Saturday, 13 August 2011

Hanson leads order of merit after 3rd place finish

Luke Goddard has won his first PGA EuroPro Tour title of his career.

Goddard clinched victory at the Lingfield Park Championship 2011 as he finished two shots ahead of Jamie Howarth. Local golfer Chris Hanson finished in third to reclaim top spot in the order of merit.

Scores of 68 (-3) and 66 (-5) saw Goddard start the day on eight-under with an advantage of three shots and his final day round of 70 was enough to seal the £10,000 winner’s prize.

After failing to make the cut at his first events, he rapidly improved with top 20 finishes at Burhill, Longhirst Hall and Fota Island. Last week at Formby Hall he finished tied second but went one better this week in Surrey.

Howarth’s final day effort of 66 (-5) left him in second place, while Chris Hanson’s third place finish saw him regain his lead in the Order of Merit with Zane Scotland finishing fourth.

This is the tenth event of the season and a two-hour highlights package will be shown on Sky Sports on Wednesday, August 24.

After a week gap, the Tour will return on Wednesday, August 24 at Mottram Hall in Cheshire.

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