Gillot gains first tour title

Frenchman Richard Gillot edged out Scot Andrew Raitt to complete his first victory as a professional at the windswept Challenge Open tournament in Herkenbosch, Holland.

A closing 76 left him on seven-under-par 281 and a shot clear of England-based Raitt.

Raitt admitted: "I didn't play that well and I certainly didn't putt well.

"It was really tough, but I managed to hang in there - and when I birdied the 18th to go to six under I knew Richard was six under with two to play and anything could happen in those conditions. But he birdied 17, and I knew I would come up one short."

281 R Gillot (Fra) 69 68 68 76 (£11,738)

282 A Raitt 72 68 71 71 (£7,821)

285 J M Lara (Spa) 68 70 74 73, H Stenson (Swe) 71 74 72 68, A Binaghi (Ita) 70 72 71 72 (£3,640 each)

286 F Bisazza (Ita) 73 65 69 79 (£2,740)

287 J Rystrom (Swe) 74 67 73 73, J M Arruti (Spa) 69 68 78 72, C Pottier (Fra) 71 65 76 75 (£2,329 each)

288 H Nystrom (Swe) 70 71 73 74, M Pilkington 68 68 75 77, E Simsek (Ger) 75 70 70 73 (£1,817 each)

Other Gbr & Irl scores:

289 C Watts 72 70 72 75

290 S Wakefield 70 74 76 70

291 D Lee 71 72 75 73, L Bond 71 72 72 76, M Blackey 72 73 70 76

292 E Little 74 71 72 75

293 A Sherborne 73 70 75 75, S Watson 73 71 71 78, S Webster 72 70 71 80

294 M Tunnicliff 74 70 76 74, D Higgins 70 73 73 78, J Hepworth 71 70 74 79

295 G Houston 75 69 73 78

297 P Archer 75 70 77 75

298 A Butterfield 77 67 80 74

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