Óscar Sánchez has become the new winner of the Canary Islands Men's Championship after signing a card of 67 strokes (-4), for a total of 204 (-9), on the last day of the tournament, played at Meloneras Golf By Lopesan, in the Gran Canaria town of Maspalomas.

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Excitement and a very high level of play have dominated this last round, in which an interesting local duel took place between Óscar Sanchez and Ignacio José Sintes, resolved in favor of the former by a single stroke.

Oscar Sanchez's match had two very different parts, a first half with an equal number of bogeys and birdies, two and two, and a second half in which he made no mistakes and signed four birdies, the last one, on the 18th hole itself, proved crucial.

And Ignacio José Sintes, his main rival, never gave up, spurred on by a first half with three birdies and no errors, and a second half in which he also did not give up any bogeys but was left with only two birdies and those 66 strokes (-5) that left him one stroke away from forcing the tie.

The podium of this Canary Islands Men's Championship was completed by Iván Bravo de Laguna, with a card of 69 strokes (-3) and a total of 208 strokes (-5).

With this victory, Óscar Sánchez gets rid of the thorn of last year, when he finished in second position behind the then winner, Francisco Luis de Bethencourt.

Francisco Luis de Bethencourt, first leader

Indeed, the defending champion, Francisco Luis de Bethencourt, got off to the best possible start, taking the lead in the tournament after the first day.

The local golfer, winner last year at the Real Club de Golf de Tenerife, made his intention to repeat the triumph clear and to that end signed a card of 66 strokes (-5), two less than Isaac Puerto and Óscar Sánchez, who with rounds of 68 strokes (-3), shared second place.

Oscar Sanchez's reaction on the second day

The second day of the Canary Islands Men's Championship brought with it a change in the lead, which passed into the hands of Óscar Sánchez.

The Canary Islander started the day in second position, two strokes behind the leader, but his good scorecard of 69 strokes (-2), combined with the bad day of the leader, Francisco Luis de Bethencourt, put him with a total of 137 strokes (-5) and two strokes ahead of Iván Bravo de Laguna and Ignacio José Sintes, after they signed identical scores of 70 strokes (-1) for a total of 139 strokes (-3).

Francisco Luis de Bethencourt and Jaime Canal shared fourth place with a total of 141 strokes (-1) and, therefore, four strokes behind the leader.

Óscar Sánchez joins an important record of achievements

This Canary Islands Men's Championship, which counts towards the World Amateur Ranking and the National Absolute Men's Ranking, is a classic on the amateur calendar and boasts important names in its list of winners, such as the now professional Eduard Rousaud, who won in 2018.

In previous editions, the victory went to players who are also currently professionals such as Iván Cantero, Scott W. Fernández, Carlos Pigem – on two occasions, 2008 and 2012 –, Xavier Puig, Pedro Oriol or Iñigo Urquizu.

Final Results

1. Oscar Sanchez (68, 69, 67) 204 strokes

2. Ignacio José Sintes (69, 70, 66) 205 strokes

3. Iván Bravo De Laguna Juez (69, 70, 69) 208 strokes

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