CALDWELL WINS CLIPPER LOGISTICS CHAMPIONSHIP
Northern Irishman leads into Race To Desert Springs top five
Jonathan
Caldwell finally landed his first HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour
title, taking home the Clipper Logistics Championship at Moor Allerton
with three birdies in his last four holes.
Caldwell
(Clandeyboye; 70, 64, 69) has finished inside the top five on eight
occasions in five years on the tour, but beat Kevin Harper (East Devon
Golf Club; 69, 69, 66) holing a nervy short putt for the title in Leeds.
It lifts him inside
the Race To Desert Springs top five, a position which is rewarded with a
2017 Challenge Tour card for those in that position at the end of the
season.
Curtis
Griffiths (Wentworth; 68, 70, 68) consolidated his position in second
on the tour rankings with a third-place finish on seven under par.
“It feels great,” said Caldwell,
who takes home £10,000 along with a brand new Motocaddy S1 Lithium
trolley, Bushnell Tour X Range Finder and Bolle Sunglasses. “It has been
a long time coming after a few near misses, so it feels special.
“The one bad shot I hit all week was at the 3rd,
and it got me into some bother. I took a swipe at it left handed, got
it out right handed and didn’t really know where I was going with the 4th
but managed to get it up by the green to chip and putt for what turned
out to be a pretty good six in the end. It was a shame after a good
start on the first two holes, and I then bogeyed the 4th as well.
“Making
a birdie at 5 was key, picking one up there and steadying the ship by
hitting fairways and greens. I stayed patient and knew I was playing
well enough to give myself chances.
“It
is satisfying to win birdie-ing three of the last four, rather than to
stumble over the line. The top five has been a goal of mine throughout
the year, and I have done that now – better late than never.”
The
top 60 on the Race To Desert Springs will now be invited to play the
season-ending Tour Championship at Desert Springs Resort in Spain. Nick
Cunningham took 60th spot with a season’s earnings
of £3,070.71 but Ben Hall misses out, finishing just £42.21 behind.
Highlights from the Clipper Logistics Championship will be broadcast on Sky Sports on Tuesday, October 4.
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