EUROPEAN TOUR REPORT, SCORES
South African James Kingston wins play-off
against Anders Hansen at Cologne
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
James Kingston hit back from four successive missed cuts in brilliant style today, winning the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne after a play-off with Dane Anders Hansen.
The 43-year-old, who had not made a penny since the Open in July, became the oldest winner of the European Tour season thanks to a four-foot par putt on the first hole of sudden death at Gut Larchenhof.
Hansen had gone over the green into a bunker, splashed out well from the wet sand, but lipped out from six feet.
A second Tour victory for Kingston - his first was the 2007 South African Open - earned him just under £279,000 and moves him up into the top 50 money-winners on the circuit after starting the week 116th.
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The pair were level with four holes to play, but as Kingston rolled home a 12-foot birdie putt on the long 15th Hansen three-putted the 195-yard 16th.
But there was to be another twist before the South African could claim glory. Hansen sank an eight-foot birdie putt on the 17th and then Kingston, ranked only 141st in the world, three-putted from only 20 feet.
Joint third were England's Simon Dyson, Swede Peter Hanson and another Danish player, Soren Hansen.
All three would have been in the play-off with a closing birdie. Dyson, winner of the KLM Open in Holland three weeks ago, had the best chance, but left his 20-foot attempt just short.
Lee Westwood and Ross Fisher could have gone third on the money list by finishing fourth and first respectively, but neither did enough. Westwood's 68 gave him a share of eighth place with Scot David Drysdale, while Fisher was four strokes further back in a tie for 18th.
England's Chris Wood, who did not have a bogey in the first 47 holes and was on course for his first Tour title at that point, dropped back to 12th, while Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie is still seeking his first top 10 finish since June last year after finishing 34th.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
275 James Kingston (Rsa) 67 69 70 69, Anders Hansen (Den) 70 68 70 67 (Kingston won sudden death play-off at first hole).
276 Peter Hanson (Swe) 70 68 67 71, Soren Hansen (Den) 65 71 70 70, Simon Dyson 68 70 68 70
278 Anthony Wall 69 70 68 71, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 70 68 69 71
279 David Drysdale 67 70 73 69, Lee Westwood 70 69 72 68
280 Rodney Pampling (Aus) 71 72 69 68, Alex Cejka (Ger) 70 72 68 70
281 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 68 71 69 73, Chris Wood 66 69 73 73, Marcel Siem (Ger) 70 70 72 69
282 Graeme McDowell 70 72 70 70, Scott Drummond 71 69 74 68, Darren Clarke 70 70 70 72
283 Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 71 71 69 72, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 72 69 71 71, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 72 74 68 69, Ross Fisher 67 69 78 69, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 71 70 70 72
284 Bernhard Langer (Ger) 71 75 70 68, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 73 71 72 68, Steve Webster 76 67 74 67, Gareth Maybin 76 73 67 68, Scott Strange (Aus) 67 68 74 75, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 70 72 70 72, Alexander Noren (Swe) 71 72 70 71, Paul Lawrie 68 71 69 76, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 70 67 72 75, Markus Brier (Aut) 69 73 73 69, Tano Goya (Arg) 74 69 70 71
285 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 69 69 71 76, Christian Nilsson (Swe) 69 76 70 70, Colin Montgomerie 72 69 71 73, Paul McGinley 72 68 72 73, Thomas Levet (Fra) 70 71 73 71, Graeme Storm 69 68 78 70, Johan Edfors (Swe) 78 71 69 67
286 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 69 72 69 76, Anthony Kang (USA) 71 71 72 72, Robert Rock 70 72 75 69, Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 71 68 74 73, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 76 71 70 69, Jamie Donaldson 74 70 71 71, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 75 72 71 68
287 Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa) 74 68 73 72, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 76 72 68 71, David Howell 71 74 72 70
288 Stephen Dodd 69 74 71 74, Nick Dougherty 69 76 75 68
289 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 71 72 73 73, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 73 70 75 71, Kenneth Ferrie 72 78 70 69, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 72 73 73 71
290 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 78 73 69 70, Richard Finch 69 72 73 76, Shane Lowry 75 72 72 71
291 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 74 69 73 75, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 70 74 72 75, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 69 76 72 74, Florian Fritsch (Ger) 74 71 71 75
292 Damien McGrane 72 72 76 72, Danny Willett 72 70 71 79
294 Gregory Havret (Fra) 77 72 73 72
295 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 70 74 77 74, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 72 76 70 77, John Bickerton 74 73 75 73
296 Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 70 73 80 73
298 Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 73 70 79 76, Michael Hoey 76 77 74 71
299 Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 77 75 71 76
300 Alastair Forsyth 74 75 74 77
303 Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 76 78 71 78
305 Michael Campbell (Nzl) 77 79 76 73
307 Mark Brown (Nzl) 75 75 75 82
311 Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (Ind) 79 81 74 77
against Anders Hansen at Cologne
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
James Kingston hit back from four successive missed cuts in brilliant style today, winning the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne after a play-off with Dane Anders Hansen.
The 43-year-old, who had not made a penny since the Open in July, became the oldest winner of the European Tour season thanks to a four-foot par putt on the first hole of sudden death at Gut Larchenhof.
Hansen had gone over the green into a bunker, splashed out well from the wet sand, but lipped out from six feet.
A second Tour victory for Kingston - his first was the 2007 South African Open - earned him just under £279,000 and moves him up into the top 50 money-winners on the circuit after starting the week 116th.
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The pair were level with four holes to play, but as Kingston rolled home a 12-foot birdie putt on the long 15th Hansen three-putted the 195-yard 16th.
But there was to be another twist before the South African could claim glory. Hansen sank an eight-foot birdie putt on the 17th and then Kingston, ranked only 141st in the world, three-putted from only 20 feet.
Joint third were England's Simon Dyson, Swede Peter Hanson and another Danish player, Soren Hansen.
All three would have been in the play-off with a closing birdie. Dyson, winner of the KLM Open in Holland three weeks ago, had the best chance, but left his 20-foot attempt just short.
Lee Westwood and Ross Fisher could have gone third on the money list by finishing fourth and first respectively, but neither did enough. Westwood's 68 gave him a share of eighth place with Scot David Drysdale, while Fisher was four strokes further back in a tie for 18th.
England's Chris Wood, who did not have a bogey in the first 47 holes and was on course for his first Tour title at that point, dropped back to 12th, while Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie is still seeking his first top 10 finish since June last year after finishing 34th.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
275 James Kingston (Rsa) 67 69 70 69, Anders Hansen (Den) 70 68 70 67 (Kingston won sudden death play-off at first hole).
276 Peter Hanson (Swe) 70 68 67 71, Soren Hansen (Den) 65 71 70 70, Simon Dyson 68 70 68 70
278 Anthony Wall 69 70 68 71, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 70 68 69 71
279 David Drysdale 67 70 73 69, Lee Westwood 70 69 72 68
280 Rodney Pampling (Aus) 71 72 69 68, Alex Cejka (Ger) 70 72 68 70
281 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 68 71 69 73, Chris Wood 66 69 73 73, Marcel Siem (Ger) 70 70 72 69
282 Graeme McDowell 70 72 70 70, Scott Drummond 71 69 74 68, Darren Clarke 70 70 70 72
283 Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 71 71 69 72, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 72 69 71 71, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 72 74 68 69, Ross Fisher 67 69 78 69, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 71 70 70 72
284 Bernhard Langer (Ger) 71 75 70 68, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 73 71 72 68, Steve Webster 76 67 74 67, Gareth Maybin 76 73 67 68, Scott Strange (Aus) 67 68 74 75, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 70 72 70 72, Alexander Noren (Swe) 71 72 70 71, Paul Lawrie 68 71 69 76, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 70 67 72 75, Markus Brier (Aut) 69 73 73 69, Tano Goya (Arg) 74 69 70 71
285 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 69 69 71 76, Christian Nilsson (Swe) 69 76 70 70, Colin Montgomerie 72 69 71 73, Paul McGinley 72 68 72 73, Thomas Levet (Fra) 70 71 73 71, Graeme Storm 69 68 78 70, Johan Edfors (Swe) 78 71 69 67
286 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 69 72 69 76, Anthony Kang (USA) 71 71 72 72, Robert Rock 70 72 75 69, Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 71 68 74 73, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 76 71 70 69, Jamie Donaldson 74 70 71 71, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 75 72 71 68
287 Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa) 74 68 73 72, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 76 72 68 71, David Howell 71 74 72 70
288 Stephen Dodd 69 74 71 74, Nick Dougherty 69 76 75 68
289 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 71 72 73 73, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 73 70 75 71, Kenneth Ferrie 72 78 70 69, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 72 73 73 71
290 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 78 73 69 70, Richard Finch 69 72 73 76, Shane Lowry 75 72 72 71
291 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 74 69 73 75, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 70 74 72 75, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 69 76 72 74, Florian Fritsch (Ger) 74 71 71 75
292 Damien McGrane 72 72 76 72, Danny Willett 72 70 71 79
294 Gregory Havret (Fra) 77 72 73 72
295 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 70 74 77 74, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 72 76 70 77, John Bickerton 74 73 75 73
296 Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 70 73 80 73
298 Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 73 70 79 76, Michael Hoey 76 77 74 71
299 Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 77 75 71 76
300 Alastair Forsyth 74 75 74 77
303 Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 76 78 71 78
305 Michael Campbell (Nzl) 77 79 76 73
307 Mark Brown (Nzl) 75 75 75 82
311 Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (Ind) 79 81 74 77
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