Double bogeys kill Scott Henry's hopes in last 

round of Challenge Tour event

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Two double bogey 6s in a final round of 73 relegated the front-running Scott Henry to a final placing of tied 11th in the Slovakia Challenge at Penati Golf Resort.
The tournament first prize of 27,000 euros was won by Norway's Espen Kofstad who posted a final round of 64 to tie with France's Romain Langasque on 17-under 271 and then won the play-off with a birdie at the second extra hole.
Henry, winner of the Scottish boys' match-play championship twice (2004-2005) and the Under-18s stroke-play once (2004) when he was playing out of Cardross GC, birdied the first, sixth, 14th, 15th and 16th but was dragged down by double bogey 6s at the ninth and 18th as well as bogeys at the seventh and 11th.
He finished on 12 under par 276 in a low-scoring tournament.Henry earned 3,145 euros, the final round costing him about 10,000 euros.
Aberdeen's David Law tied for 35th place with scores of 69, 70, 70 and 72 for seven-under 281. He earned 1,139 euros
Englishman Garrick Porteous lowered the course record fo 61 in the final round as he finished T15 on 277.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72) prizemoney in euros
271 Espen Kofstad (Nor) 67 65 75 64, Romain Langasque (Fra) 66 68 69 68 (Kofstad won sudden-death play-off at second extra hole).
Kofstad 27,000, Langasque 18,700.
272 James Heath (Eng) 71 65 69 67 (11,900)
273 Alexander Bjork (Swe) 70 71 67 65, Max Orrin (Eng) 68 68 71 66, Ryan Fox (NZ) 65 69 72 67 (8,500 each).

SCOTS' TOTALS
276 Scott Henry 68 65 70 73 (T11) (3,145)
281 David Law 69 70 70 72 (T35) (1,139)