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Pfaffing Classic 2010

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19 July - 21 July 2010 - (ProAm 18 July)
Pfaffing Classic

GC Pfaffing (Pfaffing, Germany)
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Winner: Van Der Vaart, Jurrian (Netherlands)
Price Money: 30.000 €

Pfaffing Classic: Maiden victory for Jurrian van der Vaart

He matched the course record with 7 under par on Tuesday – on Wednesday Jurrian van der Vaart secured his maiden victory on the EPD Tour: With a total 13 under par the 24 year old Dutchman finally was one stroke ahead of German Max Kramer and two strokes in front of Dennis Küpper, also a professional from Germany. With rounds of 69, 65 and 69 strokes Jurrian van der Vaart triumphed on the par 72 course of Golfanlage Pfaffing, a scenic venue in the south of Bavaria. 4th place was taken by Grant Jackson from England (65, 71, 70/-10).

by Matthias Lettenbichler

Pfaffing – It was just last December when he turned pro – now Jurrian van der Vaart is already a winner on the EPD Tour: The 24 year old from Almelo in the Netherlands played brilliant from tee to green – and there he made well use of his opportunities to make a birdie, perfectly assisted by his brother Leander who is his caddie these days. “I was pretty surprised that this golf course despite being not very long can be so tough”, van der Vaart said after the winning ceremony. “The greens are extremely tricky, very small and well protected by thick rough. I was really nervous at the beginning.” Not that anyone could have noticed: He started with four birdies in a row into the final round and was soon four strokes ahead of the field. But a bogey on 5 and a double-bogey on 7 got his opponents back into the match.

Englands Grant Jackson who had set a new course record 65 on the first day of the tournament, took pole position again, and also Germans Max Kramer and Dennis Küpper chased van der Vaart with success. But finally the Dutchmen won the race to victory and secured his maiden win as a professional. “I am getting more and more used to the routines of a life as a professional – that helps a lot”, he tried to explain his great performance with birdies on 12, 13 and 16.

4814 euro prize money made him move from 14th to 4th position of the EPD tour Order of Merit – good enough for a Challenge Tour ticket should he keep at least this position till the end of the season. Five tournaments are left – the next event is the GreenEagle Classic July 29 to 31. Defending Champion in Winsen an der Luhe near Hamburg is Constantin Schwierz / Germany. pictures: Stefan Heigl/golffoto.de – EPD Tour

Pfaffing Classic: Jurrian van der Vaart aims for victory

Pfaffing (mat) – Eight birdies and just one bogey, 65 strokes on the scenic par 72 course: Dutchman Jurrian van der Vaart (picture above) showed the best performance in the second round of the 2010 Pfaffing Classic. With 7 under par he matched the course record that had been set just 24 hours ago by Grant Jackson from England. Having shot a round of 69 strokes on Monday van der Vaart now took the lead after 36 holes – Jackson played 71 strokes on Tuesday. Jurrian van der Vaart is now two shots clear of Jackson, 3rd place is shared by Max Kramer and Dennis Küpper, both from Germany.

The final round of the 2010 Pfaffing Classic will be teed off at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, van der Vaart, Jackson and Kramer start at 8:40 a.m.

65! Grant Jackson sets a new course record in Pfaffing

Pfaffing (mat) – With a brilliant performance on the par 72 course of Golfanlage Pfaffing in Bavaria/Germany, Englishman Grant Jackson (picture above) took the lead of the 2010 Pfaffing Classic and set an new course record. After 18 holes the No. 2 of the EPD Tour Order of Merit had 65 strokes on his scorecard – 7 under par and the lead by three. Runner-up after the first of three rounds of this EPD Tour tournament is Antonio Rosado from Portugal who played 4 under par. Third place is shared by Dutchman Jurrian Van der Vaart and Max Kramer and Maximilian Tschinkel – both from Germany. Grant Jackson tees off at 12:20 for his 2nd round on Tuesday.