danny Willett, a member of the 2007 Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team, took the fourth card courtesy largely of a third round 63.

Veteran Joakim Haeggman turned back the years to regain status on the European Tour. The 1993 Ryder Cup player – the first Swede to play in the biennial match – shared fifth place with young Englishman Chris Wood (pictured), who finished fifth as an amateur at this year’s British Open.

Haeggman wasn’t the only veteran to regain European status. Andrew Coltart, who played on the 1999 European Ryder Cup team, finished in a tie for 12th place.

Former British Amateur champion Michael Hoey also regained his tour status. He took the eighth card.

Scotland’s Callum Macaulay finished 20th to be the only amateur in the field to gain one of the 32 cards on offer. Macaulay, who played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, finished second at last month’s World Amateur Team Championship to lead Scotland to the title.

Jonathan Caldwell, who played at the University of South Alabama and in the 2007 Walker Cup, finished in a tie for 29th to teak one of the last cards.

Former Duke player Nathan Smith finished T-33 to miss his card by a shot; Smith was the only American to make the 72-hole cut. Former USC All-American Rory Hie, who turned pro earlier this year, finished T-59.

Notables missing out included former Oklahoma State player Carl Suneson. The Spanish player was in pole position to regain his status but closed with a 75 to miss out by just two shots.

England’s James Morrison, who played briefly for the University of South Carolina, dropped four shots in his final four holes to fall back from 7 under to 3 under and miss out by three shots.

Portugal’s Jose Filipe Lima also failed to come through the six rounds successfully. He finished in a tie for 64th place.

Lloyd Saltman fell at the fourth round hurdle when he missed the cut along with former Texas Tech player Oscar Floren, 2005 U.S. Amateur champion Edoardo Molinari and veteran tour winners Peter Baker, Patrik Sjoland and David Carter.

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Alistair Tait is a Golfweek senior writer. To reach him e-mail atait@golfweek.com.

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Final scores with relation to par from European Tour Q-School, played Nov. 13-18 at PGA Golf de Catalunya’s par-72, 7,172-yard Green Course and par-71, 6,604-yard Red Course in Girona, Spain (Note: a-amateur; top 30 and ties earn European Tour cards; all players that made 72-hole cut earn partial European Tour status and Challenge Tour card):

1. Oskar Henningsson	66-66-65-74-69-69--409		-21
2. Carlos Del Moral	72-67-66-70-67-71--413		-17
2. Wade Ormsby	66-75-64-71-69-68--413		-17
4. Danny Willett	70-67-63-70-74-70--414		-16
5. Joakim Haeggman	70-67-70-71-69-68--415		-15
5. Chris Wood	72-66-69-71-69-68--415		-15
7. Eirik Tage Johansen	69-66-67-71-74-69--416		-14
8. Michael Hoey	68-69-71-72-70-67--417		-13
9. Ake Nilsson	71-67-68-66-76-70--418		-12
9. Bernd Wiesberger	71-67-66-69-72-73--418		-12
11. Gary Clark	70-70-70-68-72-69--419		-11
12. Andrew Coltart	71-69-67-71-69-73--420		-10
12. Chinnarat Phadungsil	78-67-72-67-67-69--420		-10
12. Anthony Snobeck	71-71-66-72-69-71--420		-10
15. Chris Doak	75-72-71-62-71-70--421		-9
15. David Drysdale	68-71-67-70-72-73--421		-9
15. Lorenzo Gagli	73-66-69-70-73-70--421		-9
15. Matthew Millar	74-69-69-65-70-74--421		-9
15. Fabrizio Zanotti	71-72-68-69-71-70--421		-9
20. Michael Curtain	67-77-71-69-69-69--422		-8
20. a-Callum Macaulay	71-67-72-69-71-72--422		-8
20. Marco Ruiz	66-75-65-75-71-70--422		-8
20. Inder Van Weerelt	66-71-69-73-74-69--422		-8
24. Marc Cayeux	68-72-68-74-70-71--423		-7
24. Branden Grace	66-69-70-72-73-73--423		-7
24. Stuart Manley	67-73-67-72-73-71--423		-7
24. John Mellor	68-75-69-72-71-68--423		-7
24. Henrik Nystrom	68-70-72-71-71-71--423		-7
29. Jonathan Caldwell	67-70-69-74-70-74--424		-6
29. Federico Colombo	68-67-76-70-73-70--424		-6
29. Alfredo Garcia-Heredia	69-69-68-70-72-76--424		-6
29. Santiago Luna	70-74-73-66-70-71--424		-6
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Failed to earn card
33. Tony Carolan	67-73-70-74-71-70--425		-5
33. Dennis Kupper	69-68-69-71-73-75--425		-5
33. Ben Mason	70-72-65-75-73-70--425		-5
33. Richard McEvoy	71-67-75-69-72-71--425		-5
33. Michael McGeady	69-69-69-72-74-72--425		-5
33. Michele Reale	69-72-66-74-72-72--425		-5
33. Nathan Smith	71-70-71-70-76-67--425		-5
33. Roland Steiner	68-73-68-71-76-69--425		-5
41. Cesar Monasterio	74-71-67-72-71-71--426		-4
41. Carl Suneson	70-74-71-68-68-75--426		-4
43. James Morrison	71-71-69-72-73-71--427		-3
43. Iain Pyman	70-67-71-75-70-74--427		-3
45. Jesus Maria Arruti	70-68-73-73-75-69--428		-2
45. Darren Fichardt	79-64-69-73-73-70--428		-2
45. Dominique Nouailhac	69-70-70-72-78-69--428		-2
48. Adrien Bernadet	69-75-74-65-77-69--429		-1
48. Andrew Butterfield	73-70-68-74-75-69--429		-1
48. Adilson Da Silva	72-71-68-72-72-74--429		-1
48. James Kamte	67-70-72-76-70-74--429		-1
48. Rolf Muntz	69-76-69-69-71-75--429		-1
48. Gareth Paddison	70-73-73-67-73-73--429		-1
54. Robert Coles	69-75-71-69-75-71--430		E
54. Javier Colomo	75-73-70-66-73-73--430		E
54. Julien Grillon	69-72-70-74-75-70--430		E
54. Simon Thornton	69-72-72-72-74-71--430		E
54. Johan Wahlqvist	69-67-71-71-78-74--430		E
59. Clodomiro Carranza	67-75-75-68-76-70--431	+	1
59. Ben Evans	70-67-73-75-76-70--431	+	1
59. Rory Hie	71-72-73-67-73-75--431	+	1
59. Garry Houston	70-73-73-66-74-75--431	+	1
59. Nicolas Meitinger	69-76-75-65-71-75--431	+	1
64. Julien Guerrier	72-69-72-70-73-76--432	+	2
64. Roope Kakko	68-73-72-72-72-75--432	+	2
64. Jose-Filipe Lima	69-74-69-70-74-76--432	+	2
67. Anthony Grenier	73-70-71-70-76-73--433	+	3
67. Steven Jeppesen	73-73-70-66-81-70--433	+	3
69. Chris Gane	69-68-72-72-79-74--434	+	4
69. Andreas Hogberg	74-63-72-75-79-71--434	+	4
71. Antti Ahokas	69-75-70-71-76-75--436	+	6
72. Carlos Rodiles	71-74-71-69-75-77--437	+	7
73. Jamie Moul	75-71-67-72-76-77--438	+	8
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Missed the cut
74. Carlos Aguilar	67-72-74-73--286		E
74. Thomas Aiken	73-70-71-72--286		E
74. Fredrik Andersson Hed	73-70-66-77--286		E
74. Simon Griffiths	67-75-72-72--286		E
74. Matthew Mills	71-72-72-71--286		E
74. John Parry	71-74-70-71--286		E
74. Anthony Summers	71-71-69-75--286		E
81. Joakim Backstrom	69-73-70-75--287	+	1
81. Thomas Feyrsinger	76-66-73-72--287	+	1
81. Philip Golding	79-66-73-69--287	+	1
81. Mark F. Haastrup	75-68-72-72--287	+	1
81. Alex Haindl	69-74-72-72--287	+	1
81. Mikko Korhonen	70-73-75-69--287	+	1
81. Jamie Little	74-69-70-74--287	+	1
81. Jaakko Makitalo	76-70-72-69--287	+	1
81. Julien Quesne	67-74-76-70--287	+	1
81. Andrew Tampion	78-73-66-70--287	+	1
91. Peter Baker	72-74-73-69--288	+	2
91. Christopher Hanell	75-72-74-67--288	+	2
91. Greig Hutcheon	71-69-77-71--288	+	2
91. Steven Jeffress	72-67-73-76--288	+	2
91. Jan-Are Larsen	73-71-75-69--288	+	2
91. Jochen Lupprian	70-70-74-74--288	+	2
91. Nicola Maestroni	68-74-70-76--288	+	2
91. Sebastian Saavedra	71-74-71-72--288	+	2
99. Sion Bebb	70-75-72-72--289	+	3
99. Jean-Nicolas Billot	68-72-75-74--289	+	3
99. Petter Bocian	71-73-76-69--289	+	3
99. Jordi Garcia Pinto	75-72-72-70--289	+	3
99. Andrew McArthur	70-71-73-75--289	+	3
99. Ally Mellor	74-71-72-72--289	+	3
99. Benjamin Miarka	73-70-73-73--289	+	3
99. Leif Westerberg	73-73-72-71--289	+	3
99. Guy Woodman	77-71-69-72--289	+	3
99. Julio Zapata	70-75-69-75--289	+	3
109. Benjamin Alvarado	73-74-68-75--290	+	4
109. Tobias Dier	75-73-77-65--290	+	4
109. a-Florian Fritsch	74-68-71-77--290	+	4
109. Graham Gordon	77-74-70-69--290	+	4
109. Lee James	72-68-72-78--290	+	4
109. Manuel Quiros	68-74-74-74--290	+	4
109. Patrik Sjoland	74-70-75-71--290	+	4
109. Sam Walker	71-71-71-77--290	+	4
109. a-Dale Whitnell	71-70-71-78--290	+	4
118. David Carter	70-75-75-71--291	+	5
118. Lloyd Saltman	69-75-80-67--291	+	5
118. Martin Wiegele	72-71-73-75--291	+	5
121. Juan Abbate	69-70-73-80--292	+	6
121. Gareth Davies	72-79-71-70--292	+	6
121. a-Anders Kristiansen	72-68-77-75--292	+	6
124. Ian Garbutt	71-73-77-72--293	+	7
124. Edoardo Molinari	73-72-75-73--293	+	7
124. Jean-Francois Remesy	76-73-72-72--293	+	7
124. Brett Taylor	69-72-75-77--293	+	7
128. Warren Bennett	71-78-73-72--294	+	8
128. Stuart Davis	75-69-77-73--294	+	8
128. Gerald Gresse	68-77-78-71--294	+	8
128. Malcolm Mackenzie	76-75-74-69--294	+	8
128. Gary Marks	71-74-77-72--294	+	8
128. Andrew Oldcorn	77-73-75-69--294	+	8
134. Jens Dantorp	69-74-74-78--295	+	9
134. Marcel Haremza	77-71-75-72--295	+	9
134. Peter Richardson	72-71-76-76--295	+	9
137. Francois Calmels	71-75-78-72--296	+	10
137. Matthew Morris	77-74-68-77--296	+	10
137. James Ruth	77-74-75-70--296	+	10
140. Emanuele Canonica	72-72-82-71--297	+	11
140. Craig Lee	76-71-78-72--297	+	11
142. Oscar Floren	73-82-76-67--298	+	12
143. Gary Boyd	72-74-80-73--299	+	13
143. Jarrod Moseley	75-75-80-69--299	+	13
145. Robin Swane	76-73-79-72--300	+	14
146. Sven Strüver	77-76-74-74--301	+	15
147. Gary Emerson	73-74-79-76--302	+	16
147. Van Phillips	72-77-75-78--302	+	16
147. Peter Whiteford	67-78-82-75--302	+	16
150. Pedro Linhart	75-75-81-72--303	+	17
151. Andrew Crux	76-78-74-76--304	+	18
152. a-Scott Henry	75-77-84-70--306	+	20
153. Raphael De Sousa	76-83-76-72--307	+	21

Posted: 11/18/2008

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