At 25, Englishman Sam Horsfield, caddieyé this week in Belgium by Issi, his girlfriend, won his third victory on the DP World Tour. With a total score of -13 (271) and a final card of 68 (-3), he is two points ahead of New Zealander Ryan Fox and German Yannik Paul. Julien Guerrier, the best Frenchman, finished in 23rd place at -5 (279).
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Golf has once again offered us a great story this Sunday at Rinkven International Golf Club of Antwerp, host of Soudal Open 2022. Absent for more than three months due to injury, returned last week to his home in England in British Masters, Sam Horsfieldcaddyed for the occasion by Issi, his girlfriend, simply won, adding a third line to his list after the Hero Open and the Celtic Classica double won in just two weeks in August 2020. In the midst of a health crisis!
Co-leader during the first two rounds, the golfer from Manchester was however slightly “eclipsed” on Saturday at the end of the Moving Day, leaving the leadership to the New Zealander for a small point, Ryan Fox.
The Kiwi golfer with whom he shared this last round under a generous sun and on an increasingly dry course – the rain has not fallen in Flanders for six weeks – and who has led the debates for a very long time, even offering a two-point lead after the first nine holes.
✅ Third DP World Tour win
✅ First English winner on Tour this year
✅ Girlfriend Issi on the bagA memorable week for @hr59sam ????#SoudalOpen pic.twitter.com/OZqQkkUa73
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Seemingly solid, Fox, already victorious this year in February at the Ras Al Khaimah Classic and recently author of two top 10s in Catalunya Championship and at the British Masters, subsequently began to get stuck on his greens attacks and on his hitherto diabolical precision putter in hand.
A boon for Horsfield who quickly returned to the height of the New Zealander, guilty of a third bogey at 13 while the Englishman had signed two nice birdies at 10 and 12 after a bogey at 11.
One behind and throwing darts ????@hr59sam | #SoudalOpen pic.twitter.com/CN2nCAWvb2
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The turning point finally came on this par 4 of the 16 reachable in 1. Fox thus got lost in a fairway bunker before accumulating errors in his short game and emerging with a fourth bogey, leaving his main opponent to take the lead. command at -12. A birdie each on the par 5 of the 17 did not change anything, and the gap even widened on the 18 with a new error from the son of the legendary All Black, Grant Fox.
With a score of -13 (271), Sam Horsfield unlocks the English clan counter on the DP World Tour in 2022 and leaves Fox (71) and the German Yannik Paul (69 today) two points behind. The American Chase Hanna6th at the British Masters last weekend, and the South African Oliver Bekkeralways on the right track, complete the top five at -10 (274).
Roussel unscrews, Guerrier resists…
Eighth after 54 holes, four lengths from leadership, Robin Roussel unfortunately missed out on his Sunday, signing a very heavy 75 (+4). The man from Ozoir-la-Ferrière (77) ends his Flemish week in 37th position at -3 (275).
Very solid with his ultimate 69 (-2), Julian Warrior grabbed the top 25 for his part (23rd at -5) and recorded his best result there since his 9th place at the Ras Al Khaimah Classic on February 13th. Victor Perez (72) follows a point behind (-4). Further on, we find Victor Dubuisson (48th at -1 with two cards of 73 and 72 this weekend) and Raphael Jacquelin (52nd in the par total). The Lyonnais, 48 years old since May 8, once again having great difficulty in lining up four competitive rounds despite his 70 (-1) of the day…
The DP World Tour is taking a “slight” break next week due to PGA Championship (with Sam Horsfield as a resident of the top 65 in the world) and returns on May 26 to the Netherlands for the Dutch Open where, in addition to the qualifying mini-race for theUS Open in June in Brookline (Massachusetts), three spots will be put into play for the 150th British Open at St Andrews (July 14-17).
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