Gregory Bourdy wins Estoril Open after 3-way playoff
- By The Associated Press
- Published 04/6/2008
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Updated (3): April 06 08:04 PM
CASCAIS, Portugal(AP) France's Gregory Bourdy won the Estoril Open for his second European tour victory, beating England's David Howell with a par on the third hole of a playoff Sunday.
Bourdy closed with a 1-under 70 to match Howell (64) and Scotland's Alastair Forsyth (66) at 18-under 266 on the Oitavos Dunes course.
All three parred the first extra hole, No. 18. They then played 18 again, with Forsyth dropping out with a bogey.
On No. 17, Bourdy's approach shot landed about 30 feet from the hole, while Howell left his shot left of the green. Howell's chip left him with a 20-foot par putt, while Bourdy rolled his third shot within 18 inches. Howell's par put slipped past the hole, and the 25-year-old Frenchman tapped in for the win.
England's Miles Tunnicliff (66) finished a stroke back.
CASCAIS, Portugal(AP) France's Gregory Bourdy won the Estoril Open for his second European tour victory, beating England's David Howell with a par on the third hole of a playoff Sunday.
Bourdy closed with a 1-under 70 to match Howell (64) and Scotland's Alastair Forsyth (66) at 18-under 266 on the Oitavos Dunes course.
All three parred the first extra hole, No. 18. They then played 18 again, with Forsyth dropping out with a bogey.
On No. 17, Bourdy's approach shot landed about 30 feet from the hole, while Howell left his shot left of the green. Howell's chip left him with a 20-foot par putt, while Bourdy rolled his third shot within 18 inches. Howell's par put slipped past the hole, and the 25-year-old Frenchman tapped in for the win.
England's Miles Tunnicliff (66) finished a stroke back.
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