American Bo Van Pelt claimed his first Legends Tour title, finishing the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship with a 285 (74, 72, 68, 71, -3), tied with South African Darren Fichardt (285 75, 72, 68, 70) and then surpassed him with a birdie on the first play-off hole.
Legends Tour, results
At the Trump International Golf Links (par 72) in Aberdeen, Scotland, Emanuele Canonica, the only Italian in the competition, finished 17th with a 296 (81, 75, 68, 72, +8).
The leading pair left Australian Scott Hend, the leader of the order of merit, four strokes behind in third with a 289 (+1), and Sweden's Mikael Lundberg and Scotland's Stephen Gallacher five strokes behind in fourth with a 290 (+2). Right behind are four Englishmen: Simon Khan, sixth with a 291 (+3), Peter Baker and Steve Webster, winner of the Italian Open (2005), seventh with a 292 (+4), and Andrew Marshall, ninth with a 293 (+5) along with Dutchman Maarten Lafeber.
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Bo Van Pelt, 50, from Richmond, Indiana, has spent his career on the PGA Tour, where he won one title (the US Bank Championship, 2009). His list of achievements also includes a victory on the European Tour (now the DP World), one on the Asian Tour, and one on the Nationwide Tour (now the Korn Ferry Tour). Leading after three rounds, he made three birdies in 13 holes in the fourth round, then with two bogeys (71, -1) allowed Fichardt (70, -2, three birdies, one bogey) to catch him, but he recovered in the playoff, where the South African made a double bogey.
Emanuele Canonica had a difficult start with an 81 (+9) for 60th place, but he managed to come back to obtain his third-best result of the season after second place in the Reignwood Legends Championship and fifth in the OFX Irish Legends.
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