Wesselingh Hands John Letters Their First Tour Win In 40 Years

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John Letters is celebrating after staff player Paul Wesselingh won the Handa PGA Seniors Championship at De Vere Mottram Hall, ending the brand’s 40 years of hurt.

The 2012 European Senior Tour Rookie of the Year handed the famous Scottish brand their first win on a main tour since the golden days of the early 70’s with a 20-under-par total of 272 on the Mottram St Andrew course.

With rounds of 68, 70 and 70, defending champion Wesselingh headed into the final round a shot clear of the field and gave a masterclass in golf with a flawless closing round 64, the lowest round of the week, to seal a four-shot victory over Paraguay’s Angel Franco.

The 51-year-old Englishman said: “It is unbelievable; I just can’t believe I’ve done it. I couldn’t believe I’d done it last year, and I can’t believe I’ve done it again this year.”

Wesselingh got off to the ideal start with five birdies in his first 10 holes and when three more followed, on the spin from the 14th hole, there was no catching the John Letters’ man.

“To win it two years on the trot with this quality of field is incredible. I just played the best I’ve ever played today. Last year was special because obviously it was my first one, but this one was even better because I did it in style really, and won by a reasonably good margin.”

Wesselingh first teamed up with Letters early on in the 2012 season and has never looked back, finishing fifth on the Order of Merit and winning the 2012 European Senior Tour Rookie of Year.

The victory and winners cheque of €48,687 catapults Wesselingh to the top of Order of Merit. To add to the great week for Letters, fellow staff player and brand ambassador Sam Torrance shot rounds of 69, 73, 73 and 69 to finish 8-under-par and record a top-10 finish.

John Andrew, Managing Director, commented: “We’re delighted for Paul and also to secure the first main tour victory for the brand in nearly forty years.

“We’ve made huge strides since I rescued the brand from potential obscurity in 2005. We invested significantly in our equipment, R&D and also out on-tour with other victories for the likes of Phil Archer on the Challenge Tour and Chris Hanson on the Europro; so it’s validated on days like these. It’s great to see Letters back in the winner’s circle again.”

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