Frenchman David Ravetto claimed his maiden DP World Tour title in tremendous type when firing a ultimate spherical 64 on the D+D REAL Czech Masters.
The 27-year-old entered the ultimate day one stroke behind Sweden’s Jesper Svensson however left him in his wake as he posted a formidable eight-under-par closing spherical to set a profitable complete of 24 beneath at PGA Nationwide OAKS Prague, with the Swede in second on 19 beneath.
Ravetto made his intentions clear from the off, birdieing the opening gap earlier than including additional features on the third and fourth. The 27-year-old added one other trio earlier than the flip, choosing up pictures on the sixth, eighth and ninth to put up a six beneath entrance 9 and transfer three strokes clear.
The Qualifying Faculty graduate, who was ranked world no.371 coming into the occasion, dropped his solely shot of the day on the par-four twelfth, however cancelled it out with a birdie on the subsequent, as Singapore Traditional winner Svensson utilized the strain with birdies of his personal at 10, 13 and 15 to maneuver inside one with three to play.
SVENSSON SLIPS UP AT 16
The par-five sixteenth proved pivotal, nonetheless, as Svensson hit a wayward tee shot and ended up making double bogey, with enjoying companion Ravetto taking full benefit by carding one more birdie which resulted in a three-shot swing and four-stroke lead.
The Frenchman safely navigated the ultimate two holes to safe an emotional maiden DP World Tour title as wild celebrations ensued together with his compatriots on the 18th inexperienced.
Two extra Frenchmen, Frederic Lacroix and Adrien Saddier, shared third place within the Czech Republic, with Scotland’s Richie Ramsay on the 18 beneath par, two strokes away from Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger and English trio Alex Fitzpatrick, Brandon Robinson-Thompson and Paul Waring in a tie for sixth.
Andrew Johnston, who was tied for third going into the ultimate spherical, closed with a disappointing 73 to drop right into a tie for twenty third. The 35-year-old Londoner, who’s discovering his method again this season following a prolonged harm lay-off, loved his finest end on the DP World Tour for the reason that Mallorcan Open again in October 2021.
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