Sunday 14 June 2009

Robert Coles wins on Challenge tour in Ireland.

Englands Robert Coles is playing the best golf of his life.Only last month he won the Moroccan Open and now he is the champion of Moyvalley in Ireland after a 3 hole play off victory over Nicolas Colsaerts.
Coles has now jumped into pole position in the order of merit table after collecting a cheque for 24,000 Euros.One more win would guarentee him a place on the main European tour next year
Coles raced to the turn in 31 shots.He still needed to birdie the last as he lost shots at the 14th and 16th to open the door for Colsaerts.Colsaerts took full advantage by making birdie at the last two holes to force a play off.
Coles 67 and Colsaerts 68 both finished on -10,one clear of Peter Baker.
A birdie by Robert at the 18th,the 3rd play off hole gave him a victory.Nicolas Colsaerts moves into the top 10 after collecting a cheque for 16,500 Euros.
Johnny Caldwell who was only one shot behind the leaders going into the final round,faded badly with a 74 to join Colm Moriarty,71 as leaing Irishmen on -5.
Noel Fox 72 +1 was 41st,Niall Turner 74 +3,Michael Mc Geady 79 +4,Noel Kilpatrick 74 &Simon Thornton 77 +5,Cian McNamara 73 +6,Robert Giles 73 & Tim Rice 75 +8 and the 17 year old amateur Michael Durcan faded with a 79 +12.

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