South African Thomas Aiken wins the Spanish Open - and dedicates his victory to Seve Ballesteros. A three-putt bogey on the 14th cost Johnston the outright lead, but he responded superbly with a birdie from 20 feet at the 16th which ultimately proved decisive as Luiten was unable to find a birdie on the closing stretch.

World number four Jon Rahm won the Spanish Open to claim his third European Tour title on Sunday after holding his nerve against fellow Spaniard Nacho Elvira and Irishman Paul Dunne in a tight finale. Top 50 Classic Courses in Great Britain & Ireland, Top 35 Modern Courses in Great Britain & Ireland, Bryson DeChambeau keeps destroying golf courses, grabs Shriners lead, With COVID behind them, Carlota Ciganda and Gaby Lopez take share of early lead at KPMG, Jim Furyk looks to make history, win first three starts on Champions tour, Exclusive: Camilo Villegas opens up on his daughter's death — and launching Mia's Miracles, Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2020: Vermont. "It might not be the strongest field yet but it's always really hard for me to keep everything under control and to play the weekend that I did for them is always really fun. England’s Andrew Johnston spoke of a dream come true after holding off a final-day charge from the tournament host Sergio García to win his first European Tour title, the Spanish Open.

See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. No other Spaniard has reached five wins in that number of tournaments. It really does. Spain's Jon Rahm retained his Spanish Open title with a five-shot victory over compatriot Rafa Cabrera Bello. England's Andrew Johnston won his first European Tour title with victory by one shot at the Spanish Open in Valderrama.

All rights reserved. However, his playing partner Luiten then birdied the 4th and 5th to get on level terms before Kaymer bogeyed the 7th after a wild drive meant he had to chip out sideways from the trees. He signed off, however, with an impressive five-under 67 to win by two shots, finishing with a 20-under-par total of 268, as Dunne and Elvira both carded final-day 71s. It’s looking like we raised at least €60,000 (£47,600) [for the Asociacion Espanola Contra el Cancer] so we are delighted with that.”, Available for everyone, funded by readers. J Winther (Den),J Hansen (Den), A Arnaus (Spa); S Garcia (Spa), M Kawamura (Jpn), J Harding (SA), J Scrivener (Aus), Z Lombard (SA). The Londoner returned a final-round 70 at Valderrama to finish one-over par and a shot ahead of Joost Luiten of the Netherlands, with García another stroke back following a 67. However with his friend Gareth Bale, the Real Madrid forward, looking on, García holed from 30 feet for birdie at the 16th and picked up another shot at the 17th, only to bogey the last after getting a flyer from the rough and seeing his approach sail over the green. “I had a good year last year which gave me confidence.

You can now add this sport and all the other sports and teams you follow to your personalised My Sport home. I have been close a couple of times. It’s pretty surreal. Rahm set a record with his fifth European Tour victory. I came off the course and I just started crying with the emotion of it.

© 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Rahm now leads the European Tour's Race to Dubai leaderboard with seven events remaining, overtaking Open champion Shane Lowry.

It was the Spaniard's 21st European Tour win and his second of the season after he won at Hong Kong in December, also in a playoff, at the age of 49 years, 337 days. Shriners reigning champion Kevin Na: The Masters is the major 'I have the best chance at', Francesco Molinari (finally) to return in Las Vegas after 7-month layoff, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy.

Fitness with Averee: Can poor nutrition really impact your game? “I thought it was going to fly, but not that much. He becomes the sixth Spaniard to win the Spanish Open since it became part of the European Tour in 1972, joining some illustrious company including Seve Ballesteros, Sergio Garcia and Miguel Angel Jimenez. Please check your email for a confirmation. From hitting a few balls on the range or a quick nine holes, to the full 18 and tournaments - how to get into golf.

“Hopefully I can be one of those guys who has an incredible career like that. “It’s a dream come true really,” said Johnston, 27, who became the first winner of regular European Tour event with an over-par total since Ian Woosnam in the Scottish Open at Carnoustie in 1996. ", Jimenez wins Spanish Open after 3-way playoff, LPGA player Mariah Stackhouse inspires the next generation of golfers, DeChambeau may unveil new driver at Masters, Koepka returning for first tourney in 2 months, Finau tests positive, withdraws from Shriners, Latin America Amateur Championship off for '21, Thomas drops out of Women's PGA, in quarantine, Sergio birdies final hole to win Sanderson Farms, Reid finishes strong to capture 1st LPGA Tour title, What to watch in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Rai secures Scottish Open title by way of playoff, Garcia in three-way tie for Sanderson Farms lead, Reid takes lead into Shoprite LPGA Classic finale, Bradley leads by 2 shots at Sanderson Farms, Hataoka leads by 1 shot after 67 in LPGA Classic, Herbert shoots 65 to take Scottish Open lead, Munoz holds share of lead at Sanderson Farms, Stephenson, Lee hold Shoprite LPGA Classic lead, Lawrie to quit Euro Tour after Scottish Open, Best bets for PGA Tour Sanderson Farms Championship, D. Johnson to be part of loaded field at CJ Cup.
"I just kept going and digging in and found something on the fourth. Johnston, who won the Challenge Tour in 2014 and finished 70th in the Race to Dubai last season, added: “The last few years have been crazy, just seeing that steady improvement which is really positive.

That was the lowest score of the day as the world No16 took advantage of the calm and overcast conditions, but the 36-year-old was left to rue missing from 10 feet for an eagle on the 17th and making a bogey on the last. I don’t think it will hit me for a few days.”. Rahm, who had birdied three of the opening seven holes, bogeyed the ninth to open up a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard. BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, 8.10 - 11.10.2020, Wentworth Golf. +1 A Johnston (Eng); +2 J Luiten (Ned); +3 S Garcia (Spa); +4 S Kjeldsen (Den), J Morrison (Eng); +5 R Fisher (Eng), M Kaymer (Ger), M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra), A Noren (Swe); +6 C Lee (Sco). “It’s been amazing,” added Rahm. "I can't wait for next year to come back and hopefully do it three times.". “It’s truly been the hardest Sunday I’ve ever had in any tournament that I’ve won because the crowd wanted it so much and I wanted it so much.”, Reporting by Richard Martin; Editing by Toby Davis and Clare Fallon. Today it was very tough out there but I got it in the end.

Mit Bernd Wiesberger, Matthias Schwab auf der European Tour Leaderboard, Live Scoring Analysis and opinion from the BBC's golf correspondent. García had raced to the turn in 32 and also made birdie at the 12th, but his hopes seemed to have disappeared when he failed to get up and down from a greenside bunker to bogey the 15th and fell three shots behind with three to play. Overnight leader Michael Lorenzo-Vera quickly dropped down the standings before two-time major winner Martin Kaymer and playing partner Luiten had spells at the top of the standings. "There is no secret," Jimenez said. "There's no words to describe what it means to me, you need to be into my skin but I'm not going to let you," Jimenez said. But the week has been great, very successful with my foundation and everything. England's Andrew Johnston won his first European Tour title with victory by one shot at the Spanish Open in Valderrama. Official leader board of the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, featuring hole-by-hole scoring with advanced stats, win probability, player comparison and video highlights. The 27-year-old was one over for the tournament after a final-round 70, with Joost Luiten a shot behind and Sergio Garcia finishing on three over. “When I made the decision to come straight from Augusta it wouldn’t be to just show up and walk around, I wanted to win this tournament,” Rahm told reporters. World number four Jon Rahm won the Spanish Open to claim his third European Tour title on Sunday after holding his nerve against fellow Spaniard Nacho Elvira and Irishman Paul Dunne in a tight finale. Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Spanish Open on Sunday after a three-way playoff to become the European Tour's first winner over the age of 50. Jimenez shot a 73, while Green carded a 72.
Jimenez extended his own record as the oldest European Tour winner at 50 years and 133 days old. Two further birdies followed on 10 and 14 before a dropped shot on 17 saw him record just his sixth bogey of the week. England’s Andrew Johnston spoke of a dream come true after holding off a final-day charge from the tournament host Sergio García to win his first European Tour title, the Spanish Open.

Pieters led by two shots going into the final round at the PGA Catalunya Resort but managed only a 3-over 75 despite an eagle on No. South African Thomas Aiken claimed the Spanish Open on Sunday - and dedicated his victory to Seve Ballesteros. Spain's Jon Rahm retained his Spanish Open title with a five-shot victory over compatriot Rafa Cabrera Bello. He was hunting a first national title as a professional to add to his two previous European Tour wins in Dublin and Dubai last year.

Last updated on 17 April 201617 April 2016.From the section Golf. Sun 17 Apr 2016 16.41 BST

You see them winning these tournaments so to put mine on there feels pretty ridiculous really.

All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. To round my amateur and pro career together in this way and win the last one I had to win and join that prestigious list of Spanish winners, it’s hard to explain how good it feels and how satisfying it is.”.

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Rahm held a five-shot lead going into Sunday's finale in Madrid and he eased to the title after carding a five-under-par 66 final round. Tournament host Garcia produced the best round of the final day with 67 but missed from 10 feet for an eagle on the 17th and bogeyed the last.


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