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 successful 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 bother 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 achieve the inexperienced after which three-putted.
Ravetto putted his ball shut from simply wanting the inexperienced and tidied up for birdie to maneuver to 23 below par and open a four-shot lead that he by no means relinquished.
He stated: “I felt good all week, we had a technique to only go and have enjoyable and it labored effectively. In fact I had some stress, I had shaky arms, however that is what you practise for.
“Strolling up the 18th after driving the center of the green was plenty 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’m sure we’ll celebrate nicely – French guys, we know how to do it! There’s probably got to be something here tonight in Prague and maybe in Paris next week.”
Scotland’s Richie Ramsay joined Ravetto’s compatriots Adrien Saddier and Frederic Lacroix in a tie for third on 18 below par.
English trio Brandon Robinson Thompson, Alex Fitzpatrick and Paul Waring shared sixth on 16 below alongside Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger.
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