Langasque wins Wales Open for 1st European Tour title

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NEWPORT, Wales - French golfer Romain Langasque captured his first European Tour title after shooting a bogey-free, 6-under 65 to win the Wales Open on Sunday.

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NEWPORT, Wales – French golfer Romain Langasque captured his first European Tour title after shooting a bogey-free, 6-under 65 to win the Wales Open on Sunday.

It tied the lowest round of the week at Celtic Manor and saw him finish on 8 under par overall and two strokes ahead of Sami Valimaki of Finland, who shot 69.

Sebastian Soderberg, who started the day tied for the lead with Connor Syme, went to the par-5 18th needing a birdie to take Langasque to a playoff.

France's Romain Langasque on the fourteenth during day four of the Wales Open golf tournament at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, Sunday Aug. 23, 2020. (Tim Goode/PA via AP)
France's Romain Langasque on the fourteenth during day four of the Wales Open golf tournament at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, Sunday Aug. 23, 2020. (Tim Goode/PA via AP)

His hopes ended when his approach found the water and he wound up with a triple-bogey 8 for a 74, dropping to a tied-for-fifth finish on 4 under.

Langasque, ranked No. 156, was five strokes off the lead when he began his round and made three birdies on both the front nine and back nine.

Syme shot 75 to finish tied for eighth on 3 under overall. Last week, the Scottish player started the final round of the Celtic Classic — also played at Celtic Manor — with a two-shot lead and finished third.

Unheralded English players Matthew Jordan and David Dixon, who is ranked No. 1,228, shot 66 and 68, respectively, and were tied for third place.

Aaron Cockerill of Stony Mountain, Man., shot an even 71 on Sunday to finish tied for 53rd at 3 over.

France's Romain Langasque on the eleventh during day four of the Wales Open golf tournament at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, Sunday Aug. 23, 2020. (Tim Goode/PA via AP)
France's Romain Langasque on the eleventh during day four of the Wales Open golf tournament at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, Sunday Aug. 23, 2020. (Tim Goode/PA via AP)

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