Julien Guerrier needed nine playoff holes in his 230th tournament to claim his first European tour win on Sunday. Guerrier made an 8-foot par putt on the record-equaling ninth playoff hole to beat Spaniard Jorge Campillo after they finished tied at 21-under par following 72 holes.
Julien Guerrier - Getty ImagesSAN ROQUE, Spain — Julien Guerrier needed nine playoff holes in his 230th tournament to claim his first European tour win on Sunday.
“I’m feeling great and I can’t believe I made it. Because it’s been a really long time I’ve been waiting for it,” the Frenchman said. “We work really hard every week for that but we have to stay patient.” Campillo also shot 70 in a round that included three bogeys on his final seven holes, including on the 18th to open the door for Guerrier.
Guerrier's coach, Raphael Jacquelin, had won a nine-hole playoff at the Spanish Open in 2013. The only other European tour event decided by a nine-hole playoff was the 1989 Dutch Open won by Jose María Olazábal.
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