Kerry Mountcastle takes title in Manawatu
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Kerry Mountcastle has beateN Sam Jones in a six-hole shootout to win the Charles Tour Super 6s title at the Manawatu Golf Club.
In a busy few months for the Masterton professional who now resides in Palmerston North after finishing equal fifth at the NZPGA Championship and a tie for third at the New Zealand Open less than a month ago.
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He admitted he felt a little fatigued heading into the week, but playing in front of his home crowd gave him the extra juice he needed to get the job done.
“I’ve played some awesome golf most of the season but haven’t got across the line. A few things have gone my way in the New Zealand stretch of events and today validates that the work I’ve been putting in.
“I was feeling pretty burnt out to start this week and I hit it sideways on Thursday and Friday. I managed to find something after that and took today one step at a time,” he explains.
Starting the week, he shot 73, 71, and 71 in the stroke play portion of the event to finish in a tie for 13th out of the 86-player field at two-over-par, qualifying for the Super 6 format as the 13th seed. On his way to the final, he defeated Charlie Smail, James Hydes, Cameron Jones, and Tim Wilkinson, finishing under-par in every match.
Coming up against the big-hitting Jones in the final, Mountcastle summoned his best golf on holes 14, 15, 16, and 18, making birdies to put plenty of space between the two of them.
“It’s special. This is the place I played my last event as an amateur, which I won, and now this is my home club. To win here again in front of friends, family, and my fellow club members is awesome.
“I play most of my golf in Australia, but it was important to me to support this event during a week off from the Aussie Tour.”
Tim Wilkinson qualified as the number one seed, shooting 66, 68, and 68 to finish 11-under-par.
The tour now heads to Auckland for the Autex Muriwai Open at the end of April.
