Reuters: Sports News: Manassero fails in Masters bid as Hoey wins in Morocco

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Manassero fails in Masters bid as Hoey wins in Morocco Mar 25th 2012, 17:33 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Tiger poised for push at Bay Hill Fri, Mar 23 2012 Els disappointed and angry after missing out in Florida Tue, Mar 20 2012 Number one McIlroy has found missing link: McDowell Mon, Mar 5 2012 McIlroy holds off Tiger to take top golf spot Sun, Mar 4 2012 File photo of Matteo Manassero of Italy. Credit: Reuters/Matt Sullivan Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:33pm EDT (Reuters) - Matteo Manassero came up short in his bid to win the Hassan II Trophy in Morocco on Sunday, a victory that would have secured him a place at next month's U.S. Masters. Manassero, 18, was seeking his third European Tour title to ensure his world ranking of 61 would improve enough to be in the top 50 by early April, guaranteeing the Italian a berth at the April 5-8 Masters at Augusta. The youngster started the final round in the lead but labored to a level-par 72 as Northern Irishman Michael Hoey shot a brilliant 65 in the group ahead to win by three strokes on 17-under 271, his fourth tour victory. Hoey started with a 74 but a second-round 67 and consecutive 65s swept him up the leaderboard. Ireland's Damien McGrane (70) finished second ahead of three others on 13 under and Manassero in a group a shot further back. On his Masters debut as an amateur two years ago, the 16-year-old Manassero became the youngest player to make the cut, finishing tied 36th and delighting the crowds. He did not qualify for last year's tournament. (Writing by Tom Pilcher in London, Editing by Ed Osmond) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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