As expected, the Lytham Trophy was a real golf test. Difficult, at the same time, to expect something else, on a layout of Royal Lytham & St Annes part of the rotation of The Open. In fact, aligning some birdies bound to have a big bonus, which perfectly managed to do Hugo le Goffthis Sunday, during the fourth and last round. The young Parisian, by signing the best card of the week in 66 (-4), won the event with a total of +5, in the nose and beard of the leaders of the first three loops, unable to join or exceed the +5 brand of French.
In ambush after two first laps in 72 and 75 (by 70), Hugo le Goff had started the day of Sunday and its two laps by a 72 in the morning. At +9 in the outsider position, he impeccably managed the last round of the afternoon, entering six birdies, and especially by conceding only two Bogeys. His success, the first for a French player in this prestigious event playing since 1965, he also owes it largely to his two birdies on the last two holes. His opponents, especially English Tom Osbornesecond to +6, were thus capped at the post.
