SAN ROQUE, Spain — Julien Guerrier wanted 9 playoff holes in his 230th event to assert his first European tour win Sunday.
Guerrier made an 8-foot par putt on the record-equaling ninth playoff gap to beat Spaniard Jorge Campillo after they completed tied at 21 underneath par following 72 holes. The 9 playoff holes matched a DP World Tour file.
“I am feeling nice, and I can not imagine I made it. As a result of it has been a very very long time I have been ready for it,” the Frenchman stated. “We work actually exhausting each week for that, however now we have to remain affected person.”
Guerrier had compelled the playoff by making a 16-foot par putt on the 18th for a last spherical of 2-under 70.
Campillo additionally shot 70 in a spherical that included three bogeys on his last seven holes, together with on the 18th to open the door for Guerrier.
“On the final putt, I used to be considering of my youngsters to present me the energy to hit it, so because of my household and my crew,” the 39-year-old Guerrier stated. “It is a lengthy wait and I am very joyful.”
Guerrier’s coach, Raphael Jacquelin, had gained a nine-hole playoff on the Spanish Open in 2013. The one different European tour occasion determined by a nine-hole playoff was the 1989 Dutch Open gained by José MarÃa Olazábal.
Englishman Dan Brown completed in third place at 19-under par after capturing 3-under 69 in his last spherical on the Actual Membership de Golf Sotogrande. Jordan Smith of England and Rasmus Hojgaard of Denmark resulted in a tie for fourth at 18-under.
Jon Rahm, enjoying in his third European tour occasion up to now 4 weeks, completed 4 pictures off the lead in sixth place after a last spherical of 67.
Rahm, No. 14 on the earth, was the top-ranked participant within the event, which marks the ultimate occasion of the 12 months on European soil for the tour.
The Related Press contributed to this story.
