Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Balmaseda wins Dubai play-off with eagle at 

third extra hole

Spaniard Carlos Balmaseda eagled the par-5 third extra hole to beat England's Luke Joy and win the MENA Tour's Golf Citizen Classic at the Els Club, Dubai today (Wed).
They had tied on six-under-par 210, Balmaseda had rounds of 68, 72 and 70; Joy 68, 71 and 71.
Dubai-based amateur teenager Rayhan Thomas from India, tied for third place on 211 with rounds of 67, 73 and 71. Thomas won the Scottish U18 boys' open stroke-play title earlier this year.
Aberdeen's Daniel Henry tied for 14th place with rounds of 68, 75 and 71 for a two-under-par total fo 214.
Paul Doherty, the leading Scot after 36 holes, sagged to a third-round 76 and finished tied 29th on 217.
Aberdeen-born tour pro Clarke Lutton and Dunbar's Daniel Kay tied for 40th place on 220. Lutton scored 69, 77 and 74, Kay 73, 72 and 75.


LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Els Club, Dubai
Par 216 (3x72)
210 C Balmaseda (Spa) 68 72 70, L Joy (Eng) 68 71 71 (Balmaseda won play-off at third extra hole)
211 M Williams (Eng) 71 69 71, R Thomas (India) (am) 67 73 71, F Lindblom (swe) 70 71 70, P Barth (Swe) 68 71 72, A Costa (Chile) 73 68 70
212 L Corfield (Eng) 71 66 75, C Hinton (Eng) 67 74 71, J White (Eng) 74 71 67, A Marshall (Eng) 71 71 70


SCOTS' FINAL TOTALS
214 D Hendry (am) 68 75 71 (T14)
217 P Doherty 70 71 76 (T29)
220 C Lutton 69 77 74, D Kay 73 72 75.



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