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SCOTT Vincent never gave his rivals any opportunity as he cruised to a composed four-shot win in the US$2 million International Series Morocco.
At the par-73 Royal Golf Dar Es Salam course on Sunday, the Zimbabwean put together a masterclass in ball striking with 17 greens in regulation, and his only mistakes were two three-putt bogeys in a round of three-under par 70.
That took his four-day tally to 14-under 278, four better than Thailand’s fast-charging Danthai Boonma (66).
American Peter Uihlein (71) again faced closing trouble on the Robert Trent Jones-designed golf course and dropped to a tie for third place after three birdies on the front nine had brought him to within a shot of leader Vincent.
New Zealand’s Denzel Ieremia (69) and Australian Maverick Antcliff (72) joined him on nine-under par. Austen Truslow, the 6-feet-5-inch-tall American who had several top-fives playing on the Korn Ferry Tour, finished with three birdies in a row to take solo sixth place, his best finish on the Asian Tour.
It was Vincent’s second win on the Asian Tour, both in International Series events, and comes exactly three years and one month after his last victory in the 2022 International Series England.
It takes him to the top of the Asian Tour Order of Merit and to No.2 in the International Series Rankings behind Australian Lucas Herbert.
On Sunday, Vincent started with a three-putt bogey, but that never threw him out of gear. What was more important was that when leading by one shot over Boonma after 14 holes, the 33-year-old closed with three birdies in his last four holes, including a 20-footer on the 18th for a grandstand finish.
After losing his card on LIV Golf last year, Vincent is enjoying a brilliant run of form in 2025 with his childhood friend Kyle Basson on his bag.
This is his eighth top-12 finish this season in 11 worldwide starts.
“It’s hard to put in words, but what an amazing week, what an amazing day. This is incredible, so amazing to be here and so thankful,” said Vincent. “It was a challenge, for sure (to stay patient as he kept missing birdie putts before the 15th hole), because I didn’t know where I was standing, and it just felt like I was missing all those opportunities.
“But what can you do? You just have to get on the next hole and try to do your best from there. And then I look up on the last and it’s a three-shot lead. And I was like, ‘wow, it all paid off!” – Golf Digest
