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HotelPlanner Tour: Daniel Young wins again

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Aron Zemmer

Daniel Young was the star of the Farmfoods Scottish Challenge, a HotelPlanner Tour tournament, winning with a 265 (64, 67, 64, 70, -19) in "his" Scotland, edging out Frenchman Julien Quesne, who finished second with a 266 (-18).

On the par-71 Schloss Roxburghe course in Heiton, near Kelso, Filippo Celli put in another strong performance, finishing fifth with a 270 (68, 68, 65, 69, -14), having finished fourth in the previous German Challenge.

HotelPlanner Tour, results

In third place with a 268 (-16) was fellow Scot Euan Walker, England's John Gough in fourth with a 269 (-15), and tied with Celli were Spaniard Quim Vidal and Belgian James Meyer De Beco. In eighth place with 271 (-13) were Frenchman Maxence Giboudot and South African Bryce Easton.

Daniel Young, a 33-year-old from Perth who has been a professional since 2016 and studied at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, with two second-place finishes and seven other top-ten finishes in 103 appearances on the tour, took the lead after three rounds and sealed his first tour title at the 104th round with a closing 70 (-1) (double bogey and three birdies). Quesne, a 44-year-old from Le Mans who won the Italian Open in 2013, attempted to catch up, but his 67 (-4, five birdies and one bogey, the only one in his score, scored on the 66th hole) wasn't enough. Young received a check for €46,196 out of a prize pool of approximately €285,000 (the official figure is £250,000).

Of the other Italians, Renato Paratore, who won twice this season, finished 21st with a 275 (71, 64, 69, 71, -9), followed by Stefano Mazzoli, 29th with a 276 (67, 73, 67, 69, -8), Aron Zemmer, 32nd with a 277 (68, 65, 71, 73, -7), and Lorenzo Scalise, 43rd with a 279 (70, 70, 66, 73, -5).

Filippo Celli, who started the competition in 25th place before moving up to 16th and eighth, finished with a partial 69 (-2, four birdies, two bogeys). The 24-year-old Roman, making his 50th appearance on the tour, has achieved three top-five finishes in his last four appearances (including second place in the Interwetten Open). These performances currently place him eighth in the Race to Mallorca (order of merit), which at the end of the year will award the top 20 a ticket to the 2026 DP World Tour. Paratore is ahead of him in fifth place.

The cut-off finishers were amateur Biagio Andrea Gagliardi, 110th with a score of 144 (75 69, +2), Enrico Di Nitto, 120th with a score of 145 (73 72, +3), and Michele Ortolani, 141st with a score of 147 (75 72, +5).

Toronto: Joao Fonseca experiences an early loss to Tristan Schoolkate

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Joao Fonseca entered the Canada Masters in Toronto as the member of the top-50. However, the young Brazilian did not enjoy his run at the sixth Masters 1000 event of the season following a 7-6, 6-4 defeat to Tristan Schoolkate. 

The Aussie ousted the Brazilian in an hour and 32 minutes after a rock-solid performance, notching his first top-50 victory and his second triumph at the Masters 1000 level. 

The Perth native prevailed in the opener and grabbed an early break in the second set that carried him over the top. The 24-year-old took ten points more than the young gun.

Tristan dropped 14 points behind the initial shot and faced no break points. Fonseca could not stay in touch despite a solid effort, losing serve in the early stages of the second set and hitting the exit door. 

Thus, a teenager extended his ups and downs, still waiting to claim three straight ATP wins after lifting his first ATP title in Buenos Aires in February. Both players hit more unforced errors than winners.

Schoolkate had the upper hand in service winners and from the baseline. The lower-ranked player forged his win in the shortest range up to four strokes following more free points on his tally.

Tristan Schoolkate, Toronto 2025

Tristan Schoolkate, Toronto 2025© Stream screenshot

 

Joao faced a break point in the second game of the duel and denied it with a powerful forehand winner. They served well in the remaining games, and Fonseca provided a fine hold at 5-6 to introduce a tie break. 

They exchanged early mini-breaks and served well in the upcoming points. The Aussie moved 5-4 in front with a fine attack and welcomed the rival's routine forehand error for a mini-break in the tenth point and two set points. 

Schoolkate converted the second with an unreturned serve, wrapping up the first part of the duel in 52 minutes. Tristan secured five fine holds in the second set and kept the pressure on the other side.

Joao Fonseca, Toronto 2025

Joao Fonseca, Toronto 2025© Stream screenshot

 

Joao missed two game points at 1-1 after the rival's return winner and experienced a break after the rival's sharp return and his mistake. Schoolkate needed no second invitation to bring the victory home from there. 

The Aussie served well and held in game eight with a forehand winner for 5-3. Tristan served for a win at 5-4 and landed a service winner on a match point, sealing the deal and sending the young gun packing.