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                            William Harrold ... another victory
HARROLD THE CONQUEROR WINS

BELGIAN CHALLENGE EVENT

William Harrold from Norfolk added the Belgian Challenge to his two EuroPro Tour wins this year by beating Germany's Florian Fritsch at the first hole of a sudden death play-off.
They had tied on 18-under-par 266 at the end of four rounds.
Wallace Booth (Comrie) and Braid Hills' Paul McKechnie tied for 21st place and earned 1,498 euros each.
George Murray finished T48 and earned 704 euros.
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William Harrold won his maiden Challenge Tour title at the Belgian Challenge Open after prevailing in a play-off against Florian Fritsch at Cleydael Golf and Country Club.
The overnight leader held his nerve to card a five under par 66 on an enthralling final day, but Fritsch forced a play-off by making up the one shot deficit with a round of 65.
Harrold, twice a winner on the satellite EuroPro Tour this year, showed composure when it mattered most to eventually triumph with a par on the first extra hole, which Fritsch could not match.
“It was a tough day,” said Harrold. “In addition to all the drama, Florian is a friend of mine, so winning like this after he made a bogey wasn’t ideal. But that’s what happens in golf, and I’m very happy with this victory.”
The win, which sees Harrold climb to 13th on the Challenge Tour Rankings, will put the Englishman in the spotlight.
However, not much seems to faze the new Belgian Challenge Open Champion.
“My game is all about staying cool as much as I can,” he said. “It is never over until the last putt and my last putt was a foot and a half, but I have to admit, it felt longer than it looked. My life won’t change with this victory, although I imagine my schedule might.”
While Germany’s Fritsch came so close to winning, he will be more than satisfied with the consistency he has shown in northern Belgium this week, which saw him card four rounds in the 60s.
In a tie for third, only two shots back from Harrold and Fritsch, were the English pair Dave Coupland and Jason Palmer.
Both men had held the lead at various stages before the weekend, and a pair of 66s meant they finished on 16 under par.
Elsewhere, Joel Stalter continued his impressive display over the tricky lay-out in the suburban town of Aartselaar with a final round of 67.
Stalter, who was making only his second appearance as a professional, has a lot to feel pleased about.
“I am proud of this result,” said the confident Frenchman. “I am only a rookie and I am learning my job. I played really well over the first nine, but everyone else made a lot of birdies too. I was a bit disappointed with my three bogeys coming home though. I paid quite a heavy price for two bad shots.
“But I am happy with the way I finished, with two birdies on the last two holes. I was not sure about where I finished up on the leaderboard, but it could’ve been worse than fifth for my second week on the Challenge Tour. Next week, why not a win?”

FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
266 W Harrold (Eng) 70 63 67 66, F Fritsch  (Ger) 64 68 69 65
268 D Coupland (Eng) 63 72 67 66, J Palmer (Eng) 66 63 73 66
269 J Stalter (Fra) 68 64 70 67
272 F Bergamaschi (Ita) 69 69 68 66, M Jonzon (Swe) 68 69 67 68, A Rota (Ita) 66 72 67 67, T Lee (USA) 68 68 70 66, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 66 70 67 69
273 A Velasco (Esp) 67 66 72 68, R Cazaubon (Mex) 65 66 70 72, J Barnes (Eng) 73 67 67 66, E Espana (Fra) 68 69 67 69
274 J Wilson (Aus) 69 67 68 70, C Paisley  (Eng) 66 69 69 70, R Coles (Eng) 74 65 66 69, H Joannes  (Bel) 66 71 68 69, N Ravano (Ita) 66 71 67 70, C Arendell (USA) 70 68 69 67
275 R Kind (Ned) 66 71 69 69, R McEvoy  (Eng) 69 65 68 73, W Booth  (Sco) 70 69 67 69, M Rominger  (Sui) 70 69 71 65, N Kearney (Irl) 71 69 66 69, P Edberg (Swe) 67 70 70 68, J Makitalo  (Fin) 71 68 66 70, P McKechnie (Sco) 69 69 64 73
276 C Aguilar  (Esp) 68 69 69 70, A Björk (Swe) 70 69 68 69, L Gagli  (Ita) 71 69 67 69, S Arnold  (Aus) 72 67 66 71
277 A Domingo (Esp) 69 71 68 69, Z Scotland  (Eng) 71 70 67 69, D Gaunt (Eng) 69 71 69 68
278 G Main (USA) 70 71 66 71, O Farr (Wal) 68 73 65 72, J Lara (Esp) 71 67 68 72, R Steiner (Aut) 69 72 69 68, S Hutsby  (Eng) 69 70 68 71
279 B Åkesson (Swe) 67 73 66 73, B An (Kor) 74 67 69 69, S Little (Eng) 67 67 75 70, B Hebert  (Fra) 68 72 69 70, R Davies (Wal) 72 68 69 70, B Henson (USA) 71 68 74 66, W Roebuck (Eng) 68 69 70 72
280 G Murray  (Sco) 66 70 69 75, R McGowan  (Eng) 67 73 70 70, J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 65 70 71 74
281 P Dwyer (Eng) 68 70 71 72, M Glauert (Ger) 69 71 70 71, W Besseling  (Ned) 71 69 72 69 
282 P Gal  (Cze) 67 74 70 71, J Fahrbring (Swe) 71 70 70 71, A Dunbar (Nir) 69 72 71 70, K Hesbois (am) (Bel) 66 70 74 72 
283 F Delamontagne  (Fra) 70 67 72 74 
284 J Gibb (Eng) 71 70 69 74
285 N Quintarelli (Ita) 71 69 70 75, P Maddy (Eng) 72 67 70 76, F Becker (Ger) 70 71 72 72,
286 A Perrino  (Ita) 67 72 75 72, L Goddard  (Eng) 71 68 76 71
287 J Gonnet  (Fra) 71 69 77 70 
288 J Legarrea (Esp) 70 69 72 77 
289 N Dougherty  (Eng) 70 70 75 74 
290 J Mikkelsen (Nor) 71 69 77 73

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