Laurence Collier hit a second round 89 as he hopes of qualifying for the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale next week were firmly ended.
The Royal Eastbourne professional was seven behind pacesetter Jamie Elson after hitting a two over par 74 in the first round at Hillside.
However, his day two disappointment left him 19 over par and well adrift of clinching one of the four qualifying places up for grabs.
Two Sussex amateurs also missed out in final qualifying at West Lancashire.
Jack Bartlett (Worthing) shot a second day 76 to give him a combined score of 153, which was nine over par and 11 behind winner Philip Walton, Europe's Ryder Cup hero in 1995 who is no longer a card holder on the European Tour.
Chris Cannon (East Sussex National) finished 18 over par after a second day 85.
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