CARL MASON WINS RYDER CUP WALES SENIORS OPEN
By STEVEN FRANKLIN
Press Officer, European Seniors Tour
England’s Carl Mason captured his 15th title in four years on the European Seniors Tour in front of huge galleries at the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open on Sunday.
Mason, four strokes behind after eight holes of his final round, produced four birdies down the testing back nine at Conwy (Caernarvonshire) Golf Club to win by two strokes from overnight leader Juan Quiros of Spain and Ross Drummond from
The Oxfordshire golfer’s closing round of four under par 68 gave him a winning 54 hole total of six under par 210 and a healthy winner’s cheque of £75,000 (€110,358).
“This is the second biggest event on the European Seniors Tour and I needed to win this week if I am to challenge for a third Order of Merit title,” said Mason, who moved up to second spot on the money list with this victory, his second in the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open.
Drummond was bitterly disappointed after missing out on his maiden Seniors title. The Scot’s challenge ended with a three-putt bogey at the 17th for a round of 69, which left him on four under par 212.
“I saw that Mason had birdied the 16th so I had to give my first putt from 25 feet a go. I ran it three and half feet past and missed the return. It was a hugely disappointing way to finish as I had played well,” he said.
Quiros, who had matched the course record with a brilliant 64 on Saturday, could not produce similar heroics and closed in 73.
Fourth place on three under par was shared by Italy’s Costantino Rocca (72) and Ireland’s Des Smyth, who stormed through the field with a best-of-the-day five under par 67.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Conwy (Caernarvonshire) Golf Club, North Wales
Par 216 (3 x 72)
210 Carl Mason (Eng) 73 69 68
212 Ross Drummond (Sco) 73 70 69, Juan Quiros (Esp) 75 64 73
213 Costantino Rocca (Ita) 70 71 72, Des Smyth (Ire) 71 75 67
214 Bob Cameron (Eng) 75 69 70
215 Luis Carbonetti (Arg) 71 73 71
216 Eamonn Darcy (Ire) 71 73 72, Guillermo Encina (Chi) 69 78 69, José Rivero (Esp) 75 71 70, Horacio Carbonetti (Arg) 72 70 74
217 Martin Gray (Sco) 73 71 73, Tommy Horton (Eng) 72 73 72, Tony Johnstone (Zim) 74 73 70, Noel Ratcliffe (Aus) 74 70 73, Adan Sowa (Arg) 79 65 73, Sam Torrance (Sco) 74 74 69
218 Emilio Rodriguez (Esp ) 73 74 71, Jimmy Heggarty (Nir) 73 74 71, Denis Watson (Zim) 76 69 73, Peter Teravainen (USA) 75 74 69
219 David Good (Aus) 77 72 70, Ray Carrasco (USA) 71 76 72, Jim Rhodes (Eng) 74 72 73, Maurice Bembridge (Eng) 70 73 76
220 Glenn Ralph (Eng) 74 73 73
221 Bertus Smit (RSA) 75 76 70, Bruce Heuchan (Can) 75 74 72, ,John Bland (RSA) 75 74 72, Denis Durnian (Eng) 79 71 71, David J Russell (Eng) 74 73 74, Tony Allen (Eng) 70 78 73, Ian Mosey (Eng) 71 73 77, Denis O'Sullivan (Irl) 75 72 74
222 Stewart Ginn (Aus) 74 77 71, Bobby Lincoln (RSA) 74 75 73, Andrew Murray (Eng) 74 75 73, Gordon J Brand (Eng) 72 77 73
223 Mike Miller (Sco) 72 73 78, Jerry Bruner (USA) 72 77 74, Martin Poxon (Eng) 78 73 72, Bill Longmuir (Sco) 77 71 75, Pete Oakley (USA) 73 75 75, Manuel Piñero (Esp) 75 73 75, Simon Owen (Nzl) 76 74 73
224 Philippe Dugeny (Fra) 80 72 72, Steve Martin (Sco) 73 75 76, Malcolm Gregson (Eng) 76 71 78, Neil Coles (Eng) 78 72 75, Kevin Spurgeon (Eng) 73 76 76
226 John Mashego (RSA) 80 69 77, Nick Job (Eng) 78 72 76
227 Bob Charles (Nzl) 76 74 77, David Merriman (Aus) 78 77 72, Jim Lapsley (Nzl) 77 74 76, Bob Larratt (Eng) 72 74 81, Terry Gale (Aus) 76 78 73
228 Seiji Ebihara (Jpn) 78 77 73, John Chillas (Sco) 78 76 74
229 Giuseppe Cali (Ita) 77 75 77, Mike Clayton (Aus) 78 76 75
230 Angel Fernandez (Chi) 76 72 82
231 Mike Ferguson (Aus) 80 74 77, Terry Hanson (Eng) 73 76 82
232 Doug Johnson (USA) 79 77 76
233 Craig Defoy (Wal) 76 72 85, Delroy Cambridge (Jam ) 80 75 78
234 David Creamer (Eng) 80 79 75
235 Eddie Polland (Nir) 77 77 81, Bill Malley (USA) 79 79 77
235 John Whitcutt (Am) (Wal ) 77 80 78
237 Gery Watine (Fra) 79 79 79
240 Antonio Garrido (Esp) 80 80 80, Basil Griffiths (Am) (Wal) 81 75 84, Phil Jones (Am) (Wal) 80 81 79
W/d Jeff Hawkes (RSA) 81
By STEVEN FRANKLIN
Press Officer, European Seniors Tour
England’s Carl Mason captured his 15th title in four years on the European Seniors Tour in front of huge galleries at the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open on Sunday.
Mason, four strokes behind after eight holes of his final round, produced four birdies down the testing back nine at Conwy (Caernarvonshire) Golf Club to win by two strokes from overnight leader Juan Quiros of Spain and Ross Drummond from
The Oxfordshire golfer’s closing round of four under par 68 gave him a winning 54 hole total of six under par 210 and a healthy winner’s cheque of £75,000 (€110,358).
“This is the second biggest event on the European Seniors Tour and I needed to win this week if I am to challenge for a third Order of Merit title,” said Mason, who moved up to second spot on the money list with this victory, his second in the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open.
Drummond was bitterly disappointed after missing out on his maiden Seniors title. The Scot’s challenge ended with a three-putt bogey at the 17th for a round of 69, which left him on four under par 212.
“I saw that Mason had birdied the 16th so I had to give my first putt from 25 feet a go. I ran it three and half feet past and missed the return. It was a hugely disappointing way to finish as I had played well,” he said.
Quiros, who had matched the course record with a brilliant 64 on Saturday, could not produce similar heroics and closed in 73.
Fourth place on three under par was shared by Italy’s Costantino Rocca (72) and Ireland’s Des Smyth, who stormed through the field with a best-of-the-day five under par 67.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Conwy (Caernarvonshire) Golf Club, North Wales
Par 216 (3 x 72)
210 Carl Mason (Eng) 73 69 68
212 Ross Drummond (Sco) 73 70 69, Juan Quiros (Esp) 75 64 73
213 Costantino Rocca (Ita) 70 71 72, Des Smyth (Ire) 71 75 67
214 Bob Cameron (Eng) 75 69 70
215 Luis Carbonetti (Arg) 71 73 71
216 Eamonn Darcy (Ire) 71 73 72, Guillermo Encina (Chi) 69 78 69, José Rivero (Esp) 75 71 70, Horacio Carbonetti (Arg) 72 70 74
217 Martin Gray (Sco) 73 71 73, Tommy Horton (Eng) 72 73 72, Tony Johnstone (Zim) 74 73 70, Noel Ratcliffe (Aus) 74 70 73, Adan Sowa (Arg) 79 65 73, Sam Torrance (Sco) 74 74 69
218 Emilio Rodriguez (Esp ) 73 74 71, Jimmy Heggarty (Nir) 73 74 71, Denis Watson (Zim) 76 69 73, Peter Teravainen (USA) 75 74 69
219 David Good (Aus) 77 72 70, Ray Carrasco (USA) 71 76 72, Jim Rhodes (Eng) 74 72 73, Maurice Bembridge (Eng) 70 73 76
220 Glenn Ralph (Eng) 74 73 73
221 Bertus Smit (RSA) 75 76 70, Bruce Heuchan (Can) 75 74 72, ,John Bland (RSA) 75 74 72, Denis Durnian (Eng) 79 71 71, David J Russell (Eng) 74 73 74, Tony Allen (Eng) 70 78 73, Ian Mosey (Eng) 71 73 77, Denis O'Sullivan (Irl) 75 72 74
222 Stewart Ginn (Aus) 74 77 71, Bobby Lincoln (RSA) 74 75 73, Andrew Murray (Eng) 74 75 73, Gordon J Brand (Eng) 72 77 73
223 Mike Miller (Sco) 72 73 78, Jerry Bruner (USA) 72 77 74, Martin Poxon (Eng) 78 73 72, Bill Longmuir (Sco) 77 71 75, Pete Oakley (USA) 73 75 75, Manuel Piñero (Esp) 75 73 75, Simon Owen (Nzl) 76 74 73
224 Philippe Dugeny (Fra) 80 72 72, Steve Martin (Sco) 73 75 76, Malcolm Gregson (Eng) 76 71 78, Neil Coles (Eng) 78 72 75, Kevin Spurgeon (Eng) 73 76 76
226 John Mashego (RSA) 80 69 77, Nick Job (Eng) 78 72 76
227 Bob Charles (Nzl) 76 74 77, David Merriman (Aus) 78 77 72, Jim Lapsley (Nzl) 77 74 76, Bob Larratt (Eng) 72 74 81, Terry Gale (Aus) 76 78 73
228 Seiji Ebihara (Jpn) 78 77 73, John Chillas (Sco) 78 76 74
229 Giuseppe Cali (Ita) 77 75 77, Mike Clayton (Aus) 78 76 75
230 Angel Fernandez (Chi) 76 72 82
231 Mike Ferguson (Aus) 80 74 77, Terry Hanson (Eng) 73 76 82
232 Doug Johnson (USA) 79 77 76
233 Craig Defoy (Wal) 76 72 85, Delroy Cambridge (Jam ) 80 75 78
234 David Creamer (Eng) 80 79 75
235 Eddie Polland (Nir) 77 77 81, Bill Malley (USA) 79 79 77
235 John Whitcutt (Am) (Wal ) 77 80 78
237 Gery Watine (Fra) 79 79 79
240 Antonio Garrido (Esp) 80 80 80, Basil Griffiths (Am) (Wal) 81 75 84, Phil Jones (Am) (Wal) 80 81 79
W/d Jeff Hawkes (RSA) 81
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