The final outcome was difficult for the Extremaduran Jorge Campillo in it Estrella Dam Andalucía Masters argued in Royal Sotogrande Golf Club (Cádiz)lost on the ninth hole of the play off against the Frenchman Julien Guerrierwho after 229 contests achieved his first victory in European Tour (DP World Tour).
Both finished 72 regular holes with 267 strokes (-21) after the Spaniard opened the playoff door for the Frenchman by finishing bogey-5 and repeating the result on the ninth extra hole, the 18th, par 4.
Jon Rahm He fought until the end but his round of 67 was not enough to total 271 (-17) in shared sixth place. David Puig is 12th.
The 9-hole play off was equaled in 2013 at El Saler (Valencia) when fellow Frenchman Raphel Jacquelin won the Spanish Open.
“It was very difficult but I gave everything I had inside, this moment was incredible,” Guerrier told Sky Sports at the foot of the green, before becoming emotional.
Jorge Campillo, for his part, told Movistar Golf: “It’s a shame, I dominated the playoff, except for the first hole, he was lucky to win the last regular hole, but hey, that’s how it happened. I played a tiebreaker, it’s good to win a tournament in your country but I will keep trying, I will probably have more opportunities.
Campillo is looking for his first de facto victory on European soil as achievements so far on the DP World Tour are in Morocco, in 2019 (Hassan II Trophy), in Doha (Qatar Masters in 2020, before the Covid pandemic) and Nairobi in 2023 (Kenya Open).
And Jon Rahm said in the mixed zone: “I want to make fewer mistakes, I was not completely comfortable all week, it bothers me to be at the top and not win one of the tournaments in Spain. This is probably the last round of my year?
Source: La Verdad
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