Michael Stewart (T5) top Scot at windswept
Longhirst Hall, earns £1,516
PGA EUROPRO NEWS RELEASE
Sam Connor birdied the last to win the Dawson and Sanderson Travel Classic after a windswept final round at Longhirst Hall Golf Club near Morpeth.
Longhirst Hall, earns £1,516
PGA EUROPRO NEWS RELEASE
Sam Connor birdied the last to win the Dawson and Sanderson Travel Classic after a windswept final round at Longhirst Hall Golf Club near Morpeth.
The Alsager Golf and Country Club, Staffordshire player finished two shots ahead of second-placed Christopher Evans, who bogeyed the 18th, in the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour event.
Connor
carded a final-round 76 on the par-72 Dawson Course, which saw players
contending with strong and gusty winds similar to those at the Irish
Open last weekend. He was one under coming down the last and played a
superb approach shot
before making a short downhill putt for birdie.
It’s
the 23-year-old’s first win on the EuroPro Tour and he takes home
£10,000, a brand new Motocaddy S1 trolley, Bushnell Tour X range finder,
Bolle sunglasses and £500 to spend at HotelPlanner.com
“I am in shock,” admitted Connor. “It feels amazing. You work towards this and I cannot put it in words how it feels.
“I
was very happy with that birdie at the last. I hit a nice tee shot over
the corner but only with a five iron – it was playing so strong
downwind.
"We picked a yardage and a line for the second shot and committed to it. I hit it perfect and had six feet down the hill and rolled it in beautifully. The wind was unbelievably tough today.
"We picked a yardage and a line for the second shot and committed to it. I hit it perfect and had six feet down the hill and rolled it in beautifully. The wind was unbelievably tough today.
“My
main goal at the start of the season was to get onto the Challenge Tour
and that doesn’t change. There is still a lot of work to do but if I
keep doing what I am doing, I will achieve that.”
Connor
had been neck-and-neck with Evans in the closing stages of the
tournament after dropping four shots in the space of five holes from 13
to 17. However, his birdie at the last put pressure on Evans to equal
his birdie 3 for a play-off,
but the Wishaw Golf and Country Club, Sutton Coldfield player faltered with a bogey 5.
Jason
Timmis (Wychwood Park Golf Club) finished third on one over after
rounds of 69, 73 and 75. Craig Farrelly (TPS) came fourth on two over
and three players shared fifth on three over, five behind winner Connor.
Highlights
air on Sky Sports on
Tuesday, June 16. The next PGA EuroPro Tour event is at
Cumberwell Park and begins on Wednesday, June 17, concluding Friday,
June 19.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 216 (3x72)
214 Sam Connor (Alsager) 66 72 76 (£10,000)
216 Christopher Evans (Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield) 69 68 79 (£6,000).
217 Jason Timmis (Wychwood Park) 69 73 75 (£3,000)
SCOTS' TOTALS
219 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) 69 71 79 (T5) (£1,516)
221 Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) 69 69 83 (T10) (£1,000)
222 Jordan Findlay (Paul Lawrie GC) 73 73 76 (T11) (£850)
223 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 74 72 77 (T13) (£725)
225 Lloyd Saltman (Archerfield Links) 72 75 78 (T16) (£537)
226 Elliot Saltman (Archerfield Links) 73 69 84 (T21) (£470).
227 Fraser McKenna (Balmore) 75 71 81 (T26) (£412)
231 Ross Cameron (Saltire Energy) 76 69 86 (T46) £310).
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 216 (3x72)
214 Sam Connor (Alsager) 66 72 76 (£10,000)
216 Christopher Evans (Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield) 69 68 79 (£6,000).
217 Jason Timmis (Wychwood Park) 69 73 75 (£3,000)
SCOTS' TOTALS
219 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) 69 71 79 (T5) (£1,516)
221 Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) 69 69 83 (T10) (£1,000)
222 Jordan Findlay (Paul Lawrie GC) 73 73 76 (T11) (£850)
223 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 74 72 77 (T13) (£725)
225 Lloyd Saltman (Archerfield Links) 72 75 78 (T16) (£537)
226 Elliot Saltman (Archerfield Links) 73 69 84 (T21) (£470).
227 Fraser McKenna (Balmore) 75 71 81 (T26) (£412)
231 Ross Cameron (Saltire Energy) 76 69 86 (T46) £310).
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