McARTHUR LOSES PLAY-OFF - JUST MISSES
FIRST CHALLENGE TOUR VICTORY
From Michael Gibbons
Press Officer, Challenge Tour Press Officer
Andrew McArthur cruelly missed out on a maiden Challenge Tour victory by missing a two foot par putt at the second extra hole of a sudden-death play-off at the POSTBANK Challenge presented by Marcel Siem in Germany today.
The 28 year old from Glasgow had surged into an early three-stroke lead during the final round at the Golfclub Mülheim an der Ruhr on the outskirts of Düsseldorf but was powerless to prevent eventual winner Felipe Aguilar of Chile and England’s Paul Waring mounting a comeback to tie the Scot on 18 under par 266 after 72 holes.
McArthur played beautifully during the final round, carding a bogey-free five under par 66, but it was not to be his day as Aguilar compiled a stunning back nine of 30 and overnight leader Waring staged an improbable comeback from an early treble bogey to force the tournament to extra holes.
The three men went back to the 18th to for the sudden-death shoot-out, with Waring falling out of the play-off after making bogey at the first extra hole.
McArthur and Aguilar halved in par and made their way back to the 18th to try and find a winner. Both players hit fine drives, with Aguilar then smashing a fine approach to 15 feet.
McArthur’s second flew the green before rebounding off an advertising board to leave the former Scottish Amateur champion a chance to chip and putt for par. He played a fine pitch to two feet, and when Aguilar’s birdie attempt lipped out, the play-off seemed destined for a third hole.
It was not to be, though, as McArthur pulled his short par putt to hand Aguilar the title.
“I don’t know what to say,” said McArthur. “I was three ahead at one point and then the boys just started holing everything and making birdies everywhere. There is nothing that you can do about that but that last putt of mine was disastrous.”
McArthur can take some consolation in the fact that his prize money of €12,600 moved him to 13th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings and inside the all important top 20 for the first time this season.
FINAL TOTALS LATER
FIRST CHALLENGE TOUR VICTORY
From Michael Gibbons
Press Officer, Challenge Tour Press Officer
Andrew McArthur cruelly missed out on a maiden Challenge Tour victory by missing a two foot par putt at the second extra hole of a sudden-death play-off at the POSTBANK Challenge presented by Marcel Siem in Germany today.
The 28 year old from Glasgow had surged into an early three-stroke lead during the final round at the Golfclub Mülheim an der Ruhr on the outskirts of Düsseldorf but was powerless to prevent eventual winner Felipe Aguilar of Chile and England’s Paul Waring mounting a comeback to tie the Scot on 18 under par 266 after 72 holes.
McArthur played beautifully during the final round, carding a bogey-free five under par 66, but it was not to be his day as Aguilar compiled a stunning back nine of 30 and overnight leader Waring staged an improbable comeback from an early treble bogey to force the tournament to extra holes.
The three men went back to the 18th to for the sudden-death shoot-out, with Waring falling out of the play-off after making bogey at the first extra hole.
McArthur and Aguilar halved in par and made their way back to the 18th to try and find a winner. Both players hit fine drives, with Aguilar then smashing a fine approach to 15 feet.
McArthur’s second flew the green before rebounding off an advertising board to leave the former Scottish Amateur champion a chance to chip and putt for par. He played a fine pitch to two feet, and when Aguilar’s birdie attempt lipped out, the play-off seemed destined for a third hole.
It was not to be, though, as McArthur pulled his short par putt to hand Aguilar the title.
“I don’t know what to say,” said McArthur. “I was three ahead at one point and then the boys just started holing everything and making birdies everywhere. There is nothing that you can do about that but that last putt of mine was disastrous.”
McArthur can take some consolation in the fact that his prize money of €12,600 moved him to 13th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings and inside the all important top 20 for the first time this season.
FINAL TOTALS LATER
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