The American Sean Crocker, with a final round of 68 strokes (4 under par), for an accumulated score of 266 (-22), he was able to debut his record by winning the Hero Open of golf, from the DP World Tour (formerly the European Circuit), played at the Scottish Fairmont St Andrews, with the Spaniards Adrian Otaegui in third place.
Sean Crocker, 241 in the world and born 25 years ago in Harare (Zimbabwe), but with American nationality, could not have a better field to achieve his first professional victory as legendary. st andrews. He did the same, dominating from start to finish, as he took the lead after the first day and did not drop for the remaining three days from that privileged position.
This Sunday, he faced the final day two shots ahead of the Swede Jens Dantorp and three of Adrian Otaegui, his party mates this Sunday. During the course he suffered again to maintain his lead, because after the 9th hole the Spaniard was only one shot (-18) behind the American (-19).
But Otaegui’s error at the 10th, combined with Crocker’s birdie on the same hole, put the distance between two at three. Since then, since Dantorp had also left, the American knew how to control his party partners more comfortably.
The only one to escape his direct control was Englishman Eddie Pepperell, who delivered a superb card with a 65 stroke (-7), putting him in the clubhouse with a -21 that gave him second place when -one and allowed him to dream of a ‘prick’ from Crocker that would, at the very least, take him to the tiebreaker.
Crocker, not taking any chances, did not disappoint, in the last 8 holes he made two birdies, for a card with 68 that gave him a final -22, which gave him his first victory as a professional. The son of a professional cricketer who left with his family for California at the age of five, lifted his first trophy at St Andrews.
Otaegui, also with a 68, the result of six ‘birdies’ and two ‘bogeys’, for a total of -19, finished in third place, with Scot David’s Law An impressive position for the man from San Sebastian, although with a certain bitter taste, because especially in the last two days he was very close to the co-leading.
Excellent last card Alvaro Quiroswith 67 hits, since he started with two bogeys on 1 and 2, but recovered impressively with seven birdies, six of them between 6 and 12. His prize, the final tenth place, with -16 .
Source: La Verdad
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