European Challenge Tour
FRENCHMAN FORET BEATS ENGLISHMAN
WEBSTER IN TOULOUSE PLAY-OFF
From Michael Gibbons, European Challenge Tour Press Officer
Frenchman Julien Foret barged his way to the Golf International Open de Toulouse title with a brilliant final round showing of six under par 66 at the Golf de Toulouse-Seilh, taking him into a sudden-death play-off with England’s Shaun P Webster which he won at the first extra hole to pick up the first prize of €19,200.
That prize money propelled Foret to 45th place on the Challenge Tour rankings, and ensured the Frenchman would take the final available position at the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final in a fortnight, when the elite Challenge Tour players do battle for the 20 available European Tour cards on offer through the Rankings.
Foret had began the final round four shots of the lead held by his fellow countryman Anthony Grenier and Germany’s Matrin Kaymer and began his final round with an aggressive care-free attitude that would take him to the title.
With Foret playing so well, and many of the other main contenders struggling to find their top form, the Frenchman soon found himself in contention for the title.
Having reached 14 under par, Foret stepped onto the par-3 18th green to find that Kaymer had bogeyed the 17th to fall back to 13 under. Foret then holed a gutsy par putt from eight feet to set the clubhouse lead.
Only Webster could match that 72 hole aggregate with his final round 69, so Foret and Webster went back to the 18th tee to decide the tournament in a sudden-death play-off with Foret emerging triumphant with a par-3 to the Englishman’s bogey.
Fifer Peter Whiteford pulled himself up into a creditable joint fifth place fiish with a closing round of 68 for 277 and a cheque for4,500 Euros.
While Foret and Webster decided who would leave Toulouse as the Golf International Open de Toulouse champion, the rest of the field were waiting anxiously on the new Challenge Tour Rankings being published to see who had remained in, or managed to break into, the top 45.
Foret made the biggest climb of everyone, from 110th to 45th to complete an unbelievable day and ensure that he still has a chance to win a place on the European Tour via the Challenge Tour Rankings.
LEADING TOTALS
274 J Foret (Fra) 72 67 69 66 (19,200 Euros) beat S Webster (Eng) 71 64 70 69 (13,200 Euros) at first hole of sudden-death play-off.
275 M Kaymer (Ger) 71 68 65 71 (8,400 Euros).
276 J Skold (Swe) 67 71 67 71.
Scottish placings:
277 P Whiteford 69 66 74 68 (4,500 Euros) jt 5th.
282 A McArthur 68 72 72 70 (1,032 Euros) jt 27th.
291 D Patrick 73 70 76 72 (426 Euros) jt 57th.
WEBSTER IN TOULOUSE PLAY-OFF
From Michael Gibbons, European Challenge Tour Press Officer
Frenchman Julien Foret barged his way to the Golf International Open de Toulouse title with a brilliant final round showing of six under par 66 at the Golf de Toulouse-Seilh, taking him into a sudden-death play-off with England’s Shaun P Webster which he won at the first extra hole to pick up the first prize of €19,200.
That prize money propelled Foret to 45th place on the Challenge Tour rankings, and ensured the Frenchman would take the final available position at the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final in a fortnight, when the elite Challenge Tour players do battle for the 20 available European Tour cards on offer through the Rankings.
Foret had began the final round four shots of the lead held by his fellow countryman Anthony Grenier and Germany’s Matrin Kaymer and began his final round with an aggressive care-free attitude that would take him to the title.
With Foret playing so well, and many of the other main contenders struggling to find their top form, the Frenchman soon found himself in contention for the title.
Having reached 14 under par, Foret stepped onto the par-3 18th green to find that Kaymer had bogeyed the 17th to fall back to 13 under. Foret then holed a gutsy par putt from eight feet to set the clubhouse lead.
Only Webster could match that 72 hole aggregate with his final round 69, so Foret and Webster went back to the 18th tee to decide the tournament in a sudden-death play-off with Foret emerging triumphant with a par-3 to the Englishman’s bogey.
Fifer Peter Whiteford pulled himself up into a creditable joint fifth place fiish with a closing round of 68 for 277 and a cheque for4,500 Euros.
While Foret and Webster decided who would leave Toulouse as the Golf International Open de Toulouse champion, the rest of the field were waiting anxiously on the new Challenge Tour Rankings being published to see who had remained in, or managed to break into, the top 45.
Foret made the biggest climb of everyone, from 110th to 45th to complete an unbelievable day and ensure that he still has a chance to win a place on the European Tour via the Challenge Tour Rankings.
LEADING TOTALS
274 J Foret (Fra) 72 67 69 66 (19,200 Euros) beat S Webster (Eng) 71 64 70 69 (13,200 Euros) at first hole of sudden-death play-off.
275 M Kaymer (Ger) 71 68 65 71 (8,400 Euros).
276 J Skold (Swe) 67 71 67 71.
Scottish placings:
277 P Whiteford 69 66 74 68 (4,500 Euros) jt 5th.
282 A McArthur 68 72 72 70 (1,032 Euros) jt 27th.
291 D Patrick 73 70 76 72 (426 Euros) jt 57th.
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