Jorge Campillo secured victory at the Kenya Open with a smooth final round of 66 on Sunday, his first DP World Tour win since the 2020 Qatar Masters.
The overnight leader following his impressive 63 on Saturday started well again, carding five birdies over his first 10 holes.
A bogey at the 11th was the Spaniard’s first dropped shot in 38 holes, but six pars and a birdie from his final seven allowed Campillo to claim the title by two shots, finishing on 18 under par.
“[I feel] very good, it’s always nice to win. To be able to close it off is a nice feeling,” he said after sealing victory.
The 36-year-old follows the likes of Seve Ballesteros, Ian Woosnam and Trevor Immelman in winning the Kenya Open, and he was typically humble when asked how it felt to be among those figures.
“It’s hard to put my name under those names, you know,” Campillo said. “I am from the little town I am from. I’m very proud, it’s always nice to win a golf tournament but to have the name on the same trophy as Seve is obviously more special for Spain.”
Masahiro Kawamura secured outright second with a birdie at the 18th to finish on 16 under, also following a trend among the leading pack by recording a final round of 66, with five of the top six doing so.
Santiago Tarrio and Ryo Hisatsune claimed joint-third on 15 under, while Lukas Nemecz and Borja Virto finished tied for fifth one shot further back.
Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre fell away from contention with his round of 70, starting the day in second place but ultimately having to settle for joint-seventh on 13 under.
The best rounds on Sunday came from Dutchman Darius van Driel and South Africa’s Shaun Norris, who both carded eight-under rounds of 63 to finish tied for 11th and 20th respectively.
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