Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño shot a 69 in the final round of the Winco Foods Portland Open. The Madrid native ended up in 26th place with a total of eight under par. His score wasn’t enough to finish out the regular Web.com Tour among the top 25 in the rankings, those who obtained the PGA Tour card for next season. In the end, he finished in 64th place.
However, he did manage to secure a spot in the Final Series. That is where he’ll attempt to move up to the next division of honor in world golf. His return. The Finals Series consists of four tournaments that start next week in Ohio. At the end of this mini-tour, the top 25 in the order of merit who don’t already have the card will earn their rights to play. It’s a second chance.
Gonzalo will go into the Final Series with his mind on the card and confidence from the good level of play he’s demonstrated these past weeks.
It’s important to remember that the Spanish golfer is coming off of having made the cut in eleven of the last thirteen tournaments and that he’s played under 70 shots in fourteen of the last eighteen rounds that he’s competed in, without a doubt a highly favorable statistic going into the difficult test that lies ahead. The first tournament of the Final Series will be held from September 8th to 11th at the Canterbury Golf Club, the DAP Championship.
