Adilson da Silva claimed his sixth Legends Tour title at Seapoint Golf Hyperlinks profitable the OFX Irish Legends after three holes of play-off drama with Sweden’s Patrik Sjöland.
Paul Lawrie led by two pictures coming into the ultimate day, nevertheless, he would drop a shot on the second gap whereas his enjoying companion Patrik Sjöland was making birdie. Three additional birdies every for the pair of them earlier than the flip would be certain that they headed into the again 9 in a share of the lead and organising a battle coming down the stretch.
A double-bogey seven on the tenth gap would see him drop out of prime spot although, needing to chase down Sjöland – because the Swede made par to place himself right into a two-shot lead.
The chasing pack have been attempting to use strain the place they might on a shiny, however breezy day in County Louth. Mikael Lundberg has already recorded two third-placed finishes on the Legends Tour already this season, in Barbados and Greece, and was in the identical place by means of 13 holes of his remaining spherical in Eire as he acquired to 4-under-par for the day. He would decide up yet one more shot in his spherical of 68 to succeed in -5 for the week.
Angel Cabrera, who received per week earlier on the Legends Tour, was level-par on the midway stage earlier than making birdies on three of his subsequent 4 holes.
He would finally signal for a Saturday 67 to finish the week on -6.
The defending champion, Peter Baker, was enduring a blended day on the course – a entrance 9 which included an eagle, two birdies, one bogey and a double-bogey! He would card a remaining spherical of 69 to additionally finish at -6.
Adilson da Silva carded 4 consecutive birdies across the flip as he moved right into a share of third place with seven holes to play. Adilson da Silva would card a spherical of 67 to publish a clubhouse goal of -7 and would then have to sit down and wait to see how the ultimate teams fared.
Paul Lawrie left himself powerful up and down at on the final to succeed in the identical goal. He would give himself an opportunity of a birdie – nevertheless, his putt from 12 ft drifted by the fitting edge and he must accept a remaining day 73, ending the match on -6.
Patrik Sjöland reached the ultimate inexperienced in a swale on the entrance edge, realizing an up and down would safe him the title. He would catch his wedge slightly skinny after which two-putt to solely match Da Silva’s rating although and enter a play-off along with his spherical of 70 to succeed in -7.
The pair of them would make par down the par-5 18th on the first time of asking, Da Silva lacking an 8-foot putt to win, whereas on the second try each males hit the identical promoting banner with their method pictures. From the thick, knee-high tough the pair of them performed spectacular pictures, Da Silva the nearer, however each would two-putt after which return to the 18th tee for a 3rd try to discover a victor.
It was third time fortunate for the Brazilian, Adilson da Silva, in Eire – as he holed a 12-foot putt for a birdie on the third additional gap to seal the win.
He stated: “It’s like, wow, every little thing simply got here on so rapidly! It’s simply great to win once more. I’ve been working towards so laborious, typically the sport simply retains knocking you down and we begin to really feel that as gamers, and also you suppose there’s one thing fallacious with you.
“This week was about hanging in there, it was enjoying sort of tough for everyone. I used to be hanging in there on the primary 9 and within the again 9 issues felt prefer it got here on.”
