Rafael Cabrera Bello shoots a 60 to
pip Barham for Austrian Open
Spain's Rafael Cabrera Bello, in seventh place overnight, shot a European Tour record-equalling 60 to come from eight behind and win the Austrian Open in Vienna today.
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The 25-year-old even had a chance on the final green to record the circuit's first-ever 59, but just missed a 30ft eagle putt.
After tapping in for his 11th birdie he was two in front of overnight leader Benn Barham. The Englishman, playing a couple of groups behind Cabrera, then birdied the 16th, but missed a 18-footer on the last to finish one behind.
It was the 14th round of 60 on the European Tour, but only the third time someone had achieved it on the final day and won.
Cabrera Bello's first Tour win came with a 20-under-par total of 264 and earned him £145,507.
"It's just amazing. I played the best golf of my life and I can't believe it," said Cabrera-Bello, who had never been under 64 on the European Tour. "I was so far back I wasn't thinking about winning. I just tried to play one shot at a time."
Barham bogeyed the par-4 third in his two-under 69. Soren Hansen of Denmark was two strokes back, placing third for the second straight week.
The 25-year-old Cabrera-Bello lost his place on the European Tour in 2007, but returned from the Challenge Tour this season.
It was his fifth top-10 finish this year and he will rise from 74th to 46th in The Race to Dubai standings.
Cabrera-Bello drew even with Barham after the Englishman failed to make a birdie on the first 10 holes.
Barham, who had led the competition from the opening day, dropped two behind before sinking a 12-footer on the 16th. But a drive into the rough at the 18th was the decisive stroke.
David Drysdale and Marc Warren shared the "honour" of being top Scot. They both finished on nine-under-par 275, nine shots behind the winner. Steven O'Hara had probably his lowest-ever round on the European Tour, a 64 which saw him finish on 278.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
264 Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 71 67 66 60
265 Benn Barham 63 66 67 69
267 Soren Hansen (Den) 67 67 65 68
269 Richard Bland 68 70 65 66
270 Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 69 67 65 69
271 Richard Green (Aus) 65 66 69 71, Pablo Martin (Spa) 66 68 70 67, Simon Wakefield 68 70 67 66, Seve Benson 69 68 68 66
272 Damien McGrane 71 67 67 67, David Dixon 68 67 71 66, David Horsey 67 67 71 67, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 68 65 71 68
273 Brett Rumford (Aus) 64 71 68 70, Gary Murphy 68 67 72 66, Alex Cejka (Ger) 69 68 71 65
274 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 65 70 69 70, Chris Gaunt (Aus) 66 67 72 69, Joost Luiten (Ned) 67 67 76 64, Markus Brier (Aut) 68 67 69 70
275 David Drysdale 69 68 67 71, Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 66 69 70 70, Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 69 68 69 69, Marc Warren 68 68 71 68, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 67 68 73 67
276 Marco Ruiz (Par) 70 68 70 68, Scott Drummond 64 68 72 72, David Lynn 67 68 72 69, Bradley Dredge 72 64 70 70
277 Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 66 74 69 68, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 67 68 72 70, David Howell 69 69 66 73, Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 69 70 68 70, Phillip Archer 65 71 75 66, Inder Van Weerelt (Ned) 72 66 68 71, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 71 68 69 69, Mark Foster 65 68 75 69, Ross McGowan 67 70 74 66
278 Matthew Cort 68 68 69 73, Klas Eriksson (Swe) 69 69 70 70, Steven O'Hara 69 71 74 64, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 67 71 70 70, Gary Lockerbie 68 71 71 68, Stephen Dodd 71 68 71 68, Paul Lawrie 68 70 71 69, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 70 69 71 68, Gregory Havret (Fra) 69 67 72 70, Thomas Levet (Fra) 68 70 70 70
279 Wil Besseling (Ned) 68 67 74 70, Alan McLean 72 67 72 68, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 70 67 70 72, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 71 67 70 71
280 Callum Macaulay 66 74 68 72
281 Alexandre Rocha (Bra) 70 70 74 67, Richie Ramsay 72 68 72 69, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 69 70 71 71
282 Iain Pyman 70 65 71 76, Lee Slattery 67 73 70 72
283 Terry Pilkadaris (Aus) 71 69 69 74
284 Sam Walker 72 68 71 73
285 Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 68 70 72 75
286 Birgir Hafthorsson (Ice) 73 66 73 74, Cesar Monasterio (Arg) 71 68 73 74
287 Ulrich Van Den Berg (Rsa) 72 68 72 75
288 Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 68 70 73 77
295 Lukas Nemecz (Aut) 71 68 82 74
pip Barham for Austrian Open
Spain's Rafael Cabrera Bello, in seventh place overnight, shot a European Tour record-equalling 60 to come from eight behind and win the Austrian Open in Vienna today.
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Related Links
European Tour's official website
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The 25-year-old even had a chance on the final green to record the circuit's first-ever 59, but just missed a 30ft eagle putt.
After tapping in for his 11th birdie he was two in front of overnight leader Benn Barham. The Englishman, playing a couple of groups behind Cabrera, then birdied the 16th, but missed a 18-footer on the last to finish one behind.
It was the 14th round of 60 on the European Tour, but only the third time someone had achieved it on the final day and won.
Cabrera Bello's first Tour win came with a 20-under-par total of 264 and earned him £145,507.
"It's just amazing. I played the best golf of my life and I can't believe it," said Cabrera-Bello, who had never been under 64 on the European Tour. "I was so far back I wasn't thinking about winning. I just tried to play one shot at a time."
Barham bogeyed the par-4 third in his two-under 69. Soren Hansen of Denmark was two strokes back, placing third for the second straight week.
The 25-year-old Cabrera-Bello lost his place on the European Tour in 2007, but returned from the Challenge Tour this season.
It was his fifth top-10 finish this year and he will rise from 74th to 46th in The Race to Dubai standings.
Cabrera-Bello drew even with Barham after the Englishman failed to make a birdie on the first 10 holes.
Barham, who had led the competition from the opening day, dropped two behind before sinking a 12-footer on the 16th. But a drive into the rough at the 18th was the decisive stroke.
David Drysdale and Marc Warren shared the "honour" of being top Scot. They both finished on nine-under-par 275, nine shots behind the winner. Steven O'Hara had probably his lowest-ever round on the European Tour, a 64 which saw him finish on 278.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
264 Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 71 67 66 60
265 Benn Barham 63 66 67 69
267 Soren Hansen (Den) 67 67 65 68
269 Richard Bland 68 70 65 66
270 Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 69 67 65 69
271 Richard Green (Aus) 65 66 69 71, Pablo Martin (Spa) 66 68 70 67, Simon Wakefield 68 70 67 66, Seve Benson 69 68 68 66
272 Damien McGrane 71 67 67 67, David Dixon 68 67 71 66, David Horsey 67 67 71 67, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 68 65 71 68
273 Brett Rumford (Aus) 64 71 68 70, Gary Murphy 68 67 72 66, Alex Cejka (Ger) 69 68 71 65
274 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 65 70 69 70, Chris Gaunt (Aus) 66 67 72 69, Joost Luiten (Ned) 67 67 76 64, Markus Brier (Aut) 68 67 69 70
275 David Drysdale 69 68 67 71, Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 66 69 70 70, Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 69 68 69 69, Marc Warren 68 68 71 68, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 67 68 73 67
276 Marco Ruiz (Par) 70 68 70 68, Scott Drummond 64 68 72 72, David Lynn 67 68 72 69, Bradley Dredge 72 64 70 70
277 Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 66 74 69 68, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 67 68 72 70, David Howell 69 69 66 73, Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 69 70 68 70, Phillip Archer 65 71 75 66, Inder Van Weerelt (Ned) 72 66 68 71, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 71 68 69 69, Mark Foster 65 68 75 69, Ross McGowan 67 70 74 66
278 Matthew Cort 68 68 69 73, Klas Eriksson (Swe) 69 69 70 70, Steven O'Hara 69 71 74 64, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 67 71 70 70, Gary Lockerbie 68 71 71 68, Stephen Dodd 71 68 71 68, Paul Lawrie 68 70 71 69, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 70 69 71 68, Gregory Havret (Fra) 69 67 72 70, Thomas Levet (Fra) 68 70 70 70
279 Wil Besseling (Ned) 68 67 74 70, Alan McLean 72 67 72 68, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 70 67 70 72, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 71 67 70 71
280 Callum Macaulay 66 74 68 72
281 Alexandre Rocha (Bra) 70 70 74 67, Richie Ramsay 72 68 72 69, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 69 70 71 71
282 Iain Pyman 70 65 71 76, Lee Slattery 67 73 70 72
283 Terry Pilkadaris (Aus) 71 69 69 74
284 Sam Walker 72 68 71 73
285 Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 68 70 72 75
286 Birgir Hafthorsson (Ice) 73 66 73 74, Cesar Monasterio (Arg) 71 68 73 74
287 Ulrich Van Den Berg (Rsa) 72 68 72 75
288 Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 68 70 73 77
295 Lukas Nemecz (Aut) 71 68 82 74
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