May21 Brabazonduo
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England international Jamie Moul and Frenchman Romain Bechu finished joint winners of the Brabazon Trophy yesterday at Marriott Forest of Arden – the first time since 1995 that the title has been shared.
The pair ended on seven under par 281 with Moul closing with a 72 and Bechu with 67. They finished just a shot ahead of another Frenchman, Kenny Le Sager and four ahead of David Horsey and Sam Hutsby.
The win will boost Moul’s place at the top of the R&As World Order of Merit and should cement his selection for the GB&I Walker Cup team.
Moul put himself in the driving seat with a morning 67 one ahead of Le Sager. But he was unable to shake off the French connection as Bechu came surging through with a 67 of his own.
“I’m delighted to have finished as joint winner but I should have scored better in the afternoon to have won outright,” said Moul. “But I started badly with four bogeys in the first six holes and although I played nicely on the back nine I had chances on 12 and 16 but couldn’t convert them.”
With Bechu having already set the target, Moul came to the 211-yard 18th needing a birdie for an outright win but his 25-foot putt rolled just wide. “
Another to celebrate was Scotsman Jonathan King who holed his five-iron tee shot at the last in the third round for his first ever hole-in-one.
