Dritec, Czech Republic (SportsNetwork.com) – Thomas Linard fired an 8-under 64 on Sunday and he rallied to win the Real Czech Challenge by two strokes.<\/p>\n
Linard finished his first Challenge Tour title at 19-under-par 269.<\/p>\n
The Frenchman flew out of the gate with three birdies in the first four holes. After a par on the fifth at Golf & Spa Kuneticka Hora, Linard birdied three of the final four holes of the opening nine en route to making the turn at minus-17.<\/p>\n
Linard moved to 19-under with birdies on the 10th and 13th. He stumbled to a bogey on the par-4 15th, but bounced back with his fourth birdie in four days at the par-5 16th. Linard parred the last two to seal the win.<\/p>\n
Third-round leader Daniel Gaunt closed with a 4-under 68 and he ended alone in second at minus-17. Ross McGowan took third at 15-under 273 after closing with a 3-under 69.<\/p>\n
Chris Lloyd and Pontus Widegren both shot 71 on Sunday and they shared fourth place at minus-14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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