Antonio Escoda has won the Spanish Men's Championship in the 3rd Category, played at the Empordà Golf Club, by taking first place in the overall standings in the most important round, the last one.
The Catalan golfer signed a round of 83 strokes (+12), which ended up giving him the victory by one stroke over José Antonio Cañellas and Antonio Aragón, who shared second place.
Antonio Escoda has climbed no less than eight places in this last round, to win a title in which a total of 109 players with an exact handicap of no less than 11.5, the minimum allowed by the regulations, have participated.
Alejandro Picón, first leader
The Empordá Golf Club (Girona) kicked off the Spanish Men's Championship of the 3rd Category, whose first day was completed with Alejandro Picón in the lead.
The player from Castilla y León earned the top spot in the provisional standings thanks to a score of 80 strokes (+9), but Daniel Zurriaga and Antonio Aragón were just one stroke behind, sharing second place.
This start to the tournament was marked by equality in the top positions, as shown by the fact that there are seven players with differences of one, two and three strokes.
Daniel Zurriaga, first after the second round
The second day of the Spanish Men's 3rd Category Championship concluded with a new player at the top of the standings: Daniel Zurriaga.
The Valencian golfer, who started the second round in second position, took advantage of the leader's bad day, Alejandro Picón, and with a card of 88 strokes (+17), it was enough for him to occupy the first place on the leaderboard.
Daniel Zurriaga also obtained a two-stroke advantage over the second-placed Óscar Orsini de Lorenzo, who turned in an identical card of 88 strokes (+17), and four strokes over José Antonio Cañellas, who completed the provisional podium of the event.
This day also served to establish the required cut-off in the classification, which a total of 66 players saved.
Final Results
1. Antonio Escoda (86, 90, 83) 259 strokes
2. José Antonio Cañellas (83, 90, 87) 260 strokes
Antonio Aragón (81, 96, 83) 260 strokes
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