Frenchman Antoine Rozner won the Dubai Championship on Saturday, his first victory on the European Tour (EPGA), on the Jumeirah Golf Estates course, ahead of another Frenchman, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, tied with three other golfers.
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Between Wednesday and Saturday, the 27-year-old Rozner, who starts this year on the European Tour, surrendered four cards under 70 (63, 69, 67, 64) and finished 25 strokes under par, with two strokes of ‘advance on Lorenzo-Vera, the English Andy Sullivan and Matt Wallace, and the Italian Francesco Laporta.
Ranking leap
“I had already come close twice this season, in Mauritius and in Valderrama, so to be able to win that way, playing so well all week, is something very strong for me” , reacted the Parisian.
Rozner will jump in the world rankings and find himself 125th on Monday. His success is complemented by the nice result of Lorenzo-Vera: the 35-year-old Basque returned on Saturday a card of 65, his second in two days, embellished with seven birdies without any bogey.
