Jacquelin takes rain-hit Sicilian Open
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March 22, 2011, Tuesday
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FRANCE'S Raphael Jacquelin ended a four-year wait for his third European Tour title by winning the weather-delayed Sicilian Open in Ragusa yesterday.
A 2 1/2-hour delay due to lightning on Sunday forced the leaders to play an extra day and Jacquelin held off a spirited challenge from England's Anthony Wall in the tournament's inaugural edition.
Only one shot separated the pair when darkness forced them to abandon play through 12 holes on Sunday. Wall twice wiped out the deficit early yesterday morning, but double bogeyed the penultimate hole to give the 36-year-old Jacquelin the 166,660-euro (US$235,000) winner's prize.
Jacquelin finished at 12-under, with Wall one shot behind, while Jose Manuel Lara of Spain and Joel Sjoholm of Sweden shared third, five shots back.
Jacquelin's last win came at the Asian Open in 2007, and this victory vaults him back into the top 100 of the world rankings.
"It feels great, as you would expect it to feel," Jacquelin said. "But it was not easy. Anthony made a couple of birdies and put the pressure on me right from the start."
Winning Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie finished in a tie for 26th, 10 shots behind.
A 2 1/2-hour delay due to lightning on Sunday forced the leaders to play an extra day and Jacquelin held off a spirited challenge from England's Anthony Wall in the tournament's inaugural edition.
Only one shot separated the pair when darkness forced them to abandon play through 12 holes on Sunday. Wall twice wiped out the deficit early yesterday morning, but double bogeyed the penultimate hole to give the 36-year-old Jacquelin the 166,660-euro (US$235,000) winner's prize.
Jacquelin finished at 12-under, with Wall one shot behind, while Jose Manuel Lara of Spain and Joel Sjoholm of Sweden shared third, five shots back.
Jacquelin's last win came at the Asian Open in 2007, and this victory vaults him back into the top 100 of the world rankings.
"It feels great, as you would expect it to feel," Jacquelin said. "But it was not easy. Anthony made a couple of birdies and put the pressure on me right from the start."
Winning Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie finished in a tie for 26th, 10 shots behind.
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