CHRIS PAISLEY SCORES FIRST WIN AS A PRO - IN SPAIN

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Former Walker Cup player, Chris Paisley from Newcastle and Stocksfield Golf Club, has scored his maiden win as a professional in Spain on Peugeot Tour de Valencia. Chris, pictured right, 23, shot a seven-under-par round of 64 on the final round to overtake the leader, Spain's Alfredo Garcia-Heredia, and win by three strokes.
Paisley totalled 14-under-par with rounds of 69, 66 and 64 for 199. He won 6,960 Euros.
Last November, during the Alps Tour Qualifying School for the 2011 season, observers had noticed a new great swing and attitude in one particular player.  Journalists and officials agreed at the time that this player, Chris Paisley, could be a great challenger for 2011. They were right.
Paisley played the US college circuit for four years as a student at Tennesse University. He is not a stranger as far as good results are concerned. As an amateur, he won the Bank of Tennesse Intercollegiate in 2007, was a member of GB and I Walker Cup team and the European student's Palmer Cup line-up in 2009 and recently finished third in a Hooters Tour event in America.
He has also looked good and got this same result two weeks ago on Spain's HI5 pro Tour. He expected a win but this came quicker than he thought.“ I trusted my game, I knew I could win but did not expect it to come so soon. I played great, I had a good start, played very comfortable with a great feeling. I tried not to get too excited and control myself and my game until the end of the round, and I managed it," said Chris.
"My irons were very good, I was always very close to the pin, but I struggled a bit with the long game.
"The best part of my game was the back nine. I made a great par on 16th, played the 17th well and the birdie on 18 was amazing.
"I felt some pressure on 17th when Alfredo made the birdie. I wasn't looking at the scores until then so I knew I needed a good finish, I hit a great shot on 18th.”
Agathe Séron

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