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Qualifying - St Annes Old Links

  1. Image: St Annes Old Links was one of four venues hosting Local Final Open Qualifying.
  2. Image: Chris Wood was the big draw but could he grab one of the three spots on offer?
  3. Image: The Bristolian, twice a top five finisher in The Open, made a superb start, stiffing this approach at No.2 for a second straight birdie.
  4. Image: The par three ninth, with its long thin green set amongst the dunes, is the signature hole.
  5. Image: Wood almost holed his tee-shot there in round one, the birdie helping him to a first round four-under 68.
  6. Image: The greenkeeping staff at St Annes Old Links pose with the Claret Jug which was a guest visitor from down the road at Royal Lytham.
  7. Image: Barry Lane gets in some putting practice, keen to build on his opening 68 which left him tied third at halfway.
  8. Image: Fellow Ryder Cupper Paul Broadhurst and his son prepare for round two. He had opened with a steady 70.
  9. Image: Swede Jarmo Sandelin was another former Ryder Cup star on show.
  10. Image: The leaderboard after 18 and Ilkley's James Hepworth is in the box seat after an opening six-under 66.
  11. Image: The scoreboard by the clubhouse displays all the halfway scores.
  12. Image: The sixth tee which backs onto the airport. There (to the right) in the distance is Blackpool Tower.
  13. Image: Phillip Archer peruses the halfway scores. Agonisingly he went on to finish one shot short.
  14. Image: Young American amateur Patrick Rodgers, here with his father, also just missed out after posting -5 over 36 holes.
  15. Image: A popular sight at Open qualifying - family, friends and fans check the incoming scores.
  16. Image: Broadhurst scans the leaderboard and sees himself on top at -7. It proved to be the winning score.
  17. Image: Barry Lane texts whilst waiting to see if his -6 will hold up. It did and he made it through in tied second.
  18. Image: Argentine Rafa Echenique matched Lane to claim the other qualifying place.