Thorbjørn Olesen completed eagle-birdie for the second day operating to win the Betfred British Masters in dramatic vogue at The Belfry.
The 32-year-old posted a one-over-par 73 to complete on ten underneath, one stroke away from Sweden’s Sebastian Soderberg.
The Dane entered the ultimate spherical with a three-stroke lead, however that quickly disappeared after a two-over-par entrance 9, earlier than one other pair of bogeys at 14 and 15 left the prospects of a primary title for 4 years unlikely.
Nonetheless, Olesen holed a 28-foot eagle putt on the par-five seventeenth to attract degree with Soderberg, who had earlier set the clubhouse goal at 9 underneath par, earlier than going one higher on the 18th as he transformed a 35-foot birdie putt in entrance of a packed grandstand to seal victory and ship the 15,000-strong English crowd into raptures.
The victory is the previous Ryder Cup participant’s sixth on the DP World Tour and first because the 2018 Italian Open, which set him on the trail to make his debut for Workforce Europe later that yr.
Scottish duo Richie Ramsay and Connor Syme shared third with South African Justin Walters on eight underneath par, with 2021 Problem Tour graduates Chase Hanna and Hurly Lengthy a shot additional again in a tie for sixth.
Talking after the win, Olesen stated: “It was clearly a fairly powerful day and I hit loads of pictures to the left. I used to be actually struggling, however I someway I simply saved going. Standing on 17, I used to be pondering {that a} birdie, birdie end would possibly get me right into a play-off, however to complete eagle, birdie was past my wildest expectations. The 18th is a troublesome gap, the place par is an efficient rating, so make a birdie to win was superb. It’s a privilege to have gained a match as large as this. The crowds have been superb and I received a lot help on the market. It’s been a very long time since I gained and I’m delighted to have gotten again within the winner’s circle after what has been a troublesome few years.”
Olsen has endured a troublesome few years after being accused of sexually assaulting a lady on a flight from america in July 2019. The Dane was cleared of all expenses by a jury in London final December. The 32-year-old claimed he was an ‘automaton’ and was not accountable for his physique after ingesting and taking prescription-only sleeping drugs earlier than a flight from Nashville to London, following a match in Memphis. His world rating dropped from 62 in July 2019 to 376 within the week earlier than the British Masters.
Match host Danny Willett completed in a tie for sixteenth on 5 underneath, however added 4 ultimate spherical birdies to carry his fundraising whole to £19,000 after 4 rounds. Match sponsors Betfred pledged to donate £1,000 for each birdie and £2,000 for each eagle the 2016 Masters Champion made this week.
