GERMAN LAMPERT WINS WITH 19 UNDER PAR TOTAL

       Moritz Lampert with the Challenge Tour trophy. Picture by courtesy of Getty Images(c).
 
WALLACE BOOTH FINISHES jt 7th IN


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At the end of a low scoring week at the picturesque Golfclub Schloss Finkenstein in Austria, Moritz Lampert was left holding the trophy aloft as winner of the Kärnten Golf Open. 
Seven birdies and just a single dropped shot added up to a round of 65 on Sunday as the German posted a 19 under par total to win by a stroke from playing partner Byeong-hun An, with Italy’s Filippo Bergamaschi a shot further back in third position. 
This latest success for Lampert, who won his first professional title earlier this year on the Pro Golf Tour, means the 22 year old will now have a full category on the Challenge Tour for the rest of the year. 
It will allow the German to plan a proper schedule, and it also sees him jump to fifth on the Rankings, with the top 15 earning their place on The European Tour come the end of the season. 
Having just received the trophy, and a rather large cheque for €25,600 at the presentation on the 18th green, Lampert was clearly over the moon with his success. 
“This is pretty cool,” said the German, who represents Golf Club St Leon-Rot, part of The European Tour Properties network.
 “My first round wasn’t that great, but since then I have played some really good golf, and for it to turn into a victory this week, well, I can’t put it into words. It is my first victory, which makes it special, because I have been playing on invites up until now and this just changes my whole schedule, my season, and my goals."
Coming up just short of Lampert’s winning total was South Korea’s An, who birdied his final three holes to match his best ever finish on the Challenge Tour, which came at the Scottish Hydro Challenge at Aviemore  last June. 
While some players might be disappointed to come up just shy of a maiden title, the 22 year old Orlando resident was excited to continue a run of consistent form. 
“I played alright today,” said An. “Five under is always a decent score, Mo just played great today. I tried my best, and I’m quite happy with my finish, especially making those birdies in the last few holes. 
 “I’m getting closer to winning, I’ve still got plenty of golf ahead of me, and I think it’s coming. It is better to play more consistent in my opinion, rather than win and then not play well.
"I’d rather do that, play well every week, still trying to win. I am very happy with a second place finish.” 
Wallace Booth from Comrie finished joint seventh on 269 with scores of 69 68 68 and 64.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x74) 
265 M Lampert (Ger) 69 66 65 65
266 B An (SKor) 67 69 64 66
267 F Bergamaschi (Ita) 69 66 65 67
268 C Bouniol (Fra) 69 67 63 69, J Roos (RSA) 67 69 66 66, F Fritsch (Ger) 65 69 66 68
269 W Booth (Sco) 69 68 68 64, S Hutsby (Eng) 72 64 68 65, P Maddy (Eng) 65 68 67 69, R McGee (Irl) 68 65 69 67, 270 S Tiley (Eng) 72 65 64 69
271 J Huldahl (Den) 73 60 66 72, N Quintarelli (Ita) 71 67 67 66, A Bernadet (Fra) 65 70 71 65, D Vancsik (Arg) 67 66 68 70, A Johnston (Eng) 67 65 68 71
272 G Main (USA) 69 69 68 66, M Orrin (Eng) 64 74 67 67, C Lloyd (Eng) 68 67 71 66, T Murray (Eng) 64 70 68 70, B Hebert (Fra) 70 68 66 68, 273 B Virto (Esp) 68 66 66 73, L Goddard (Eng) 71 66 65 71, D Frittelli (RSA) 70 65 70 68, J Lando Casanova (Fra) 65 67 68 73
274 J Barnes (Eng) 67 67 70 70, B Evans (Eng) 71 67 63 73, S Arnold (Aus) 66 67 70 71, O Floren (Swe) 70 68 71 65, E Espana (Fra) 67 67 75 65, L Gagli (Ita) 69 66 68 71, D Coupland (Eng) 67 66 73 68
275 H Bacher (Aut) 66 67 72 70, O Wilson (Eng) 69 68 68 70, M Tullo (Chi) 71 67 66 71, L Jensen (Den) 71 65 72 67, A Engell (Nor) 69 67 72 67, J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 69 65 70 71, R Enoch (Wal) 71 63 68 73, J Winther (Den) 67 71 70 67
276 G Lockerbie (Eng) 67 69 67 73, D Law (Sco) 66 71 76 63, D Geminiani (Ita) 69 68 66 73, B Åkesson (Swe) 73 65 66 72, D Stewart (Sco) 67 70 70 69, M Glauert (Ger) 71 64 68 73, O Stark (Swe) 70 67 68 71
277 D Gaunt (Eng) 68 70 67 72, R Steiner (Aut) 67 71 67 72, G Shaw (Nir) 68 66 72 71, C Russo (Fra) 69 67 71 70, G Woolgar (Eng) 66 70 67 74, 278 S Henry (Sco) 70 67 69 72, W Besseling (Ned) 71 64 69 74, J Robinson (Eng) 66 71 68 73, J Fahrbring (Swe) 67 69 72 70
279 M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 68 70 70 71, S Garcia Rodriguez (Esp) 67 67 70 75, M Novy (Cze) 72 66 74 67, L Nemecz (Aut) 67 71 68 73
280 L Corfield (Eng) 66 72 72 70
281 M Trappel (Aut) 69 68 69 75, J Lara (Esp) 68 69 70 74, 284 M Haastrup (Den) 71 67 76 70
286 C Mivis (Bel) 69 69 72 76