April 25-28
Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco
€2,500,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 4
Erik van Rooyen will take a one stroke lead into the final round of the Trophée Hassan II after a scintillating five under par 68 at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.
“I didn't even realise I made five birdies to be honest. I didn't switch any gears. I struggled with my rhythm, my tempo, but in the beginning I think I just kind of found my flow on the back nine. I spoke to Alex, my caddie, and said we'll just keep doing what we're doing. I think we were at level par through eight holes and things just started to click."
The South African, chasing his first European Tour title, finished with a flourish as he birdied the final three holes on the par-73 Red Course in Rabat to move to eight under par.
“I think I've been in this position a number of times now. The nerves will be there again tomorrow, but I love to be in this position. What we've been doing up until now has been great, and we'll just keep doing that.”
A thrilling final day is in prospect in the Moroccan capital, as four of the top seven players will go in search of maiden European Tour victories.
Jorge Campillo, who finished runner-up twice and also third in March this year, continued the run of form which has seen him move inside the top 100 in the world. The Spaniard carded a four under par round of 69 to take sole ownership of second place.
“I played solid today. Better than yesterday. I got a few good up-and-downs and I made a few good putts. It was a good round. Tough day.
“I've been there way too many times, but I think you've got to be in position to win, so I'm in position and hopefully tomorrow is the day.
“Patience to win and I have to be aggressive to win tomorrow. I'll be patient; if I don't win tomorrow, I'll be patient and try some other weeks, but tomorrow I'll try to play aggressive like I did today and hopefully I can make the putts and hit it good off the tee.”
Here comes @FredVR_.
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) April 27, 2019
Within one at the #TropheeHassanII. pic.twitter.com/Dg5oF8IPNi
In third, Sean Crocker sits one stroke ahead of fellow 2018 European Challenge Tour graduate Grant Forrest, who shares fourth place on five under par with Wade Ormsby, Lee Slattery and Julian Suri.
“It always can go better," said Crocker. "I haven't been in this stage too many times, other than college and amateur golf. It's still new to me as a pro, so I thought I did all right.
“In Qatar last year, I had a chance to experience the final group, so I learnt a lot of that from that. Just kind of take it one shot at a time and feel my game early in the stages, which it was clicking early, so I thought I was going to be able to take it low. The course is tough.”
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
1 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-8 |
74 |
69 |
68 |
211 |
2 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
-7 |
72 |
71 |
69 |
212 |
3 |
Sean Crocker | USA |
-6 |
67 |
74 |
72 |
213 |
T4 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
-5 |
75 |
70 |
69 |
214 |
T4 |
Wade Ormsby | AUS |
-5 |
74 |
70 |
70 |
214 |
T4 |
Julian Suri | USA |
-5 |
71 |
71 |
72 |
214 |
T4 |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
-5 |
70 |
72 |
72 |
214 |
T8 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
-4 |
75 |
69 |
71 |
215 |
T8 |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
-4 |
66 |
76 |
73 |
215 |
T8 |
David Lipsky | USA |
-4 |
71 |
70 |
74 |
215 |
T11 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
-3 |
75 |
74 |
67 |
216 |
T11 |
Kalle Samooja | FIN |
-3 |
72 |
76 |
68 |
216 |
T11 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
-3 |
71 |
76 |
69 |
216 |
T14 |
Jake McLeod | AUS |
-2 |
72 |
78 |
67 |
217 |
T14 |
Matthias Schwab | AUT |
-2 |
70 |
73 |
74 |
217 |
T16 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
-1 |
73 |
76 |
69 |
218 |
T16 |
Tom Lewis | ENG |
-1 |
72 |
75 |
71 |
218 |
T16 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
-1 |
74 |
72 |
72 |
218 |
T16 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
-1 |
74 |
71 |
73 |
218 |
T16 |
Thongchai Jaidee | THA |
-1 |
73 |
72 |
73 |
218 |
T21 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
Par |
73 |
76 |
70 |
219 |
T21 |
Gavin Moynihan | IRL |
Par |
74 |
74 |
71 |
219 |
T21 |
Mikko Korhonen | FIN |
Par |
72 |
76 |
71 |
219 |
T21 |
Joost Luiten | NED |
Par |
73 |
75 |
71 |
219 |
T21 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
Par |
73 |
74 |
72 |
219 |
T21 |
James Morrison | ENG |
Par |
72 |
75 |
72 |
219 |
T21 |
Andrea Pavan | ITA |
Par |
72 |
74 |
73 |
219 |
T21 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
Par |
75 |
71 |
73 |
219 |
T21 |
David Law | SCO |
Par |
75 |
71 |
73 |
219 |
T21 |
Ashley Chesters | ENG |
Par |
72 |
73 |
74 |
219 |
T21 |
Fabrizio Zanotti | PAR |
Par |
74 |
70 |
75 |
219 |
T32 |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
1 |
75 |
72 |
73 |
220 |
T32 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
1 |
74 |
73 |
73 |
220 |
T32 |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
1 |
76 |
70 |
74 |
220 |
T32 |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
1 |
72 |
71 |
77 |
220 |
T32 |
Dimitrios Papadatos | AUS |
1 |
70 |
72 |
78 |
220 |
T37 |
Michael Hoey | NIR |
2 |
74 |
73 |
74 |
221 |
T37 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
2 |
73 |
74 |
74 |
221 |
T37 |
Victor Dubuisson | FRA |
2 |
75 |
70 |
76 |
221 |
T37 |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
2 |
67 |
76 |
78 |
221 |
T37 |
Kristoffer Reitan | NOR |
2 |
70 |
73 |
78 |
221 |
T42 |
Peter Hanson | SWE |
3 |
72 |
78 |
72 |
222 |
T42 |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
3 |
73 |
77 |
72 |
222 |
T42 |
Callum Shinkwin | ENG |
3 |
74 |
76 |
72 |
222 |
T42 |
Paul Waring | ENG |
3 |
73 |
77 |
72 |
222 |
T42 |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
3 |
75 |
74 |
73 |
222 |
T42 |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
3 |
74 |
75 |
73 |
222 |
T42 |
Ricardo Melo Gouveia | POR |
3 |
75 |
74 |
73 |
222 |
T42 |
Jack Senior | ENG |
3 |
70 |
77 |
75 |
222 |
T42 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
3 |
69 |
78 |
75 |
222 |
T42 |
Justin Walters | RSA |
3 |
74 |
72 |
76 |
222 |
T52 |
Alvaro Quiros | ESP |
4 |
73 |
77 |
73 |
223 |
T52 |
Kim Koivu | FIN |
4 |
74 |
76 |
73 |
223 |
T52 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
4 |
74 |
75 |
74 |
223 |
T52 |
Lasse Jensen | DNK |
4 |
73 |
76 |
74 |
223 |
T52 |
Marcel Siem | GER |
4 |
74 |
73 |
76 |
223 |
T57 |
Maximilian Kieffer | GER |
5 |
72 |
78 |
74 |
224 |
T57 |
Hyo-Won Park | KOR |
5 |
75 |
74 |
75 |
224 |
T57 |
David Horsey | ENG |
5 |
73 |
75 |
76 |
224 |
T57 |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
5 |
68 |
78 |
78 |
224 |
T57 |
Marc Warren | SCO |
5 |
72 |
73 |
79 |
224 |
T62 |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
6 |
72 |
78 |
75 |
225 |
T62 |
Steven Brown | ENG |
6 |
76 |
74 |
75 |
225 |
T62 |
Joel Girrbach | SWE |
6 |
74 |
75 |
76 |
225 |
T62 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
6 |
70 |
79 |
76 |
225 |
T62 |
Paul Dunne | IRL |
6 |
73 |
75 |
77 |
225 |
T67 |
Tom Murray | ENG |
7 |
77 |
69 |
80 |
226 |
T67 |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
7 |
72 |
74 |
80 |
226 |
T69 |
Stephen Gallacher | SCO |
8 |
68 |
82 |
77 |
227 |
T69 |
Richie Ramsay | SCO |
8 |
77 |
72 |
78 |
227 |
71 |
Hideto Tanihara | JPN |
11 |
76 |
74 |
80 |
230 |
CUT |
Ben Evans | ENG |
5 |
74 |
77 |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Bernd Ritthammer | GER |
5 |
76 |
75 |
- |
151 |
CUT |
David Borda | ESP |
5 |
78 |
73 |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Hugo Leon | CHI |
5 |
73 |
78 |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Nacho Elvira | ESP |
5 |
77 |
74 |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Max Schmitt | GER |
5 |
78 |
73 |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
5 |
74 |
77 |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Nino Bertasio | ITA |
5 |
75 |
76 |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Pedro Oriol | ESP |
5 |
73 |
78 |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
5 |
74 |
77 |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
5 |
77 |
74 |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Victor Perez | FRA |
5 |
73 |
78 |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Adrien Saddier | SCO |
6 |
73 |
79 |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Alexander Levy | FRA |
6 |
75 |
77 |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Anton Karlsson | SWE |
6 |
77 |
75 |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
6 |
73 |
79 |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Deyen Lawson | AUS |
6 |
75 |
77 |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Jacques Kruyswijk | RSA |
6 |
75 |
77 |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Jens Dantorp | SWE |
6 |
73 |
79 |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Kristian Krogh Johannessen | NOR |
6 |
75 |
77 |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Matteo Manassero | ITA |
6 |
76 |
76 |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Nick Cullen | AUS |
6 |
74 |
78 |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Othman Raouzi | MAR |
6 |
77 |
75 |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
6 |
76 |
76 |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Yusaku Miyazato | JPN |
6 |
72 |
80 |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Ashun Wu | CHI |
7 |
75 |
78 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Ayoub Lguirati | MOR |
7 |
75 |
78 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
7 |
77 |
76 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Jeung-Hun Wang | KOR |
7 |
77 |
76 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Jin-Ho Choi | KOR |
7 |
73 |
80 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Joakim Lagergren | SWE |
7 |
75 |
78 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Josh Geary | NZL |
7 |
78 |
75 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
7 |
73 |
80 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Max Orrin | ENG |
7 |
77 |
76 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Ross McGowan | ENG |
7 |
75 |
78 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Ryan Evans | ENG |
7 |
73 |
80 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Scott Gregory | ENG |
7 |
79 |
74 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
7 |
74 |
79 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Sihwan Kim | KOR |
7 |
73 |
80 |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Christofer Blomstrand | SWE |
8 |
75 |
79 |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
8 |
76 |
78 |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
8 |
74 |
80 |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Romain Wattel | FRA |
8 |
76 |
78 |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Scott Vincent | ZWE |
8 |
80 |
74 |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Austin Connelly | CAN |
9 |
78 |
77 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Bradley Dredge | WAL |
9 |
77 |
78 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Faycal Serghini | MOR |
9 |
75 |
80 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
9 |
77 |
78 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Hurly Long | GER |
9 |
79 |
76 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Ivan Cantero | ESP |
9 |
76 |
79 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Jason Scrivener | AUS |
9 |
74 |
81 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
John Catlin | USA |
9 |
75 |
80 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Jonathan Thomson | ENG |
9 |
79 |
76 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Laurie Canter | ENG |
9 |
73 |
82 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Liam Johnston | SCO |
9 |
77 |
78 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Louis De Jager | RSA |
9 |
75 |
80 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
9 |
78 |
77 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Robert MacIntyre | SCO |
9 |
78 |
77 |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Aaron Cockerill | CAN |
10 |
78 |
78 |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Aaron Rai | ENG |
10 |
76 |
80 |
- |
156 |
CUT |
David Drysdale | SCO |
10 |
76 |
80 |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Filippo Bergamaschi | ITA |
10 |
81 |
75 |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
10 |
77 |
79 |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Philipp Mejow | GER |
10 |
78 |
78 |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Daniel Gavins | ENG |
11 |
78 |
79 |
- |
157 |
CUT |
David Howell | ENG |
11 |
77 |
80 |
- |
157 |
CUT |
Espen Kofstad | NOR |
11 |
75 |
82 |
- |
157 |
CUT |
Esteban Toledo | MEX |
11 |
81 |
76 |
- |
157 |
CUT |
Pedro Figueiredo | POR |
11 |
77 |
80 |
- |
157 |
CUT |
Stuart Manley | WAL |
11 |
76 |
81 |
- |
157 |
CUT |
Adria Arnaus | ESP |
12 |
78 |
80 |
- |
158 |
CUT |
Julien Quesne | FRA |
12 |
77 |
81 |
- |
158 |
CUT |
Matthew Baldwin | ENG |
12 |
81 |
77 |
- |
158 |
CUT |
Ewan Porter | AUS |
13 |
73 |
86 |
- |
159 |
CUT |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
13 |
79 |
80 |
- |
159 |
CUT |
Per Laengfors | SWE |
14 |
84 |
76 |
- |
160 |
CUT |
Shergo Al Kurdi | JOR |
15 |
83 |
78 |
- |
161 |
CUT |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
17 |
81 |
82 |
- |
163 |
CUT |
Ayoub Ssouadi | MAR |
19 |
83 |
82 |
- |
165 |
CUT |
Ahmed Marjan | MOR |
21 |
90 |
77 |
- |
167 |
CUT |
Saud Al Sharif | KSA |
21 |
83 |
84 |
- |
167 |
DSQ |
Chris Wood | ENG |
Par |
76 |
- |
- |
76 |
RET |
Andrew Dodt | AUS |
Par |
73 |
- |
- |
73 |
RET |
Matthew Nixon | ENG |
Par |
73 |
- |
- |
73 |
RET |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
Par |
77 |
- |
- |
77 |