Turner believes Sherrock missing out on Tour Card shows 'brutal' nature of Q-School: "She was really unfortunate to get pipped at the post"

Fallon Sherrock was the leading female player at Q-School missing out narrowly on a Tour Card and Laura Turner who played herself said that it just shows the 'brutal' nature of Q-School

"It is so brutal, isn't it," said Turner to Sky Sports.

"Even if you just look at the names that didn't make it past the first stage, let alone then going onto stage two, it is very, very difficult.

"It is very much luck of the draw and if you have that brutal four-days-in-a-row-draw, that is tough.

"So, those who do get their card have been playing at such a high standard for such a long time so it is very well earned.

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"I followed her (Sherrock) quite closely, along with several other players, and the level she played... she played really well.

"She was really unfortunate to get pipped at the post, but that is the nature of Q-School. You have to be on your game all the time.

"Just one or two slips, especially early on, it is an uphill climb. If you just look at the names who aren't there [on the Pro Tour] that is kind of a testament to it.

"To do it day after day and finish in that top nine, that is playing consistently well over four days and that is hard.

"For Fallon, we have seen her over this season be a bit up and down but actually she was relatively consistent throughout the whole period of it."

Ashton

Lisa Ashton, still the only lady who ever (in 2020, ed.) succeeded in winning a Tour Card at Q-School, also failed to repeat the feat this year.

"She is still the only woman to win an outright card for the Tour and she set the standards we are all still following.

"A bad few days at the office for Lisa but I am confident she will bounce back."