PORTLETHEN'S SAM KILOH T27 FINISH ON GERMAN PGA PRO GOLF TOUR

Play-off winner Irishman Richard O'Donovan celebrates his maiden victory as a professional.

Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort

Play-off victory for Irish rookie Richard 

O'Donovan in only fourth pro tournament

FROM THE GERMAN PGA WEBSITE
Richard O'Donovan is the winner of the 2014 Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort. The 23 year old from Ireland prevailed on the first extra hole in an evening playoff against Benjamin Weilguni from Austria.

By Matthias Lettenbichler 

Northeim/Germany − What a perfect start into a professional career: Richard O'Donovan from Celbridge in Ireland turned pro only six weeks ago; now he already secured himself his maiden tour victory. 
Playing par on the 12th hole of the Hardenberg GolfResort in an evening playoff against Benjamin Weilguni from Austria he won the trophy of the second last tournament of the season plus 5000 euro prize money.
 "It is unbelievable", O'Donovan said after making the decisive putt. Earlier today, on his 54th hole of the tournament, he had missed a four footer to go 6 under par and win over the regulaion three rounds.
 But later he managed to make the winning putt on the 12th green, the par 3 signature hole of the Hardenberg GolfResort.
 After three rounds O'Donovan (72, 68, 68) and Weilguni (74, 68, 66) had shared first place with 5 under par. Third place went to Sebastian Heisele from Germany who finished 3 under par (66, 74, 70) and moved forward to runner-up position in the Pro Golf Tour Order of Merit.
Marcel Schneider (Germany) finished T27 in Northeim and remains No.1 of the ranking list. But Heisele as well as Sean Einhaus, No. 3 of the Order of Merit do have a chance by calculation to win the 2014 overal trophy themselves at the final tournament of the season in Poland by the end of the month (25th to 27th September).
For O'Donovan, who is coached by Neil Nanchip, it was his first play-off and only his fourth professional tournament. 
Last week he had also taken part at the Pro Golf Tour's Gut Bissenmoor Classic but with +16 (75+83) he had clearly missed the cut (+3). This time everything went perfect for the young Irishman and especially his teeshots went where he wanted them to go.
 PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM!

Portlethen rookie pro Sam Kiloh (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) achieved his best pro tournament finish yet with a T27 on six-over 219 with ever-improving rounds of 75, 73 and 71.
Kiloh, pictured, then headed straight back to Scotland and the EuroPro Tour event at Mar Hall, Bishopton, near Glasgow, starting today.
Stablemate Philip McLean from Peterhead missed the cut with scores of 78 and 77 for 155 - seven shots over the limit.
LEADING FINAL TOALS
Par 203 (3x71)
208 R O'Donovan (Ire) 72 68 68, B Weilguni (Aut) 74 68 66 (O'Donovan won play-off at first extra hole).
210 S Heisele (Ger) 66 74 70

SELECTED SCORES
215 C Farrelly (Eng) 69 70 76 (T9)
219 S Kiloh (Sco) 75 73 71 (T27)
221 S Perry (Eng) 73 71 77 (T39)

MISSED THE CUT (148 and better qualified)
155 P McLean (Sco) 77 78



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