Ramsay won the Cazoo Classic and Hidalgo (8th), best Spanish

The Scottish Richie Ramsay Frenchman Julien Guerrier took advantage of the dip in the final section in, with the fourth card with 69 hits (-3), and a total of 274 (-14), to win the Cazoo Classic, DP World Tour tournament played on the English course of Hillside Golf Club in Southport, it was the fourth title of his career on the European circuit, seven years after the last, and fulfilling the promise made on his sheet that he would win and take it. dedicate

Everything was preparing a victory in the middle of the course for Guerrier, who faced the last day without a good time as the leader, with a one shot advantage, and stayed on top until the last holes, The Frenchman, three ‘birdies’ in first nine holes, he seemed solid, but in the second round he started flirting too much with the outsiders. And, from the 13th hole, the tournament began to slip away.

With two bogeys on 13, 15 and 17, he went from heavy favorite to worthy contender. He was overtaken by Ramsey, his match partner, and an Englishman Paul Waring who went to the clubhouse with a card of 70 hits (-2), but a combined score of -13 (275 hits) that put the him in second place , a blow from the head and, with it, with clear options of, at least, dreaming of a tiebreaker.

Unfortunately for Waring, the Scotsman Ramsay was not far behind. In the first 12 holes he was par for the course in the fourth round, with one ‘birdie’ and one ‘bogey’, but he ramped up later with ‘birdies’ on 14, 15 and 17, putting him in his on – 14, lack of the last hole.

On the 18th, Waring was attentive as he put on the practice green in anticipation of a possible tiebreaker, Ramsay was good enough to sign for par of the hole to secure the victory. His second blow was not good and the third discreet. He left the ball about three and a half meters from the hole and had to hole it to win, on a day where many easy putts were missed. He didn’t miss, he was direct and with the right strength.

He got his fourth victory in the European Tour tournament (he added another one in the Asian) and fulfilled an important promise to his daughter: before the tournament he promised her that he would win it and dedicate it to him. He did one and the other. Seven years after his previous victory, the 39-year-old Scot lifted the trophy again. Guerrier, on the other hand, had to settle for shared third place with Forrest.

good last trip Spanish Angel Hidalgo, who delivered a final card of 70 strokes (-2), for a total of 278, which put him in a shared eighth position, which might have been better had he not made his second bogey of the day on the 17th hole. Santiago Ben Tarrio was eleventh, with a superb final 67, finishing five shots off the lead.

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