ANDREW McARTHUR FINISHES FOURTH IN CHALLENGE TOUR EVENT
FROM EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Dylan
Frittelli closed out the Kärnten Golf Open presented by Mazda to secure
a maiden Challenge Tour victory and open the door to a new chapter in
his young career.
The
23 year old South African cruised to a three stroke victory at the
Jacques Lemans Golf Club, resisting any attempt to catch him by the
chasing pack with a mature and consistent final round performance,
carding a level par 71 to finish
the week victorious.
Italy’s
Filippo Bergamaschi and Dutchman Daan Huizing, who started his day with
a hole in one on the first hole, shared second place on 14 under, with
Scotland’s Andrew McArthur a further shot back in fourth place.
Frittelli’s
final round playing partner, Billy Hemstock, was actually the closest
challenger for most of the day, but the Englishman saw his bid to
overhaul Frattelli come unstuck with a triple bogey seven on the 17th.
“It
wasn’t exactly what I planned today but the conditions were the
toughest we had all week so it was more a case of grinding and getting
the job done which I thankfully managed to do,” said Frittelli.
“I made some crucial putts coming down the stretch which really saved the day for me.
“The biggest moments were probably on 13 when I made a great par save from ten feet and then on the 16th I made a great par putt and Billy missed his birdie chance to close the gap to one stroke.
“I
was sure he was going to make that putt but when he missed I knew I had
some breathing space with two holes to play and then he obviously had a
really unfortunate finish.
“But
I am delighted to get the win. This changes a lot for me and really
opens doors for me and my career. I can hopefully push on now and try
and get my European Tour card through the Challenge Tour and really keep
pushing it forward.”
While
Frttelli lifted the Kärnten Golf Open presented by Mazda trophy, and
the first place cheque for €25,600 that propelled him to 12th place in the Challenge Tour Rankings, Manuel Trappel celebrated the week as the leading
Austrian, having finished in a tie for 11th on 11 under par.
But
it was Frittell’s week and upon receiving the trophy he dedicated his
victory in Austria to former South African President Nelson Mandela.
“I
want to dedicate this victory to Mr Mandela. What he did for our
country is indescribable and I would like to ask everyone to keep him in
their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.”
FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
Par 284 (4x71)
267 D Frittelli (RSA) 67 64 65 71
270 F Bergamaschi (Ita) 69 65 68 68, D Huizing (Ned) 68 69 67 66
271 A McArthur (Sco) 70 70 65 66
272 M Haastrup (Den) 65 69 69 69, S
Walker (Eng) 68 67 67 70, A Pavan (Ita) 69 65 70 68, A Rota (Ita) 69 67
70 66, L Saltman (Sco) 63 69 69 71
273 F Calmels (Fra) 68 69 66 70, M Trappel (Aut) 66 73 70 64
274 E Dubois (Fra) 66 67 71 70, B Hemstock (Eng) 66 67 67 74, N Kearney (Irl) 69 65 69 71, Z Scotland (Eng) 67 69 67 71
275 V Riu (Fra) 68 72 66 69, P
O'Keeffe (Irl) 66 67 69 73, J Fahrbring (Swe) 69 68 68 70, A Gee (Eng)
68 70 69 68, R Enoch (Wal) 70 70 67 68,
276 P Relecom (Bel) 67 70 71 68, O Farr (Wal) 70 68 67 71,
277 T Pieters (Bel) 72 68 70 67, J Frazer (Wal) 70 65 72 70, G Murray (Sco) 70 69 68 70, M Ford (Eng) 70 68 69 70
278
D Palm (Swe) 69 68 70 71, P Martin Benavides (Esp) 68 71 70 69, F
Delamontagne (Fra) 71 69 71 67, J Carlsson (Swe) 70 68 71 69, L Astl
(Aut) 69 71 70 68, D Kemmer (USA) 65 69 72 72, H Bacher (Aut) 71 68 70
69, M Quiros (Esp) 70
70 68 70, J Lando Casanova (Fra) 71 67 71 69
279
A Forsyth (Sco) 69 70 71 69, J Legarrea (Esp) 69 71 67 72, T Pilkadaris
(Aus) 69 70 69 71, D Ulrich (Sui) 68 72 70 69, J Gibb (Eng) 70 69 67
73, R Wingardh (Swe) 70 67 69 73
280 M Kramer (Ger) 69 67 75 69, L Kennedy (Eng) 68 66 70 76, J Barnes (Eng) 69 71 70 70, L Nemecz (Aut) 67 69 72 72
281
S Kim (SKor) 67 69 73 72, B Parker (Eng) 72 68 70 71, D Geminiani (Ita)
70 69 70 72, A Engell (Nor) 67 70 71 73, M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 70 70
69 72, R Steiner (Aut) 66 68 71 76
282 M Salminen (Fin) 70 67 69 76, C Suneson (Esp) 70 68 70 74, N Floren (Swe) 68 72 75 67, P Dwyer (Eng) 72 68 69 73
283 A Domingo (Esp) 70 68 71 74, M Novy (Cze) 71 68 71 73, J Grillon (Fra) 72 66 75 70
284 L Claverie (Esp) 70 67 73 74, N Quintarelli (Ita) 69 69 74 72
285 N Lemke (Swe) 68 68 77 72, J Maurer (Aut) 69 69 73 74
287 J Heath (Eng) 70 69 69 79
288 M Haines (Eng) 74 65 72 77
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