Duncan Stewart's joint third place finish in
Morocco earns him US $3,497
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Grantown on Spey's Duncan Stewart, now based in Edinburgh and playing out of Turnhouse Golf Club, shot a best of the final day round of three-under-par 69 to tie for third place in this week's MENA Tour event, the El Jadida Championship at Royal Golf El Jadida, Morocco.
Stewart stepped up a great after pedestrian rounds of 73 and 74 to surge up the leaderboard. He had six birdies - at the long first, sixth, eighth, 10th, 11th and 12th in halves of 35-34. He bogeyed the short fourth, fifth and short 13th.
The Highlander, who earned US $3,497 for his performance, finished five shots behind the winner, Englishman Andrew Marshall whose closing 72 was enough to take him past the faltering overnight leader Florian Praegant (Austria).
Marshall shot 70-69-73 for five-under 211, two ahead of Praegant who had scores fo 68, 69 and 76.
Neil Fenwick from Dunbar tied for fifth place on 218 with scores of 72, 74 and 72. Fenwick had three 6s on his final card, at the first, third (a double bogey) and the 18th which diminished his bag of five birdies
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
211 Andrew Marshall (Eng) 70 69 72.
213 Florian Praegnant (Aut) 68 69 76.
216 Duncan Stewart (Sco) 73 74 69, Luke Joy (Eng) 72 74 70
OTHER SCORE:
218 Neil Fenwick (Sco) 72 74 72 (T5)
MISSED THE CUT
155 Paul Doherty (Sco) 74 81
OVERALL SUMMARY by VIREN VARMA
TO VIEW ALL THE FINAL TOTALS
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Morocco earns him US $3,497
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Grantown on Spey's Duncan Stewart, now based in Edinburgh and playing out of Turnhouse Golf Club, shot a best of the final day round of three-under-par 69 to tie for third place in this week's MENA Tour event, the El Jadida Championship at Royal Golf El Jadida, Morocco.
Stewart stepped up a great after pedestrian rounds of 73 and 74 to surge up the leaderboard. He had six birdies - at the long first, sixth, eighth, 10th, 11th and 12th in halves of 35-34. He bogeyed the short fourth, fifth and short 13th.
The Highlander, who earned US $3,497 for his performance, finished five shots behind the winner, Englishman Andrew Marshall whose closing 72 was enough to take him past the faltering overnight leader Florian Praegant (Austria).
Marshall shot 70-69-73 for five-under 211, two ahead of Praegant who had scores fo 68, 69 and 76.
Neil Fenwick from Dunbar tied for fifth place on 218 with scores of 72, 74 and 72. Fenwick had three 6s on his final card, at the first, third (a double bogey) and the 18th which diminished his bag of five birdies
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
211 Andrew Marshall (Eng) 70 69 72.
213 Florian Praegnant (Aut) 68 69 76.
216 Duncan Stewart (Sco) 73 74 69, Luke Joy (Eng) 72 74 70
OTHER SCORE:
218 Neil Fenwick (Sco) 72 74 72 (T5)
MISSED THE CUT
155 Paul Doherty (Sco) 74 81
OVERALL SUMMARY by VIREN VARMA
Two shots behind going into the final round,
Marshall and Praegant were engaged in a nip-and-tuck battle, but the former
European Tour star came through with two birdies in his last three holes.
Praegant had his chances to close the deal, but he stumbled coming home,
dropping five shots between 13 and 17 holes, including a double-bogey on the
16th, and that made all the difference.
“I'm really happy and ecstatic to win my
first event on the MENA Golf Tour. Morocco has been very good to me,” said
Marshall after receiving the winner’s trophy and a cheque for $9,000.
TO VIEW ALL THE FINAL TOTALS
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Labels: MENA TOUR
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