England’s Harry Hall won the Isco Championship at the end of the night

However, he had the match in hand. Alone in control (at -23) before starting hole number 18, Rico Hoy failed at the worst moment, sending his approach into the penalty area behind the green. Thus, the Filipino was forced to concede a bogey in his only gong of the day, returning a card of 69. Before that, he had been very persistent and had racked up four birdies.

But with this final error, Rico Hoy fell back to -22, where he was tied with Matt Nesmith (five birdies, two eagles, one bogey), Jack Blair (six birdies, one eagle), both of whom had fantastic scores of 64, but Harry Hall. In difficulty, after missing his attack on the green at 18, the Englishman posted a record 69 (four birdies, one bogey) to stay at the top of the leaderboard and save par.

A match at 5, then at 3

Likewise, Pearson Goody finished the course in 70 shots to total -22. Leading early Thursday evening, the American struggled to start his fourth round (a bogey, a birdie on the way out). On the return, the Texan made another bogey, but above all collected an eagle at 11 and a birdie at 18, punching his ticket to a last-minute play-off.

The 18th par returned to the 4th to fight this sudden death, with the group of five contenders first being cut off by two elements. As a result, Jack Blair and Rico Hoy made mistakes, while Matt Nesmith, Pearson Goody and Harry Hall equalised. Then, the trio couldn’t make up their minds after the second round on the 18th, so they headed to the 3-over hole No. 9.

Chip and birdie competition for the hall

The play-off then turned into a chip-eating contest. In this little game, Harry Hall is very skilled. The man in the beret was the only one of the three finalists to actually score a birdie. A final stroke of genius that equated to his first win on the PGA Tour was celebrated with a fist bump.

On the French side, Adrien Sadier finished tied for 16th (-17 overall), capping his best week with a solid round of 69 (six birdies, three bogeys). Same score for Tom Wiland, who finished on a positive note after stalling during the moving day. The 22-year-old is ranked 37th (-13). Finally, Paul Barjon had to settle for a final card of 73 (four birdies, two bogeys, one triple bogey on 14) and is tied for 67th place (-4).