landmark career victory at La Manga
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wire-to-wire win at the 2016 La Manga
Club International Pro-Am
after a final round one-under par 72 on La Manga
Club’s famous
South Course.
A dominant performance
from Leicester star Cort,
pictured, saw him secure
his first PGAs of Europe
-sanctioned Pro-Am
victory, adding to his
previous PGAs of Europe
wins in the form of the
2015
Golfbreaks.com
Four-ball Championship
and 2015 PGA
Professional Championship
of
Europe – an excellent hat-trick of wins in just over 13 months.
“I feel pretty chuffed –
it was really tough out there with the wind picking up on the back nine, and
going out with a lead is always interesting as you don’t know whether to attack
or defend,” said Cort. “But I played
solid, especially on the back nine when the wind got up so I’m pleased with how
I finished.
“I’ve got a few big
things this summer to look forward to so every time you win it’s great for your
confidence so I can use this win to hopefully push forward and get some results
as well.”
With Cort holding a
three-shot lead at the beginning of the day, and with the rounds starting in
near perfect sunny and calm conditions, it seemed that good scores were a
possibility on the championship South Course at the resort named as ‘Spain’s
Best Golf Hotel’ at the 2015 World Golf Awards, and a close contest was on the
cards.
This proved to be the
case after uncharacteristic bogeys for Cort at the first and fifth holes and a
birdie four on the fourth for Craig Shave (PGA of GB and I) saw the cushion
evaporate.
But two birdies at the
sixth and ninth steadied the ship and saw Cort return to the top of the
leaderboard with a two-stroke advantage, which was not threatened by the
chasing pack for the remainder of the round.
As the wind picked up,
scoring became tougher and, although a further birdie by Shave at the 13th
closed the gap, two late bogeys gave the advantage back to Cort who never
wavered from his position at the top of the leaderboard from round one,
finishing at five-under (212) for the tournament.
“It’s a great complex
here at La Manga Club,” added Cort.
“Some great courses…it’s nice to stay onsite and the hotel’s been great,
and food’s been excellent. The weather
has been nice with a bit of wind, which made it interesting, but much better
than back home so it’s a good chance to get some practice in - it’s been
ideal.”
Shave finished in second
place courtesy of a solid closing level par 73 to finish on a tournament total
of 216 (-1), followed by the PGA of Italy’s Nicolo Gaggero at six-over par
(223) in third place.
A nine-point swing on
the final day saw Cort secure a memorable double with victory in the team
pro-am event as well.
Assisted by amateurs Brendan Delaney, Maurice Addison and
Gary Britton, a high scoring back nine of 45 points (-9) and a closing round
total of 84 points (-12) saw them soar to the top of the leaderboard where they
finished with an excellent total score of 249 points (-33).
In second place was the
team led by Brendan McGovern (PGA of GB&I) with amateurs Ronan O'Reilly,
Jonathan Toms, and Marcus Burnley, who had held the lead heading into the final
round.
A closing 75 (-3) saw them
surrender their position at the top. However it was good enough to finish seven
points clear of the team of PGA of Czech Republic professional, Steve Bradley,
and amateurs Tony Parrish, Michael Wantulok, and Mark Shaw.
For Full Final Scores
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