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Lorenzo Scalise obtained a good 12th place with 279 (71 68 68 72, -5) strokes in the Irish Challenge, a Challenge Tour tournament which had the Headfort Golf Club course (par 71) in Kells in Ireland, where Lorenzo Gagli ranked 56th with 288 (70 71 75 72, +4).
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He won with 272 (69 64 72 67, -12) by Brandon Robinson Thompson, in his first race on the circuit, after having contested only three on the DP World Tour.
The 30-year-old from Totland Bay moved up from third place with a 67 (- 4, five birdies, one bogey) overcoming the American Jordan Gumberg, second with 274 (-10), on a par with the other Englishman Will Enefer, who recovered thirty positions with a 63 (-8, one eagle, six birdies) , best partial of the day.
In fourth place with 275 (-9) the Scot Ryan Lumsdem and in fifth with 276 (-8) the English Sam Bairstow, the Swede Adam Blomme, the Welsh Rhys Enoch and the Norwegian Kristoffer Reitan, leader after three rounds.Lorenzo Scalise, who signed one of the five blue victories in the season (Kaskáda Golf Challenge), earned valuable points for Road To Mallorca (order of merit) in his race towards the ‘card’ for the DP World Tour 2024.
He concluded the race with a 72 (+1) due to a birdie and a double bogey. Same score also for Lorenzo Gagli with two birdies and three bogeys.Stefano Mazzoli and Andrea Pavan, 64th with 142 (par) and out by one shot, were eliminated, Mattia Comotti, 108th with 146 (+4), making his debut on the Challenge Tour, and Filippo Celli, 139th with 151 (+9).For Brandon Robinson Thompson, who had his girlfriend as a caddie, it was a special month.
Indeed he competed in the Made In HimmerLand, his second race on the DP World Tour after the first in 2020 (Qatar Masters, 77th), where he finished 49th, then passed the qualifications and took part in the 151st The Open (59th °) and therefore made his debut on the Challenge Tour with a result that offers his career a great springboard. For him a check for 40,000 euros on a prize pool of 250,000 euros.
