David Ravetto claimed his maiden DP World Tour win with a surprising closing spherical of 64 as nearest challenger Jesper Svensson fell away on the sixteenth gap of the D+D REAL Czech Masters.
Ravetto, 27, set a fierce tempo with six birdies on Sunday’s entrance 9 in Prague to show a one-shot in a single day deficit to Svensson right into a three-shot profitable margin.
Svensson got here again with a birdie on the tenth and was inside one when Ravetto bogeyed the twelfth, with each males securing birdies on the thirteenth and fifteenth earlier than the important thing second arrived.
Svensson discovered hassle off the sixteenth tee for the second day in succession however, in distinction to his astonishing rescue act on Saturday when he hit a 3 wooden 311 yards out of the green into the guts of the inexperienced, this time he took 4 to succeed in the inexperienced after which three-putted.
France’s Ravetto produced a surprising closing spherical
Ravetto putted his ball shut from simply wanting the inexperienced and tidied up for birdie to maneuver to 23 beneath par and open a four-shot lead that he by no means relinquished.
He mentioned: “I felt good all week, we had a method to only go and have enjoyable and it labored properly. After all I had some strain, I had shaky palms, however that is what you practise for.
“Strolling up the 18th after driving the center of the green was a whole lot of emotion, I nearly cracked and began crying on the green. Once I noticed my caddie and my girlfriend I could not maintain it in any extra.
“I am certain we’ll rejoice properly – French guys, we all know the right way to do it! There’s most likely acquired to be one thing right here tonight in Prague and perhaps in Paris subsequent week.”
Scotland’s Richie Ramsay joined Ravetto’s compatriots Adrien Saddier and Frederic Lacroix in a tie for third on 18 beneath par.
English trio Brandon Robinson Thompson, Alex Fitzpatrick and Paul Waring shared sixth on 16 beneath alongside Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger.
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