-6 E Goya (Arg) -5 C Macauley (Sco) -4 W Besseling (Ned), D McGrane (Ire) -3 A Wall (Eng) -2 M Hoey (NI)
 Macaulay is currently ranked 1009th in the world
|
Scotland's Callum Macaulay narrowly lost out on the final day of the Madeira Islands Open as Estanislao Goya claimed the title by a single stroke.
The Argentine began with a three-shot lead, but was nearly overhauled after a two-over 73 left him six under overall.
By contrast, Macaulay matched the course record with a 64 which had eight birdies over a blistering back nine.
But after a double-bogey on the 16th, Goya held his nerve with two pars which was enough to preserve his advantage.
Wil Besseling of the Netherlands shared third place on four under with Ireland's Damien McGrane.
Part of the three-man team that won the world amateur title in Australia in October, Macaulay only just scraped through the cut at six over par on Friday.
 |
606: DEBATE
|
But he took just 28 shots, one away from a Tour record, to return to the clubhouse in blistering style.
"It's a great result for me, and it will certainly help the confidence. I always felt that I could compete out here if I played my best and I suppose this just confirms that," he said.
"I'm just delighted - absolutely ecstatic. I've not been able to get in a tournament for over two months and just came here to get ready for the next two weeks.
"I knew I had to come out all guns blazing, but I've never had a run of birdies like that before and I'm kind of speechless.
"If I play as good as I can I feel like I can compete. Most of the players at the top level hit the ball similar and it comes down to the short game."
No comments:
Post a Comment