BRIAN MUGUME
A stunning round of 65, rounded off with three closing birdies, saw England's Robert Dinwiddie capture his third Challenge Tour title in stylish fashion at the Kenya Open on March 28.The 27 year old, winner of two titles in his maiden season in 2007, closed with a round of 65, the best of the day and his lowest of the week to finish on 12 under par, three shots clear of runner-up Julio Zapata of Argentina.
Dinwiddie got off to a shaky start with an opening bogey, but soon calmed his nerves with three successive birdies from the third hole. The only blip on the back nine was a bogey at the 11th hole but he promptly replied with four birdies, the last of which came courtesy of a 40 feet putt on the final green. His winner's cheque for 30,400 moved Dinwiddie, who finished fifth in the season-opening event in Colombia, to the top of the Challenge Tour Rankings, and gave him every chance of bouncing back to The European Tour at the first time of asking. |