Newmachar highlight for man from Lancashire
Rookie Howard earns £10,000 with first pro
win in PLF Granite City Classic
By NICK TEALE
Paul
Howard won his first professional title four months after leaving the
amateur ranks when he claimed the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour’s
Paul Lawrie Foundation Granite City Classic title at Newmachar Golf Club
on Friday.
The
24-year-old Lancastrian carded a final-round 70, two-under-par, to
conclude the 54-hole tournament at 15 under, one ahead of Kirkhill Golf
Club’s Paul Shields, who shot a six-under 66 in his final round for
second place.
Shields would have forced a play-off had he not bogeyed the 17th after amassing seven birdies in his last 18, but the result equals his best finish on Europe’s third-tier golf tour.
Howard began the day with a one-stroke lead on 13 under par but faltered at the par-five 2nd when he dropped only his second shot of the tournament. He moved ahead on -14 with an eagle at the 8th but Shields, playing
three pairs ahead of Howard, made three birdies on the first six holes of the back nine to take control.
However, the Glaswegian bogeyed the par-four 17th
shortly before Howard made birdie at 16. That left the former England
international needing to par the remaining two holes for victory,
something he achieved with a smart up and
down on 18.
Howard
wins £10,000, a brand new Motocaddy S1 trolley, Bushnell Tour X Range
Finder, Bolle sunglasses and £500 to spend at HotelPlanner.com.
Daniel
Gavins, the Pontefract golfer who won on the EuroPro in 2013, shared
third with three-time Challenge Tour winner Greig Hutcheon on -13.
Gavins (Walton Driving Range) shot a final-round 66 while Hutcheon
signed for a three-under-par
69 in his closing 18.
Darren
Wright consolidated his place in the Race To Desert Springs top five
with a fifth-place finish. The top five at the end of the season will
earn a Challenge Tour card for 2016.
Highlights
of the Paul Lawrie Foundation GranLEAite City Classic will air on Sky
Sports on Tuesday, July 7. The HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour remains
in east Scotland for the Eagle Orchid Scottish Master at ontrose
Links, which begins
next Tuesday, June 30
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 216 (3x72)
201 P Howard (Eng) 65 66 70 (£10,000)
202 P Shields (Sco) 71 64 66 (£6,000)
203 D Gavins (Eng) 69 68 66, G Hutcheon (Sco) 68 66 69 (£2,
2,500 each)
204 D Wright (Eng) 67 71 66 (£1,750)S
205 G King (Eng) 70 70 65, S Mallon (Eng) 69 67 69, S Ward (Ire) 65 67 73 (£1,333 each)
SELECTED TOTALS
206 G Wright (Wal) 67 67 72 (T9) (£1,050)
209 R Cameron (Sco) 69 68 72 (T12) (£607)
210 L Saltman (Sco) 72 70 68 (T22) (£450)
212 I Redford (Sco) 71 71 79, C Robb (Sco) 68 71 73 (T31) (£387 each)
213 P McLean (Sco) 70 72 71, N Fenwick (Sco) 71 68 74, M Stewart (Sco) 65 72 76 (T35) £365 each.
214 M Isaacs (Sco) 70 72 72 (T40) (£345
215 C Sutherland (Sco) 71 71 73 (£332
220 M Patterson (Sco) 68 72 80 (51st) (£300
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LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 216 (3x72)
201 P Howard (Eng) 65 66 70 (£10,000)
202 P Shields (Sco) 71 64 66 (£6,000)
203 D Gavins (Eng) 69 68 66, G Hutcheon (Sco) 68 66 69 (£2,
2,500 each)
204 D Wright (Eng) 67 71 66 (£1,750)S
205 G King (Eng) 70 70 65, S Mallon (Eng) 69 67 69, S Ward (Ire) 65 67 73 (£1,333 each)
SELECTED TOTALS
206 G Wright (Wal) 67 67 72 (T9) (£1,050)
209 R Cameron (Sco) 69 68 72 (T12) (£607)
210 L Saltman (Sco) 72 70 68 (T22) (£450)
212 I Redford (Sco) 71 71 79, C Robb (Sco) 68 71 73 (T31) (£387 each)
213 P McLean (Sco) 70 72 71, N Fenwick (Sco) 71 68 74, M Stewart (Sco) 65 72 76 (T35) £365 each.
214 M Isaacs (Sco) 70 72 72 (T40) (£345
215 C Sutherland (Sco) 71 71 73 (£332
220 M Patterson (Sco) 68 72 80 (51st) (£300
TO VIEW ALL THE FINAL TOTALS
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Labels: EUROPRO TOUR
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