Conor O'Rourke wins St. Andrews Links Trophy

6/5/2016 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Conor O'Rourke won the St. Andrews Links Trophy (St. Andrews Links)

Ireland's Conor O'Rourke holds off a determined group of Scottish challengers at the Home of Golf to win his first serious championship

FIFE, Scotland (June 5, 2016) -- Ireland's Conor O'Rourke edged Scotland's Sandy Scott by a single shot over 72-holes to capture the 2016 St. Andrews Links Trophy. O'Rourke opened with a 6-under 65 on St. Andrew's New Course on Friday. He backed that round up with a 3-under 69 on the famous Old Course to take a one stroke lead over Scott into Sunday's 36-hole final round. A number of players gave chase, including Ewen Ferguson (Scotland) but it was Scott that kept things close, matching O'Rourke's 54-hole total after edging him by a stroke in Sunday's morning round at The Old. In the afternoon, O'Rourke separated himself from Scott with three-straight birdies on Nos. 3, 4, and 5. With Scott suffering a double bogey on the first hole after landing his approach shot in the Swilcan Burn in the afternoon, O'Rourke's lead was as large as 4 strokes until Scott birdied Nos. 9, 10, and 12 to get back in the game. Indeed, it was the famous Road Hole that made the difference for O'Rourke. After bogeying No. 16 to give up a 1-stroke lead, he was able to par the difficult 17th from just steps from the infamous "road" to the right of the green, while Scott bogeyed after failing to save par from the road hole bunker. Both players made par on No. 18 and the title belonged to the up-and-coming Irishman, who just this year became a member of the Irish National Squad. “To win is fantastic, to win my first proper tournament here is just unbelievable,” O'Rourke told The Courier. “The only thing I’ve won before was a wee scratch event in Ireland. I’m just relieved I managed to keep my head together.”

Results: St. Andrews Links Trophy

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Conor O'Rourke	, Ireland	1500	65-69-71-70=275
2	Sandy Scott	, Scotland	1000	68-67-70-71=276
3	Ewen Ferguson	, Scotland	700	66-70-70-71=277
T4	Victor Veyret	, France	700	72-69-70-67=278
T4	Calum Fyfe	, Scotland	700	71-67-71-69=278

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About the St. Andrews Links Trophy

72-hole stroke play that draws one of the top amateur fields in Europe. Field plays two rounds, one at the Old Course and one additional (sometimes the Jubilee, sometimes the New), then the field is cut to the low 40 and ties. The final two rounds ar...

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