CHILLAS ENDS THREE-YEAR WAIT FOR THIRD
WIN ON EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR
By SCOTT CROCKETT
Senior Press Officer
European Tour
Aberdonian John Chillas ended a three-year wait for his third European Seniors Tour title when he beat England’s Glenn Ralph at the fourth hole of a sudden-death play-off to win the Scandinavian Senior Open.
The 56 year old Scot holed a 30ft putt for a birdie 2 to stay in the play-off at the third extra hole before a par 3 at the fourth extra hole – the 197yd first at Royal Copenhagen Golf Club – was enough to take the title as Ralph missed the green and could not get up and down from the bunker.
Both players ended the regulation 54 holes on eight under par 205 after Chillas – one shot off the lead overnight – carded a final round 68 while Ralph – searching for his first European Seniors Tour title – stormed through the field with a final round 65.
“I am absolutely delighted to have won as it was beginning to seem a while since my last success in 2004,” said Chillas. “It is good to know that I can still come up with the goods when it really matters.
“However, I think there were two winners today as Glenn was every bit a winner too. It is never nice to come off second best in a play-off, especially when you are trying to win your first tournament, but I was just lucky that things came down on my side.”
American Doug Johnson took third on 207, 2005 champion Bill Longmuir of Scotland was fourth on 208 while current European Tour No. 1 Carl Mason of England, who shared second place with Chillas overnight, slipped back with a final round 72 to share fifth with Italy’s Giuseppe Cali.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 213 (3 x 71)
205 J Chillas (Sco) 70 67 68, G Ralph (Eng) 72 68 65 (Chillas won at the fourth play-off hole)
207 D Johnson (USA) 69 69 69.
208 B Longmuir (Sco) 76 67 65.
209 G Cali (Ita) 70 73 66; C Mason (Eng) 68 69 72.
210 L Carbonetti (Arg) 70 70 70, R Drummond (Sco) 72 68 70, N Job (Eng) 73 69 68, J Quiros (Esp) 70 69 71.
211 B Lincoln (RSA) 71 66 74, S Owen (NZ) 73 68 70, M Poxon (Eng) 73 69 69, B Smit (RSA) 69 71 71.
212 E Darcy (Ire) 72 70 70, P Dugeny (Fra) 70 66 76, D Good (Aus) 71 71 70, P Oakley (US) 77 66 69, DJ Russell (Eng) 71 70 70.
213 S Martin (Sco) 70 73 70.
214 M Gray (Sco) 75 69 70, M Miller (Sco) 73 69 72, T Rastall (Eng) 69 73 72.
215 J Rhodes (Eng) 74 71 70, J Van Wagenen (US) 71 70 74.
216 M Pinero (Esp) 74 71 71, J Rivero (Esp) 72 72 72, G Watine (Fra) 74 73 69.
217 T Allen (Eng) 76 72 69, J Heggarty (NIr) 72 70 75, A Sowa (Arg) 77 67 73.
218 G J Brand (Eng) 73 72 73, N Ratcliffe (Aus) 75 71 72, K Spurgeon (Eng) 75 72 71.
219 J Bruner (USA) 74 70 75, B Malley (US) 73 74 72, D Merriman (Aus) 76 73 70, I Mosey (Eng) 70 75 74.
220 D Cambridge (Jam) 78 71 71, B Cameron (Eng) 74, 74, 72
222 A Garrido (Esp) 79 70 73, J Lapsley (NZ) 74 76 72.
223 A Johnsson (Swe) 77 71 75, B Lendzion (US) 78 71 74, E Rodriguez (Esp) 71 76 76.
227 T Charnley (Eng) 73 78 76, B Hardwick (Can) 75 80 72.
231 V Garcia (Esp) 77 79 75.