SAXTON MAKES EVERY POST A WINNING ONE IN MOROCCO

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Former British amateur champion (he won the title at Turnberry in 2008),  Reinier Saxton from the Netherlands won the EPD Tour's Al Maaden Classic over the Kyle Phillips-designed course at Marrakesh, Morocco today.
The 23-year-old "flying Dutchman" shot 13 under par for the tournament (65, 67, 71) and led from start to finish, finally winning by two shots from German pro Bernd Ritthammer (66, 72, 67).

Motherwell's Paul O'Hara had his worst round of the three - a three-over-par 75 for 217 which knocked him back into a tie for 26th place. He put in a lot of effort to earn just 437 Euros for the three days.
Paul had a double bogey 7 at the long 16th and also bogeyed the fifth, seventh and 11th. His only two birdies came at the long 13th and the 17th in halves of 38 and 37.

Saxton pocketed 5,000 Euros and runner-up Ritthammer 3,000 Euros.

How hot is it in Morocco this week? Today the temperature touched 27 degrees. Pictured is the 18th green at Al Maaden with the clubhouse and he Atlas Mountains in the background. Kyle Phillips of Kingsbarns fame designed the course.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
203 Reinier Saxton (Netherlands) 65 67 71 (5,000 Euros).

205 Bernd Ritthammer (Germany) 66 72 67 (3,000 Euros).

208 Matthew Dearden (Wales) 72 68 68, Max Kieffer (Germany) 70 67 71, Richard Kilpatrick (Ireland) 73 68 67 (1,616 Euros each).
Selected totals
209 Ben Parker (England) 70 70 68 (T6) (1,083 Euros).
217 Gareth Davies (England) 70 72 75, Paul O'Hara (Scotland) 73 69 75 (T26) (437 Euros each).

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YOU TOO CAN PLAY THE AL MAADEN COURSE AND FOUR OTHER VENUES IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF MARRAKESH - JUST ENTER THE 2ND MOROCCO GOLF FESTIVAL (October 8 to 15).

IF YOU HAVE A LOW HANDICAP, YOU MIGHT LIKE TO HAVE A GO AT THE INAUGURAL MOROCCO INTERNATIONAL MEN'S, WOMEN'S AND SENIORS' CHAMPIONSHIPS AT AGADIR (October 18-21).

LOG ON TO http://www.morocco4golf.com/ and you can call up the details of all the tournaments. Any queries, E-mail the Tournament Director Colin Farquharson at Colin@scottishgolfview.com                                                                                                                

WHY NOT PLAY GOLF IN AFRICA FOR A WEEK OR TWO

- AND BRAG ABOUT IT BACK HOME FOR A YEAR OR TWO!

MOROCCO IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM TUNISIA, LIBYA AND EGYPT.