Neil Cheetham, the former Heworth Golf Club professional made an excellent start in his bid to regain his European Tour card when he had a three under par 69 in the first round of the final qualifying school at Sotogrande. A cut will be made after tomorrow's third round and the remainder of the current 168-man field will battle for the top 35 places, plus ties, who will qualify for next year's European Tour.

Updated: 11:43 Thursday, November 15, 2001