The
Englishman led by four shots heading into the final round at Newmachar
Golf Club and never looked like being caught, firing six birdies and a
solitary bogey for a five under par final round of 66 to reach 22 under
par, eight shots ahead of Denmark’s Hamish Brown in second.
The
31-year-old, who carded a sensational nine under 62 on moving day to put
himself in position to close out victory, was delighted to continue his
low-scoring week to win by such a large margin.
“I’m a little lost for words at the moment,” he said. “Winning is great, but winning by eight is something else.
I’ve
always felt I had something in me like this. The margin of victory is
just the icing on the cake, but it means I’m doing some really good
stuff.
“It wasn’t all plain sailing. I was struggling to find the
face towards the end of the front nine, but as the round went on, I
just got more comfortable, and the last four or five holes I strung some
good shots together and made some nice putts. Finishing like that to
seal the deal was really nice.”
Robinson-Thompson, who won his
maiden Challenge Tour title at the 2023 Irish Challenge, came close to
defending his title at The K Club last week before finishing in a tie
for third, a result that makes this victory all the sweeter as he
pursues promotion to the DP World Tour.
“Maybe you could call it
redemption for last week,” he added. “I didn’t do a whole lot wrong in
Ireland, I felt like it was all there.
“Coming into this week I
wouldn’t have predicted this exactly, but I knew I was doing the right
stuff. I’m really grateful that everything came together this week.
“My
coach said I need to win twice if I want a DP World Tour card. I needed
to refocus and rededicate myself in certain areas and it really lit
something inside me. The goal is still to win twice, no matter where it
be, and we’re going to do everything we can to do that.”
South
African Robin Williams finished in third place on 13 under par, one shot
clear of Frenchman Pierre Pineau and Northern Irish duo Jonathan
Caldwell and Dermot McElroy in fourth, while South African Bryce Easton
carded a six under 65 to finish seventh at 11 under par.
Robinson-Thompson’s
victory catapults him into ninth place on the Road to Mallorca
Rankings, while Brown rises to third on 901 points after his runner-up
finish. Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen remains in pole position on
1,077 points, 26 points ahead of Englishman John Parry in second.
The Road to Mallorca now heads to Finland for the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge at Vierumäki Resort from August 15-18.
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