DAVID Park and Jeremy Robinson can look forward to lucrative futures on the European Golf Tour next year.

Both players came successfully through the tour qualifying school at San Roque, Spain yesterday.

Now they will gain automatic entry to all events on the full European Tour next season.

Robinson, from Evesham, regains his card having lost it last season and subsequently having to play on the lesser Challenge Tour.

The Vale Golf member finished joint eighth in the six-round contest with an 11-under-par total of 421, ending with two fine rounds of 68.

Park, from Hereford, was two shots further back after a final round of 80 - the worst of the day - saw him slip back from over-night leader.

But he still had four shots in hand as he ensured himself of finishing in the top 35.

Park was forced into the qualifying school after finishing outside the top 115 in the Volvo Order of Merit, having endured a disappointing season.

The Burghill Valley Golf Club member had a superb start to his professional career, winning the European Grand Prix in 1999 in only his second event on the tour, but has been unable to repeat that success.

But for former Ryder Cup trio Steve Richardson, Paul Broadhurst and Philip Walton it is back to the drawing board.

All three failed to make it through the school and must now rely mostly on invitations for their chances to play next year.

Richardson, who had made it through the last three schools only to find himself back again a year later each time, said after bogeying the last to miss by one: "It will do me good to have a year off.

"I'm not sure I want to be on tour hitting the ball like I am. I played well the first day, but have been pretty ropey since."

Broadhurst, unable to rediscover his form since suffering a serious wrist injury in Dubai last year, took eight shots too many after a closing 77 and said: "I'm going to enjoy Christmas and get on with the rest of my life -- whether it's golf or whatever.

"I can't afford to play the Challenge Tour -- no family man can."

He admitted the pressure was akin to that on his Ryder Cup debut in 1991 and that he had had trouble sleeping before the start of his first time at the school since he turned pro in 1988.

Walton missed out for the third year running, shooting 71 yesterday when he needed a 65.