Oliver Wilson slipped to the last spot that would give him automatic selection for the Ryder Clup last week.
At the KLM Open, won by Darren Clarke, he saw Dane Soren Hansen finish in joint sixth to move above him into ninth spot on the Cup standings.
They will all be trying to hold off German Martin Kaymer, Ian Poulter, Ross Fisher and Nick Dougherty in
the final counting tournament.
A third round bogey-free four under par 66 left him in a good position one adrift of Hanson, but his closing level par 70 left him in 20th place - three behind the Dane.
All the leading Ryder Cup contenders move on to the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, the final tournament before the team is picked, with Wilson having to stay ahead of them all to secure a place on the team.
After an opening 65 Greg Owen failed to make any improvement over the next 54 holes finishing at three under par and a share of 32nd place in the Nationwide Tours Northeast Pennsylvania Classic last week.
l Jane Fowler and Lesley Matthews won the ladies’ event at Coxmoor Lady Captain Barbara Henson’s Charity Day with a total of 40, four better than runners- up Viv Radford and Sue Colley.
The mixed team prize went to Anne Shields and Gary Ferriman with 44 points - one better than Sarah Batty and Pete Batty who took second on the back nine from Diane Stone and A.
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