French amateur hopeful Martin Couvra won the South African Stroke Play Championship on Thursday after four controlled rounds. He becomes the third Frenchman in seven years to win this prestigious tournament.
The nugget of the Federation Performance CenterMartin Couvra, did not hesitate to make the long trip to South Africa to try to take advantage of three high-profile amateur tournaments and thus climb the world amateur rankings.
After taking 16th place last week at Leopard Creekthe player White Earth brilliantly established itself in the South African Stroke Play Championship on the course of Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate in Durban.
A cadet of choice
In the halfway shot, the winner of theArcachon Open had taken a four-point lead at the end of the third lap. He confirmed this Thursday with a good card of 66 (-6) to triumph with six strokes ahead of the Briton Joshua Hill.
Note thatUgo Coussaud et Edgar Catherine had also put their name on the list, respectively in 2015 and 2017.
« It was a great week, especially sinceOlivier Elissondo was with me to caddy meexplained Couvre on the website of the FFGolf. He was really a great support! I played very well during the four laps, although the second was a little more complicated due to the wind. But on the last two, I managed to unwind.»
The experience at the highest level of the former cadet of Grégory Bourdy obviously contributes to the good results of the member of the French team at the last World Championships. Their complicity is obvious and had already borne fruit during the French Open last September, which Couvra finished in 45th place.
We’re doing it again on Sunday!
The two men will return to the same course on Sunday since Couvra will line up in the match-play variant of this tournament.
Before the head-to-head clashes, we will have to go through two days of qualification. “it would be cool to achieve the double in the match-play next week! ». After beating the course four times, Martin Couvra will inevitably be one of the favorites and therefore particularly awaited.
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