Beginning the final round, it was World No.2, Brendan Lawlor, who began just ahead of World No.1, Kipp Popert, at the inaugural G4D Open, a tournament which saw 80 disabled male and female players compete across nine different categories.
It was set to be an enthralling final day and, after bogeys at his three opening holes, it was Lawlor who saw his lead vanish as Popert began the round with a bogey and two pars to go one ahead.
Lawlor and the G4D Open Sport Class Winners pose with their trophies on Friday
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However, Lawlor battled back and, as the back nine got underway, he found himself top of the leaderboard as he birdied the 10th to capitalise. That lead was soon doubled to two, with Popert bogeying the 13th and 15th to see his chances at the title diminish.
There was hope for the World No.1 though, especially when Lawlor bogeyed the par 3 16th. The two-way battle was coming to a thrilling conclusion and, when both parred the 17th, Lawlor would take a one-shot advantage up the par 4 18th.
The Irishman though held his nerve and, after Popert bogeyed the final hole, it was left to Lawlor to tap in for a historic victory around the Duchess course at Woburn, with Spain’s Juan Postigo Arce finishing third, five shots back of Lawlor.
Speaking after his victory Lawlor, who was facetimed by Niall Horan, founder of Modest! Golf Management which Lawlor is part of, stated: “It’s just an unbelievable feeling. It hasn’t really sunk in yet. I’ve put so much hard work into my game the last few months and it’s been trending really well. I’m proud of myself just to get it done, really happy. I didn’t hit it well all day but I made a lot of clutch putts on the front nine.
“It’s been an incredible week. The volunteers, The R&A, DP World Tour, EDGA, everybody involved has put in so much work to get this championship done. Every player here, we felt like royalty this week. Hopefully this is the start and we’re going to have many more of these major events. Disability golf is definitely on the way up.”
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