SCOTTISH YOUTHS TITLE GOES TO SPAIN
FRANCISCO (16) , COACHED AT KINGSACRE
WINS AT MORTONHALL
FRANCISCO Pintor , only 16, became not only the first Spanish winner but also possibly the youngest ever holder of the title at the conclusion of the Scottish youths’ open amateur stroke-play golf championship at Mortonhall Golf Club, Edinburgh today.
Francisco, from
Scottish boys match-play champion James White Lundin) and Ross Kellett (
Halfway leader Steven McEwan (Barassie) faded with closing rounds of 74 and 76 to a level par total of 288 which earned him joint fourth place.
Pintor described the win as the biggest of his career, and hopes it will secure his place in
He said: “I have won county championships in
“I knew that I was playing well, and the course really suited my game, so I was hoping to do well in the event.
Pintor flies over to
The trophy will now head back to Kingsacre – the home of former Scottish youths champion and European Tour player Andrew Oldcorn.
McEwan cut Pintor’s lead to just one shot after the first hole of the final round. The Spaniard bogeyed the par-4 hole to slip back to five under par.
Pintor’s nervous start continued with bogeys at the second and fourth as he approached the turn at three over par for his round.
McEwan kept up the challenge with an eagle 3 at the eighth but his bid for the title crumbled with consecutive bogeys at the 14th and 15th.
A fantastic birdie at the last hole – his first at the tricky 18th – was enough for Pintor to become the first Spaniard to secure the title.
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