Horsey catches Hed but drops late shots to

let Swede clear again for first Euro title

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Sweden's Fredrik Andersson Hed withstood a charge from England’s David Horsey on a tense final day in Turin today to win the BMW Italian Open and claim his first European Tour title at this 245th attempt.
Andersson Hed took a commanding six-stroke advantage into the final round after a brilliant third round nine under par 63, but found himself pegged back by Horsey.
Horsey moved into a share of the lead with his sixth birdie of the day on the 13th, but promptly dropped a shot at the next and also bogeyed the 18th after a 10min wait on the tee.
That gave Andersson Hed some much-needed breathing room and he was able to par the last two holes to complete a round of 73 for and winning total of 16 under par 272.
Horsey, winner of The European Challenge Tour in 2008, was second on 274 under after a closing 68, with Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts, Sweden's Peter Gustafsson and England's Chris Wood sharing third two shots further back.
Spain's Miguel Angel Jiménez, coincidentally the last person to benefit when a six-shot lead was squandered in the final round when he won the BMW Asian Open in 2004, was expected to be Andersson Hed's main challenger but slumped to a closing 76.
"The first nine holes I was very tense," admitted Anderson Hed, who carded two bogeys and one birdie in an outward 37. "I started to loosen up a bit from the 11th and played a bit better. It still wasn't great, but it was a more solid last seven or eight holes.
"It means a lot to win, both for the rankings and self-confidence. It would have felt even better to have played well today but I was here to be first and now I am first."
The 38 year old from Halmstad regained his tour card after an incredible 14th trip to The European Tour Qualifying School last November and admitted those experiences may have come in handy.
"They might, because it's the same tension at the Qualifying School as it is out here when you're in contention," added Andersson Hed, who claimed the winner's cheque for and a one-year European Tour exemption.
Horsey refused to blame the lengthy wait on the 18th tee for the bogey six which effectively ended his chances, but was disappointed not to have kept the pressure up after claiming a share of the lead.
"To bogey two of the last five holes is disappointing," said the 25 year old from Stockport, who was also second in Malaysia last year.
"I got off to a flying start and I didn't look at a leaderboard until around the 13th when I saw that it was very close. I knew the last five holes were pretty tough and thought if I could par in it might have been enough.
"The wait on the 18th tee maybe threw me off rhythm a little bit but I can't blame that. My drive caught a tree and went straight right and I didn't get it back onto the fairway from there.
"I really thought I was in with a good shout and it's disappointing, but I can take a lot of positives from this week."
Teenage prodigy Matteo Manassero, making his first professional start on home soil after a superb amateur career, carded a closing 71 to finish in a tie for 29th.
The 17 year old Italian was only four off the lead at halfway and slightly disappointed with his weekend's efforts, but still showed more than enough to prove finishing 13th in The Open Championship last year and 36th in the Masters Tournament last month was certainly no fluke.The honour of finishing top Italian, however, went to World Cup winner and local Turin resident Edoardo Molinari, who closed with a 68 to finish in a tie for 13th. He was then off watch the final round of the Players Championship at the TPC in Sawgrass to see how his brother, Francesco, fares in the final round.
SCOTSWATCH. Kirkcaldy's Peter Whiteford, who closed with a one-under 71, finished joint third alongside Nicolas Colsaerts on 277, six shots behind the winner but only one shot behind runner-up Peter Gustafsson. Aberdonian Richie Ramsay finished joint 13th with a 71 for 280. Andrew Coltart was the third best Scot on 282, followed by Andrew McArthur (283), Paul Lawrie and Steven O'Hara (both 284) and David Drysdale (285).

FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
271 Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 70 66 63 72
276 Peter Gustafsson (Swe) 71 69 70 66
277 Peter Whiteford 69 71 66 71, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 70 67 69 71
278 Chris Wood 71 70 65 72, Stephen Dodd 68 74 69 67, David Horsey 68 71 67 72, Graeme Storm 67 73 69 69
279 Anthony Wall 71 71 69 68, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 73 68 70 68, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 71 66 74 68, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 70 67 70 72
280 Richie Ramsay 73 71 65 71, George Coetzee (Rsa) 72 71 71 66, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 72 71 69 68
281 Hennie Otto (Rsa) 68 69 71 73, Robert Rock 67 73 73 68, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 69 68 68 76, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 71 68 69 73, Richard McEvoy 72 72 65 72, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 67 74 72 68
282 Jamie Elson 72 72 71 67, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 69 73 69 71, Andrea Pavan (Ita) 76 68 73 65, Phillip Price 72 72 65 73, Andrew Coltart 70 70 72 70, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 72 69 74 67, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 76 68 69 69
283 Andrew McArthur 73 66 71 73, Matteo Manassero (Ita) 70 70 72 71, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 69 71 72 71
284 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 71 71 72 70, Scott Hend (Aus) 72 71 72 69, Joost Luiten (Ned) 73 70 70 71, Paul Lawrie 67 73 73 71, Steven O'Hara 70 74 68 72, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 70 73 69 72
285 David Drysdale 68 74 69 74, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 70 71 71 73, Alastair Forsyth 71 70 72 72, Mark Brown (Nzl) 72 71 73 69
286 Robert Coles 70 71 72 73, Gareth Maybin 69 72 74 71, Peter Baker 70 74 72 70, Andrew Dodt (Aus) 72 70 74 70
287 Steve Webster 72 68 71 76, Nick Dougherty 70 74 68 75, Marcel Siem (Ger) 71 73 69 74, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 70 72 72 73, Miles Tunnicliff 72 72 72 71, Oliver Fisher 69 73 75 70
288 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 73 70 76 69, Gary Boyd 75 69 70 74, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 71 72 75 70, Bradley Dredge 73 69 73 73
289 Marco Soffietti (Ita) 69 74 73 73, Ake Nilsson (Rsa) 69 74 70 76, Julien Clement (Swi) 72 70 70 77
290 David Dixon 71 73 76 70, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 71 71 74 74
291 Sven Struver (Ger) 76 68 73 74, Michele Reale (Ita) 73 69 73 76, Barry Lane 71 72 78 70
292 Andrea Maestroni (Ita) 73 70 73 76
294 Sam Hutsby 71 73 75 75
295 Stefano Reale (Ita) 72 72 76 75
296 Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 72 72 82 70