Home hero Andrea Pavan edged to the top in
his final-day shootout with Tommy Fleetwood
at the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final on
Saturday, but it was the young Englishman who
ended the season as the Challenge Tour’s No.
1, becoming the youngest winner of the rank-
ings in the Tour’s 22-year history.
On a day of high winds and even higher dra-
ma in Puglia, in southern Italy, Pavan delighted
the locals at San Domenico Golf, his home
away from home, with a one-stroke victory over
Fleetwood, whose runner-up finish ensured he
would usurp his compatriot Sam Little at the
top of the rankings.
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BENSEL DEFENDS ASSISTANT TITLE
Frank Bensel successfully defended his title
at the Callaway PGA Assistant Championship
Sunday at the PGA GC Wanamaker Course in
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
The 43-year-old assistant professional at
Century Country Club in Purchase, N. Y., rallied
from eight strokes behind heading into the
final round with a closing 66. He finished with
a 72-hole score of 283, one shot better than six
players. He earned $9,000.
WOLSTENHOLME RISES DOWN UNDER
Englishman Gary Wolstenholme stormed
home in the final round of the ISPS Handa Aus-
tralian Senior Open to steal the prestigious title
from Australian Terry Price.
Wolstenholme, who started the day two
shots behind Rodger Davis, closed with a 3-un-
der 69 to beat Price by one shot and Davis by
two.
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GUYATT CLAIMS NSW PGA CROWN
Matt Guyatt closed with an 8-under 62 Sunday
to win the NSW PGA Championship at Wollongong
GC. Entering the final round, there were nine players in contention and it stayed crowded all day.
Guyatt finished a shot ahead of Andre
Stolz, Kurt Barnes, Peter O’Malley and James
Mclean.
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LU WINS TAIWAN MASTERS AGAIN
Local ace Lu Wei-chih cruised to a three-shot victory for his third Asian Tour title despite
bogeying the last two holes at the Mercuries
Taiwan Masters on Sunday. Lu reclaimed the
title he won in 2005 with a closing 2-over-par
74 at Taiwan G&CC.
Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand, the Asian
Tour No. 1 in 2005, rued a cold putter as he
signed off with a 73 for second place in the
US$600,000 event.
