Henningsson back on top

Wood well in contention after solid fifth round

Last updated: 17th November 2008

Henningsson back on top

Henningsson: fourth round blip

European Tour Final Qualifying
Fifth round leaders
GB and Ire unless stated
-18 O Henningsson (Swe)
-16 C Del Moral (Spn)
-14 D Willett
-13 W Ormsby (Aus)
-13 B Wiesberger (Swi)

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Swede Oskar Henningsson moved back to the top of the leaderboard after round five of the European Tour's Final Qualifying.

Henningsson, who lost the lead after a 74 on Sunday, reclaimed his place at the top on 18 under, two ahead of Spaniard Carlos Del Moral.

English rookie Danny Willett, the overnight leader, slipped back into third after an eventful 74 which included three birdies, an eagle and seven bogeys.

Meanwhile, Open silver medallist Chris Wood took another major step towards a place on the European Tour next season.

The 20-year-old from Bristol carded a three-under-par 69 for an 11-under total of 347 and heads into the closing day in a share of sixth place, seven shots behind Henningsson.

Wood burst onto the scene during July's Open Championship at Royal Birkdale when he finished fifth as leading amateur.

He quickly turned professional and, having had a taste of the high life on tour,

the 6ft 5in Englishman is determined to win one of the 30 cards on offer for 2009.

Experience

"The Open was a great experience and then having the starts on tour made me realise that there is nowhere else I want to play," said Wood, who finished joint 10th in the Portuguese Masters last month.

"I don't want to be playing on the Challenge Tour, I want my main card and I'm getting there. I have tasted the highs in golf this season and I'm determined to have more of them."

Former Ryder Cup players Joakim Haeggman and Andrew Coltart finished alongside Wood on 11 under.

"Because I've struggled on the tour for the last couple of years my mind has simply not been strong enough to deal with the bad things," admitted Coltart, who slipped off the tour at the end of 2007.

"A bad start today was a real test for me. The battle was to bounce back and try to see the positives in my game and I did."

The sixth and final round takes place on Tuesday.