With a beautiful and tonic performance two Italians ranked in the top ten in the Hainan Open, Gregorio De Leo, sixth with 272 (66 68 71 67, -16) and climbed in the final round from tenth place, and Stefano Mazzoli, eighth with 274 (68 69 73 64, -14), who came back from 32nd.
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Challenge Tour, results
In the tournament played on the Sanya Luhuitou GC course (par 72), in Donghai Bay in China, the 25-year-old Dane Hamish Brown signed the second title of the season on the Challenge Tour and in his career with the score of 269 (66 70 67 66, -19).
In his 40th appearance on the circuit, in the final round he made six birdies (66, -6) reaching with the last one on the 18th hole the Filipino Lloyd Jefferson Go (269 64 72 66 67), author of a 67 (-5, an eagle, four birdies, a bogey), and then surpassed him with another birdie on the first extra hole, the same 18th (par 5).
He missed the playoff by one stroke, third with 270 (-18), the Finn Oliver Lindell, who was at the top after three rounds, and finished in fourth position with 271 (-17) the English Ben Schmidt and the Danish Bjorn Akesson.
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In sixth place with De Leo also the South African JC Ritchie, while the Scotsman Daniel Young and the Englishman Lee Slattery joined Mazzoli. In 45th place with 283 (71 70 70 72, -5) Aron Zemmer and out at the cut Pietro Bovari, 112th with 150 (76 74, +6).
Brown for the feat was rewarded with a check for 80,000 dollars on a prize pool of 500,000 dollars and rose from fourth to third place in the Road To Mallorca (order of merit). Significant steps forward for De Leo, from 38th to 33rd, and Mazzoli, from 54th to 41st, who with this position in the money list would be qualified to take part in the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final (31 October-3 November) where only the first 45 players who will compete for the 20 cards for the DP World Tour 2025 will have access.
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The rules of golf are relatively complicated compared to other sports because they are played outdoors, close to nature and animals. Respecting the rules is a basic element in the game of golf, which, almost always based on self-control and the free conscience of the players, often sees distorted results, sometimes consciously, but often unconsciously or through carelessness, due to the failure of many players to comply with the rules of the game.
In addition to the rules, golf adheres to a code of conduct, known as etiquette, which generally means playing the game with due respect for the golf course and other players. Etiquette is an essential component of this sport.
