Oihan Guillamoundeguy (-11) is the champion at the HotelPlanner Tour. The very young French player has opened his international record in Ireland in the second division of the European Tour.
Oihan is 20 years old and has been making a name for himself since turning professional three years ago. At just 17, he won for the first time on the Alps Tour, at 18 he added a second win and managed to finish among the top five to earn one of the Challenge Tour cards. A year later, he settled in and managed to keep his card without too much trouble, with the potential to cause a stir over the weekend. Precocity is his hallmark, and before turning 21, he is already a champion on the second continental circuit.
Guillamoundeguy joins the list of young French talents who stand out each year on the HotelPlanner Tour. Two seasons ago, it was the young Vaillant who moved up to the DP World Tour, last year it was Martín Couvra, and this Sunday, Oihan has taken a giant step to be one of the top twenty of the year at the end of the season. The third musketeer of a generation that shows promise in European golf. Vaillant was born in December 2001, Couvra in January 2003, and Oihan in November 2004. Three players born in almost consecutive years. A trio of musketeers aiming to achieve great things in European golf.
He won despite battling against all the elements. Even a fly attacked him on the 15th hole and made him stop playing. As you read it, he had a three-shot lead at that moment and with three consecutive pars, he managed to keep his composure and not lose focus.
Finally, he triumphed this Sunday in Ireland with a scorecard of 70 strokes ahead of Swiss Ronan Kleu and Jeppe Kristian Andersen. The Dane needs to reflect on what is happening to him in the fourth rounds. Last Sunday, he started second and finished outside the top ten, and this time he started as the leader with a three-shot advantage and ended up with 77 strokes to finish third. He was 118th in the Road to Mallorca and had two excellent opportunities to straighten out the season. Great level, but lacking the finishing touch.
Adri Arnaus (-1) also lacked the finishing touch. Three holes dashed his hopes for something big. The cumulative score he has this week on the last three holes of Kileen Golf Castle is +10. Four double bogeys, five bogeys, and a solitary birdie. A very heavy burden. Had he made par in that stretch, he would have finished third alone. As calculations don’t count in this sport, the Catalan finished just outside the top 20. The one who did finish among the top twenty was Lucas Vacarisas (-2). This result brings him very close to the top 45 of the year.
The rest of the Spaniards finished beyond the fortieth place with a weekend that will not be remembered. Rocco Repetto Taylor (+3) finished in 43rd place, Borja Virto, Javier Calles, and Luis Masaveu (+4) in the top 50, and Álvaro Quirós (+5) finished T60.
Final results of the Irish Challenge
