NZ Golfer's playing around the word

Josh Geary continues to plot his way towards the top-20 on the Challenge Tour Rankings in his quest to securing a European Tour card for 2022.

Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge - Day Three

LE VAUDREUIL, FRANCE - JULY 10: Josh Geary of New Zealand plays his first shot on the 1st hole during Day Three of Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge at Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil on July 10, 2021 in Le Vaudreuil, France. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)

Geary has moved up two spots into 32nd in the season-long points race, following another top-15 on the Challenge Tour. The 36-year-old finished at six-under par after carding rounds of 70, 68, 71, and 69 to finished in a tie for 11th, eight shots back of Marcel Siem.

With the top-20 all gaining status on the main tour next year, Geary has been rapidly climbing the rankings in the last two weeks with a tie for second finish at the Kaskada Challenge.

His assault on the leaderboard didn’t stop this week as he came out all guns blazing in the final round. He opened with a birdie at the first and followed that with four straight pars. Geary then made three birdies on the trot and made the turn at four-under par.

The world number 396 started his closing nine with a par before making another birdie at the 11th to move for five-under. Unfortunately for Geary, his momentum would stop from there as he made a bogey at the 15th and a double at the 16th to fall back to two-under.

He’d par his way in to shoot 69.

Meanwhile, on the European Tour, Ryan Fox has finished in a tie for 44th at the Aberdeen Scottish Open held at The Renaissance Club in Scotland.

abrdn Scottish Open - Day Two

NORTH BERWICK, SCOTLAND - JULY 09: Ryan Fox of New Zealand tees off on the 2nd hole during Day Two of the abrdn Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 09, 2021 in North Berwick, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Fox has shot rounds of 70, 70, 68, and 68 to finish at eight-under par for the tournament, 10-shots back of Australian Min Woo Lee, who won in extra holes.

The result also moved Fox up two places on the European Tour’s season-long points race, the Race to Dubai into 98th.

He’ll peg it up alongside Daniel Hillier this week at the 149th Open Championship held at Royal St. Georges. Danny Lee has pulled out due to injury.

Finally, Steve Alker has finished in 71st position on the Korn Ferry Tour at the TPC Colorado Championship.

Alker fired rounds of 70, 71, 74, and 73 to finish at even-par, 16-shots back of Tad Ridings who also prevailed in a playoff.

He’ll play this week at the Memorial Health Championship alongside Nick Voke.

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