KELLETT CATCHES FIRE

WITH A 63 TO MAKE TOP

10 IN CHIBERTA G P

Scotland youth international Ross Kellett fired a brilliant last round of seven-under-par 63 to surge up the leaderboard from joint 30th to a final position of tied ninth on level par 280 in the Chiberta Grand Prix amateur tournament at Chiberta Golf Club, Biarritz in southwest France.
The Colville Park Golf Club player, pictured right, had earlier rounds of 73, 72 and 72 against the par of 70 over the short but tight 6,215yd course. Then he caught fire to equal the 63 shot in the second round by tournament winner Luke Goddard from Hendron.
Goddard’s 63 after an opening 67 put him in the lead at the halfway stage and he stayed there with closing rounds of 70 and 71 for a nine-under-par tally of 271.
And so a British player won this prestigious Continental event for the second year in a row. Duncan Stewart (Grantown on Spey) won the Chiberta Grand Prix last year.
Miles Mackman from Broome Manor finished joint fifth on 277 with scores of 68, 70, 72 and 69.
Gordon Yates (Hilton Park) finished joint 26th on 288 with scores of 72, 73, 71 and 72.
Sam Hutsby (Lee on the Solent), winner of The Duke of York Young Champions’ Trophy tournament at Dundonald Links last autumn, was also on the 288 mark with 72, 71, 70 and 75.
Gavin Dear (Murrayshall), the leading Scot after rounds of 70 and 69 had him in the top 10, faded to closing scores of 78 and 76 for a share of 46th place on 293.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 280 (4 x 70)

271 L Goddard (Hendon) 67 73 70 71.
273 E Espana (Fra)( 72 69 65 67.
275 N Glans (Swe) 70 65 70 70.
276 A Fourquet (Fra) 66 69 72 69.
277 A Cuenca (Esp) 73 69 67 68, M Mackman (Broomne Manor) 68 70 69 70.
278 K Nielsen (Den) 67 71 70 70.
279 B Chapellan (Fra) 72 70 69 68.
280 R Kellett (Colville Park) 73 72 72 63, S Seijo Garcia (Esp) 70 72 66 72.
Other totals:
288 G Yates (Hilton Park) 72 73 71 72, S Hutsby (Lee on the Solent 72 71 70 75 (jt 26th).
293 G Dear (Murrayshall) 70 69 76 76 (jt 46th).