Congratulations Mark Laskey on his first professional victory

October 24th, 2007 | Putting Biomechanics

Mark Laskey has captured his first professional tour win. The Brocket Hall golfer won the final Jamega Tour event at Merrist Wood near Guildford. The 36-hole event was reduced to an 18-hole shootout due to torrential rain on day one making the course totally unplayable.

Laskey, who shot a four under 68 to win by one, started his round with two straight pars. He then picked up birdies at the 3rd and 4th holes with two approach shots to 10ft and 8ft respectively.

The former Herts county player continued to play solid, accurate golf without reward until a fine approach shot to the 12th gave him the chance to move to three under. Reaching the 17th, Laskey knew he was in contention and a fine up and down from 30 yards saw him joint leader standing on the 18th.

A good drive gave Laskey the opportunity to attack the par five, but his five-iron approach caught the front bunker. However, Laskey’s renowned short game found his sand shot finishing 10ft from the pin, but he confidently rolled the putt across the slope to post his four under winning score.

Former Welsh international Laskey, who is in his second season as a tournament professional, has continued to make steady progress, gaining invaluable experience in his quest to ultimately gain a full European Tour card.

Last year Laskey finished his first season on the EuroPro Tour in 27th position, gaining a Category One status. Building on the experience gained from last year, the former WGC junior has made sustained improvement this season with a second and three other top 10 finishes, which reflects his current position of 15th on the EuroPro 2007 Order of Merit.

This has assured Laskey an invite to the final £100,000 Tour Championship at St Andrews Bay at the end of October. The top six Order of Merit players after this event obtain their PGA Challenge Tour cards for 2008 and with Laskey only £3,000 short of that position he is confident that he has a chance of achieving his early season target.

Laskey said: “My overall improved technique and consistency of my long game has been a direct result of working over the past seven years with my coach Keith Wood at Brocket Hall.

“My putting stats need to improve, so over the winter I also intend to work with my new coach, Paul Hurrion, who has already helped many European and Challenge Tour players over recent years.”

Laskey has already gained invaluable experience of the Challenge Tour this year by being able to obtain six invitations. His best finish so far has been a tie for 15th at the Vodafone Challenge in Dusseldorf back in June.

Laskey is currently considering his options for 2008, which will be a lot clearer after the EuroPro Tour Championship and whether he obtains his Challenge Tour card.

Best wishes from Quintic for the upcoming EuroPro Tour championship…

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