Golf Talk Times will publish a story tomorrow about the 2018 Fedex Cup Playoffs BMW Championship. Sundays’s final round was postponed until Monday due to incement weather including torrential rain flooding parts of the golf course.
2018 Omega European Masters First Round Notes
In the first round of the 2018 Omega European Masters, Maximilian Kieffer shot a 6-under par 64 to take a one stroke lead over four players. Julien Guerrier, Søren Kjeldsen, Andy Sullivan and Hideto Tanihara all shot 65 and were tied for 2nd place.
Omega European Masters Hideto Tanihara First Round Highlights
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Omega European Masters First Round Leaderboard
1 Maximilian Kieffer GER -6 64 T2 Julien Guerrier FRA -5 65 T2 Søren Kjeldsen DEN -5 65 T2 Andy Sullivan ENG -5 65 T2 Hideto Tanihara JPN -5 65 T6 David Drysdale SCO -4 66 T6 Nacho Elvira ESP -4 66 T6 Erik Van Rooyen RSA -4 66 T6 Justin Walters RSA -4 66 T10 Thomas Detry BEL -3 67 T10 Ryan Fox NZL -3 67 T10 Pablo Larrazabal ESP -3 67 T10 Alexander Levy FRA -3 67 T10 Matthieu Pavon FRA -3 67 T10 Thomas Pieters BEL -3 67 T10 Aaron Rai ENG -3 67 T10 Charl Schwartzel RSA -3 67 T18 Thomas Aiken RSA -2 68 T18 Lucas Bjerregaard DEN -2 68 T18 Laurie Canter ENG -2 68 T18 Ashley Chesters ENG -2 68 T18 Darren Fichardt RSA -2 68 T18 Stephen Gallacher SCO -2 68 T18 Josh Geary NZL -2 68 T18 Doug Ghim USA -2 68 T18 Andrew Johnston ENG -2 68 T18 Phachara Khongwatmai THA -2 68 T18 David Lipsky USA -2 68 T18 Michael Lorenzo-Vera FRA -2 68 T18 Robert Rock ENG -2 68 T18 Benjamin Rusch SUI -2 68 T18 Lee Slattery ENG -2 68 T18 Matt Wallace ENG -2 68 T18 Lee Westwood ENG -2 68 T18 Danny Willett ENG -2 68 T18 Chris Wood ENG -2 68
2018 Omega European Masters Second Round Notes
Hideto Tanihara took the second round lead after a 4-under par 66 left him at 9-under par 131, two strokes ahead of three other players. Matthew Fitzpatrick shot a 64 and was tied for 2nd place at 7-under par and tied with Lucas Bjerregaard and Doug Ghim, who both shot 65.
Omega European Masters Matthew Fitzpatrick Second Round Highlights
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Omega European Masters Second Round Leaderboard
1 Hideto Tanihara JPN -9 65 66 131 T2 Matthew Fitzpatrick ENG -7 69 64 133 T2 Lucas Bjerregaard DEN -7 68 65 133 T2 Doug Ghim USA -7 68 65 133 T5 Haydn Porteous RSA -6 69 65 134 T5 Stephen Gallacher SCO -6 68 66 134 T5 Michael Lorenzo-Vera FRA -6 68 66 134 T5 Danny Willett ENG -6 68 66 134 T9 Ashun Wu CHN -5 70 65 135 T9 S.S.P. Chawrasia IND -5 69 66 135 T9 Thomas Aiken RSA -5 68 67 135 T9 Alexander Levy FRA -5 67 68 135 T9 Nacho Elvira ESP -5 66 69 135 T9 Søren Kjeldsen DEN -5 65 70 135 T9 Maximilian Kieffer GER -5 64 71 135 T16 Chase Koepka USA -4 71 65 136 T16 Daniel Brooks ENG -4 69 67 136 T16 Matthew Southgate ENG -4 69 67 136 T16 Richard Sterne RSA -4 69 67 136 T16 Romain Wattel FRA -4 69 67 136 T16 Ryan Fox NZL -4 67 69 136 T16 Charl Schwartzel RSA -4 67 69 136 T16 David Drysdale SCO -4 66 70 136 T16 Julien Guerrier FRA -4 65 71 136 T25 Nicolas Colsaerts BEL -3 71 66 137 T25 Benjamin Hebert FRA -3 70 67 137 T25 Nino Bertasio ITA -3 70 67 137 T25 Scott Jamieson SCO -3 69 68 137 T25 Laurie Canter ENG -3 68 69 137 T25 Matt Wallace ENG -3 68 69 137 T25 Andrew Johnston ENG -3 68 69 137 T25 Lee Westwood ENG -3 68 69 137 T25 Erik Van Rooyen RSA -3 66 71 137 T25 Justin Walters RSA -3 66 71 137 T25 Andy Sullivan ENG -3 65 72 137
2018 Omega European Masters Third Round Notes
Matthew Fitzpatrick had the third round lead after a 7-under par 63 put him at 14-under par 196, one stroke ahead of MichaelLorenzo-Vera, who was at 12-under after a 64. Daniel Brooks, Ashun Wu, Haydn Porteous, Lucas Bjerregaard and Doug Ghim were tied for 3rd place at 10-under, while Gavin Green and Thomas Aiken were lurking at 9-under par.
Omega European Masters Matthew Fitzpatrick Third Round Highlights
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Omega European Masters Third Round Leaderboard
1 Matthew Fitzpatrick ENG -14 69 64 63 196 2 Michael Lorenzo-Vera FRA -12 68 66 64 198 T3 Daniel Brooks ENG -10 69 67 64 200 T3 Ashun Wu CHN -10 70 65 65 200 T3 Haydn Porteous RSA -10 69 65 66 200 T3 Lucas Bjerregaard DEN -10 68 65 67 200 T3 Doug Ghim USA -10 68 65 67 200 T8 Gavin Green MAS -9 69 69 63 201 T8 Thomas Aiken RSA -9 68 67 66 201 T10 Nino Bertasio ITA -8 70 67 65 202 T10 Nacho Elvira ESP -8 66 69 67 202 T10 Hideto Tanihara JPN -8 65 66 71 202 13 Lee Westwood ENG -7 68 69 66 203 T14 David Lipsky USA -6 68 70 66 204 T14 Erik Van Rooyen RSA -6 66 71 67 204 T14 Charl Schwartzel RSA -6 67 69 68 204 T14 Søren Kjeldsen DEN -6 65 70 69 204 T14 Stephen Gallacher SCO -6 68 66 70 204 T19 Andy Sullivan ENG -5 65 72 68 205 T19 Matthew Southgate ENG -5 69 67 69 205 T19 Chase Koepka USA -5 71 65 69 205 T22 Matt Wallace ENG -4 68 69 69 206 T22 S.S.P. Chawrasia IND -4 69 66 71 206 T24 Pablo Larrazabal ESP -3 67 72 68 207 T24 Darren Fichardt RSA -3 68 71 68 207 T24 Phachara Khongwatmai THA -3 68 71 68 207 T24 Austin Connelly CAN -3 70 69 68 207 T24 Richard McEvoy ENG -3 72 67 68 207 T24 Jorge Campillo ESP -3 74 65 68 207 T24 Richard Sterne RSA -3 69 67 71 207
2018 Omega European Masters Final Round Notes
Lucas Bjerregaard jumped out of the pack that started the final round at 10-under par with a 5-under par 30 on the front nine, giving him the lead at 15-under par. Michael Lorenzo-Vera was able to tie Bjerregaard when he made a birdie at the 9th hole to turn in 32. Matthew Fitzpatrick was one shot back at 14-under after he also birdied the 9th.
Lorenzo-Vera birdied the 10th hole to take the lead at 16-under par, and Bjerregaard birdied the 14th hole to tie him at 16-under, as Fitzpatrick birdied the 12th to move to 15-under, one shot behind. Bjerregaard then birdied the 15th hole to move to 17-under par, and Lorenzo-Vera birdied the 13th hole to tie it up again.
But Lorenzo-Vera made a double-bogey at the 14th hole to drop to 15-under par and two shots behind Bjerregaard. Lorenzo-Vera bounced back with a birdie at the 15th to get to 16-under, but Fitzpatrick birdied the 15th as well to get to 16-under and only one shot back of Bjerregaard, who had parred in to finish at 17-under par with a final round of 63.
Fitzpatrick made an 8-foot birdie putt at the last hole to shoot a 3-under par 67 and tie Bjerregaard at 17-under par. The two men returned to the 18th tee for a sudden death playoff. Both men gave themselves chances for birdie, with Bjerregaard just off the back about 20 feet away but it was Fitzpatrick who cashed in with a 15 footer to become the first player in 40 years to win back to back at the Omega European Masters, since Seve Ballesteros performed the feat in 1977 and 1978.
See below this year’s highlights for some bonus video of the 1993 Canon European Masters that shows Seve still had the short game magic 15 years after he was a repeat champion in this event. Seve would lose by a single shot to Barry Lane in 1993, but his wizardry at the final hole stole the show.
Omega European Masters Matthew Fitzpatrick Final Round Highlights
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Omega European Masters Extended Highlights
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1993 Canon European Masters Seve Ballesteros Highlights
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Omega European Masters Final Round Leaderboard
1 Matthew Fitzpatrick ENG -17 69 64 63 67 263 2 Lucas Bjerregaard DEN -17 68 65 67 63 263 3 Michael Lorenzo-Vera FRA -15 68 66 64 67 265 4 Nacho Elvira ESP -12 66 69 67 66 268 5 Daniel Brooks ENG -11 69 67 64 69 269 T6 Hideto Tanihara JPN -10 65 66 71 68 270 T6 Ashun Wu CHN -10 70 65 65 70 270 T8 Darren Fichardt RSA -9 68 71 68 64 271 T8 Phachara Khongwatmai THA -9 68 71 68 64 271 T8 Charl Schwartzel RSA -9 67 69 68 67 271 T8 Doug Ghim USA -9 68 65 67 71 271 T12 Jeung-Hun Wang KOR -7 71 68 70 64 273 T12 Soren Kjeldsen DEN -7 65 70 69 69 273 T12 Lee Westwood ENG -7 68 69 66 70 273 T12 Gavin Green MAS -7 69 69 63 72 273 T16 Laurie Canter ENG -6 68 69 72 65 274 T16 Callum Shinkwin ENG -6 69 69 70 66 274 T16 Fabrizio Zanotti PAR -6 69 70 69 66 274 T16 Pablo Larrazabal ESP -6 67 72 68 67 274 T16 Richard McEvoy ENG -6 72 67 68 67 274 T16 Nino Bertasio ITA -6 70 67 65 72 274 T16 Haydn Porteous RSA -6 69 65 66 74 274 T23 Nicolas Colsaerts BEL -5 71 66 73 65 275 T23 Julien Guerrier FRA -5 65 71 73 66 275 T23 Chris Wood ENG -5 68 70 71 66 275 T23 Benjamin Hebert FRA -5 70 67 71 67 275 T23 David Horsey ENG -5 70 69 69 67 275 T23 Christiaan Bezuidenhout RSA -5 71 68 69 67 275 T23 Stephen Gallacher SCO -5 68 66 70 71 275
