Four Scots in leading 21 at European Tour event
Swede finish for Michael Jonzon
to win Castello Masters in Spain
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Sweden's Michael Jonzon sank an 18ft birdie putt on the final green to win the Castello Masters by one stroke in a dramatic finish at Castellon, Spain today. It was his first European Tour win since the 1997 Portuguese Open.
Jonzon looked to have lost his grip on the tournament by double-bogeying the 15th and dropping another shot at the 17th.
Martin Kaymer, six behind with five to play, was suddenly level when he birdied the 14th, 16th and 17th - and Jonzon's fellow countryman Christian Nilsson was 19 under par as well in the clubhouse.
When Kaymer then hit his approach to the 428yd last to nine feet, the 24-year-old German looked favourite for a victory that would take him back to the top of the European Tour Order of Merit but Jonzon, 482nd in the world and playing with 10th-ranked Sergio Garcia and 12th-ranked Kaymer, holed from twice as far, Kaymer missed and it was all over.
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"I'm on the moon," said Jonzon, whose only previous success in 290 tour starts was the 1997 Portuguese Open.
"It's been desperate for me and I am kind of speechless at the moment. It's unbelievable."
The first prize of just over £308,000 was more than four times his previous biggest cheque in a career that goes back 16 years and includes eight trips to the qualifying school.
"It's going to take time to let this sink in, I guess," he added.
"I'm just so thrilled to have a playing status for next year and I'm so proud of myself the way I handled these days."
It was a good tournament for the Scots with four in the leading 21 finishers - Andrew Coltart (270), Ryder Cup skipper Colin Montgomerie (271), David Drysdale (273) and Richie Ramsay (274). Three more Scots survived the halfway cut.
Paul Lawrie bounced back from the disappointment of exiting after 36 holes in the previous weekend's Portugal Masters at Vilamoura by finishing with four decent scores for a seven-under-par total of 277.
FINAL TOTALS
Costa Azahar at Club de Campo del Mediterraneo
Castellon, Spain
Par 284 (4x71)
264 Michael Jonzon (Swe) 64 68 65 67
265 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 69 66 65 65, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 63 67 68 67
267 Sergio Garcia (Spa) 63 68 67 69
268 Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 71 67 64 66
269 Robert Allenby (Aus) 64 66 71 68, Soren Hansen (Den) 70 68 65 66
270 Sam Hutsby 65 68 66 71, Peter Hanson (Swe) 66 68 66 70, Andrew Coltart 70 64 69 67, Darren Clarke 68 70 67 65
271 Colin Montgomerie 70 69 64 68, Jamie Donaldson 71 67 65 68
272 Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa) 65 67 70 70, Anthony Wall 68 67 69 68, Shiv Kapur (Ind) 67 65 70 70, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 70 67 69 66
273 David Drysdale 68 68 66 71, David Horsey 67 71 70 65, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 71 70 68 64
274 Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 68 71 69 66, John E Morgan 66 68 72 68, Richie Ramsay 71 69 68 66, Oliver Fisher 68 69 71 66
275 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 66 68 70, Benn Barham 68 66 70 71, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 70 66 70 69, Branden Grace (Rsa) 74 64 68 69, Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 70 62 72 71, Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 65 72 68 70, Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 65 69 73 68, Miles Tunnicliff 67 67 72 69
276 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 72 67 68 69, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 69 69 70 68, Marc Warren 72 65 70 69, Robert Dinwiddie 69 70 67 70, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 67 68 70 71, Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 72 68 66 70, Bradley Dredge 70 69 68 69
277 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 69 70 68 70, Richard Bland 70 69 68 70, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 68 70 68 71, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 67 73 68 69, Justin Rose 68 71 66 72, Paul Lawrie 70 69 71 67, Alfredo Garcia-heredia (Spa) 73 68 67 69, Manuel Quiros (Spa) 69 71 71 66
278 Joost Luiten (Ned) 70 69 68 71, Marcel Siem (Ger) 71 70 67 70, Danny Willett 71 66 68 73, Scott Drummond 70 66 70 72, Johan Edfors (Swe) 70 70 69 69, Paul Broadhurst 70 64 75 69, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 71 70 70 67, Tano Goya (Arg) 71 70 68 69, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 68 69 68 73
279 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 72 69 69 69, Taco Remkes (Ned) 69 71 70 69, Paul Waring 70 71 69 69, Eduardo De La Riva (Spa) 71 68 72 68, Santiago Luna (Spa) 68 69 72 70, Klas Eriksson (Swe) 70 71 73 65, Simon Wakefield 70 69 65 75
280 Gary Murphy 70 70 72 68, Matthew Millar (Aus) 70 71 70 69, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 74 67 67 72, Wade Ormsby (Aus) 72 66 73 69, Pablo Martin (Spa) 67 71 70 72
281 Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 73 67 72 69, Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 70 70 70 71
282 Gary Lockerbie 70 71 71 70, Federico Cabrera (Arg) 71 70 72 69, John Mellor 73 68 73 68, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 69 70 69 74, Pedro Oriol (Spa) 71 70 71 70
283 Francis Valera (Spa) 73 68 74 68
284 Wil Besseling (Ned) 72 68 70 74, Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 73 68 72 71
285 Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 71 65 76 73
289 Anton Haig (Rsa) 71 67 73 78
to win Castello Masters in Spain
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Sweden's Michael Jonzon sank an 18ft birdie putt on the final green to win the Castello Masters by one stroke in a dramatic finish at Castellon, Spain today. It was his first European Tour win since the 1997 Portuguese Open.
Jonzon looked to have lost his grip on the tournament by double-bogeying the 15th and dropping another shot at the 17th.
Martin Kaymer, six behind with five to play, was suddenly level when he birdied the 14th, 16th and 17th - and Jonzon's fellow countryman Christian Nilsson was 19 under par as well in the clubhouse.
When Kaymer then hit his approach to the 428yd last to nine feet, the 24-year-old German looked favourite for a victory that would take him back to the top of the European Tour Order of Merit but Jonzon, 482nd in the world and playing with 10th-ranked Sergio Garcia and 12th-ranked Kaymer, holed from twice as far, Kaymer missed and it was all over.
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"I'm on the moon," said Jonzon, whose only previous success in 290 tour starts was the 1997 Portuguese Open.
"It's been desperate for me and I am kind of speechless at the moment. It's unbelievable."
The first prize of just over £308,000 was more than four times his previous biggest cheque in a career that goes back 16 years and includes eight trips to the qualifying school.
"It's going to take time to let this sink in, I guess," he added.
"I'm just so thrilled to have a playing status for next year and I'm so proud of myself the way I handled these days."
It was a good tournament for the Scots with four in the leading 21 finishers - Andrew Coltart (270), Ryder Cup skipper Colin Montgomerie (271), David Drysdale (273) and Richie Ramsay (274). Three more Scots survived the halfway cut.
Paul Lawrie bounced back from the disappointment of exiting after 36 holes in the previous weekend's Portugal Masters at Vilamoura by finishing with four decent scores for a seven-under-par total of 277.
FINAL TOTALS
Costa Azahar at Club de Campo del Mediterraneo
Castellon, Spain
Par 284 (4x71)
264 Michael Jonzon (Swe) 64 68 65 67
265 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 69 66 65 65, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 63 67 68 67
267 Sergio Garcia (Spa) 63 68 67 69
268 Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 71 67 64 66
269 Robert Allenby (Aus) 64 66 71 68, Soren Hansen (Den) 70 68 65 66
270 Sam Hutsby 65 68 66 71, Peter Hanson (Swe) 66 68 66 70, Andrew Coltart 70 64 69 67, Darren Clarke 68 70 67 65
271 Colin Montgomerie 70 69 64 68, Jamie Donaldson 71 67 65 68
272 Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa) 65 67 70 70, Anthony Wall 68 67 69 68, Shiv Kapur (Ind) 67 65 70 70, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 70 67 69 66
273 David Drysdale 68 68 66 71, David Horsey 67 71 70 65, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 71 70 68 64
274 Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 68 71 69 66, John E Morgan 66 68 72 68, Richie Ramsay 71 69 68 66, Oliver Fisher 68 69 71 66
275 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 66 68 70, Benn Barham 68 66 70 71, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 70 66 70 69, Branden Grace (Rsa) 74 64 68 69, Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 70 62 72 71, Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 65 72 68 70, Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 65 69 73 68, Miles Tunnicliff 67 67 72 69
276 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 72 67 68 69, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 69 69 70 68, Marc Warren 72 65 70 69, Robert Dinwiddie 69 70 67 70, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 67 68 70 71, Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 72 68 66 70, Bradley Dredge 70 69 68 69
277 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 69 70 68 70, Richard Bland 70 69 68 70, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 68 70 68 71, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 67 73 68 69, Justin Rose 68 71 66 72, Paul Lawrie 70 69 71 67, Alfredo Garcia-heredia (Spa) 73 68 67 69, Manuel Quiros (Spa) 69 71 71 66
278 Joost Luiten (Ned) 70 69 68 71, Marcel Siem (Ger) 71 70 67 70, Danny Willett 71 66 68 73, Scott Drummond 70 66 70 72, Johan Edfors (Swe) 70 70 69 69, Paul Broadhurst 70 64 75 69, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 71 70 70 67, Tano Goya (Arg) 71 70 68 69, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 68 69 68 73
279 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 72 69 69 69, Taco Remkes (Ned) 69 71 70 69, Paul Waring 70 71 69 69, Eduardo De La Riva (Spa) 71 68 72 68, Santiago Luna (Spa) 68 69 72 70, Klas Eriksson (Swe) 70 71 73 65, Simon Wakefield 70 69 65 75
280 Gary Murphy 70 70 72 68, Matthew Millar (Aus) 70 71 70 69, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 74 67 67 72, Wade Ormsby (Aus) 72 66 73 69, Pablo Martin (Spa) 67 71 70 72
281 Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 73 67 72 69, Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 70 70 70 71
282 Gary Lockerbie 70 71 71 70, Federico Cabrera (Arg) 71 70 72 69, John Mellor 73 68 73 68, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 69 70 69 74, Pedro Oriol (Spa) 71 70 71 70
283 Francis Valera (Spa) 73 68 74 68
284 Wil Besseling (Ned) 72 68 70 74, Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 73 68 72 71
285 Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 71 65 76 73
289 Anton Haig (Rsa) 71 67 73 78
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