SCOTS TO FORE AT EUROPRO TOUR EVENT IN SHROPSHIRE

FENWICK, ELLIOT SALTMAN EARN 

£1,240 EACH AFTER MISSING OUT ON

 PLACE IN £10,000 JACKPOT PLAY-OFF

Dunbar's Neil Fenwick and Elliot Saltman (Archerfield) were only one shot away from being involved in a play-off for the £10,000 jackpot prize in the PGA EuroPro Tour's FSC Invitational 54-hole tournament at Astbury Golf Club, Bridgnorth, Shropshire today (Friday).

Both totalled nine-under-par 201, one behind rookie pro Garrick Porteous (ISM) who beat fellow Englishmen Darren Lloyd and James Maw in a play-off for the top award.

Fenwick had 10 birdies in a closing round of 65 but had a double bogey 5 at the short 18th.

Saltman had an eagle and five birdies in a final round of 64. They eached earned £1,240 for their tied fourth finish.

Zack Saltman earned £825 for joint ninth place on 202 after a closing 66 but Lloyd Saltman, joint overnight leader, crashed down to joint 20th place with a final round of four-over-par 74 for 205, the same total as Ross Kellett (68). Saltman had four bogeys and a double bogey 6 at the 16th. He and Kellett earned £382 each.

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THREE-MAN PLAY-OFF

Last year's British amateur champion Garrick Porteous from the North-east of England  claimed his first professional win as he took the FSC Invitational title after a play-off in the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour event at The Astbury in Shropshire.

The 24-year-old carded a final-round 66 (-4) to finish ten under, tied with South African Darryn Lloyd (68, 68, 64) and Yorkshireman James Maw (65, 66, 69) on the par-70 course.

The play-off took place on The Astbury’s spectacular par-three 18^th and on the first play both Maw (Rockliffe Hall) and Porteous (ISM) made par, but Lloyd (Toft Hotel) found a greenside bunker and made bogey.  On the second play Maw too found the sand but played out to within feet of the pin. 

However, Porteous was well-placed on the green and single-putted for birdie and the victory.

“It is great to get the first pro win in,” said Porteous, who wins £10,000 a brand new Motocaddy and a Shotsaver range finder. “I got off to a slow start as a pro, missing a few cuts, but coming here and winning feels great and builds up the confidence.

“It is always nice to win and I am happy. I will see what happens for the rest of the season, I think I might get some European Tour invites and also play a few more EuroPro events.

“I didn’t have too long to wait before the play off was good, and both times it was just a nine iron from the tee and I was able to hole the putt in the second play-off hole.”

PGA EUROPRO TOUR - FSC INVITATIONAL

Astbury Golf Club, Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 210 (3x70)

200 Garrick Porteous (ISM) 66 68 66, Darren Lloyd (Toft Hotel) 68 68 64, James Maw (Rockliffe) 65 66 69. Porteous (£10,000) bt Lloyd (£3,750) and Maw (£3,750) in play-off.

SCOTS' TOTALS

201 Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) 67 69 65, Elliot Saltman (Archerfield) 67 70 64 (£1,240 each).

202 Zack Saltman (Archerfield) 65 71 66 (T9) (£825)

203 Scott Drummond (Skills Group) 66 66 71 (T11) (£650).

205 Ross Kellett (Kingsfield) 70 67 68, Lloyd Saltman (Archerfield) 68 63 84 (T20) (£382 each)

207 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 67 70 70 (T31) (£287).

215 Neil Henderson (Renaissance) 68 68 79 (52nd) (£190).

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