EUROPEAN TOUR REPORT, SCORES
An eagle lands Luke Donald Madrid Masters title
FROM THE A O L GOLF NEWS SERVICE
England's Luke Donald, a loser last week after making a double bogey on his penultimate hole, hit back in style to win the Madrid Masters.
An eagle on the 16th hole proved decisive as Donald beat Welshman Rhys Davies by a stroke after they battled all weekend.
The shot came when Donald was tied with Davies and Italian Francesco Molinari and with two closing pars he grabbed his first victory for four years - and his first in Europe for six - with a 67 and 21-under-par total.
Davies, a winner in Morocco in March, birdied the 15th and 16th, but had to settle for second place with Molinari third.
Seven days after his agony at Wentworth it was ecstasy for Luke Donald as he ended four years without a win at the Madrid Masters.
And that makes it an incredible four English players in the world's top nine just nine years after Lee Westwood was the only one in the top 100.
The victory lifts Donald from 13th to ninth in the world - and to fourth place in the Ryder Cup points race, knocking Padraig Harrington out of the top nine who will earn automatic spots at the end of August.
His last victory was the Honda Classic in America in March 2006 and his last in Europe came in Switzerland in September 2004.
Donald won with a closing 67 to Davies's 68 and with a 21 under par total of 267. It earned him £214,242, but he said: "The money is secondary. It's been a while since I won and to put last week behind me makes me very proud.
"The way I played means a lot to me. The eagle was huge because Rhys put a lot of pressure on me. It's happiness and relief - definitely some relief."
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
267 Luke Donald 65 67 68 67
268 Rhys Davies 65 68 67 68
270 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 67 70 65 68
271 Graeme McDowell 68 68 70 65
273 Robert Rock 70 68 67 68
275 Stephen Gallacher 69 73 66 67, Jamie Donaldson 65 70 70 70, Peter Lawrie 71 69 68 67
276 Oliver Wilson 70 71 70 65
277 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 71 67 68, Brett Rumford (Aus) 67 71 71 68, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 71 72 65 69, Simon Dyson 70 69 70 68, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 69 70 64 74, Gregory Havret (Fra) 68 74 69 66
278 Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 67 70 70 71, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 67 71 70 70, Richard Finch 68 71 69 70, Julien Quesne (Fra) 72 69 71 66, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 69 70 68 71
279 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 73 68 68 70, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 68 73 68 70, Nick Dougherty 69 70 70 70, Markus Brier (Aut) 68 75 68 68, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 68 73 70 68, Graeme Storm 73 64 67 75, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 70 72 73 64
280 Gary Orr 73 67 71 69, Joost Luiten (Ned) 70 69 74 67, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 71 70 71 68, David Lynn 72 70 68 70, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 73 67 70 70, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 71 67 72 70, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 68 70 72 70, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 71 70 70 69
281 Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 75 67 71 68, Damien McGrane 69 73 67 72, Christian Nilsson (Swe) 69 70 70 72, Alastair Forsyth 74 69 71 67, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 72 71 69 69
282 Peter Whiteford 73 70 66 73, Shane Lowry 69 74 70 69, Santiago Luna (Spa) 69 71 74 68, Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 69 72 69 72, Paul McGinley 66 74 70 72, Johan Edfors (Swe) 67 73 71 71
283 Richard Green (Aus) 71 67 74 71, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 70 71 69 73, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 72 71 71 69
284 Carl Suneson (Spa) 69 73 71 71, Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 68 74 72 70
285 Danny Lee (Nzl) 69 74 68 74, Gary Boyd 73 68 74 70, Phillip Price 67 74 71 73, Tano Goya (Arg) 69 72 67 77, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa) 75 67 67 76, Oliver Fisher 70 72 73 70, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 70 72 74 69, Ross McGowan 68 74 74 69
286 Gary Clark 71 71 73 71, Sion E Bebb 70 71 72 73, Bradley Dredge 67 73 72 74
287 John Parry 72 70 73 72, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 66 76 73 72
288 Sam Hutsby 73 69 70 76, Paul Lawrie 73 70 69 76
289 James Kingston (Rsa) 68 71 76 74
290 Julien Guerrier (Fra) 68 74 71 77, James Morrison 70 70 76 74
291 Jorge Campillo (Spa) 72 70 75 74
292 Alvaro Salto (Spa) 74 68 72 78, David Drysdale 69 74 74 75, Stephen Dodd 69 74 75 74
294 Kenneth Ferrie 73 70 70 81
295 Marc Warren 70 71 81 73, Rick Kulacz (Aus) 72 71 78 74
296 Marcel Siem (Ger) 72 71 76 77
FROM THE A O L GOLF NEWS SERVICE
England's Luke Donald, a loser last week after making a double bogey on his penultimate hole, hit back in style to win the Madrid Masters.
An eagle on the 16th hole proved decisive as Donald beat Welshman Rhys Davies by a stroke after they battled all weekend.
The shot came when Donald was tied with Davies and Italian Francesco Molinari and with two closing pars he grabbed his first victory for four years - and his first in Europe for six - with a 67 and 21-under-par total.
Davies, a winner in Morocco in March, birdied the 15th and 16th, but had to settle for second place with Molinari third.
Seven days after his agony at Wentworth it was ecstasy for Luke Donald as he ended four years without a win at the Madrid Masters.
And that makes it an incredible four English players in the world's top nine just nine years after Lee Westwood was the only one in the top 100.
The victory lifts Donald from 13th to ninth in the world - and to fourth place in the Ryder Cup points race, knocking Padraig Harrington out of the top nine who will earn automatic spots at the end of August.
His last victory was the Honda Classic in America in March 2006 and his last in Europe came in Switzerland in September 2004.
Donald won with a closing 67 to Davies's 68 and with a 21 under par total of 267. It earned him £214,242, but he said: "The money is secondary. It's been a while since I won and to put last week behind me makes me very proud.
"The way I played means a lot to me. The eagle was huge because Rhys put a lot of pressure on me. It's happiness and relief - definitely some relief."
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
267 Luke Donald 65 67 68 67
268 Rhys Davies 65 68 67 68
270 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 67 70 65 68
271 Graeme McDowell 68 68 70 65
273 Robert Rock 70 68 67 68
275 Stephen Gallacher 69 73 66 67, Jamie Donaldson 65 70 70 70, Peter Lawrie 71 69 68 67
276 Oliver Wilson 70 71 70 65
277 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 71 67 68, Brett Rumford (Aus) 67 71 71 68, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 71 72 65 69, Simon Dyson 70 69 70 68, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 69 70 64 74, Gregory Havret (Fra) 68 74 69 66
278 Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 67 70 70 71, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 67 71 70 70, Richard Finch 68 71 69 70, Julien Quesne (Fra) 72 69 71 66, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 69 70 68 71
279 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 73 68 68 70, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 68 73 68 70, Nick Dougherty 69 70 70 70, Markus Brier (Aut) 68 75 68 68, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 68 73 70 68, Graeme Storm 73 64 67 75, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 70 72 73 64
280 Gary Orr 73 67 71 69, Joost Luiten (Ned) 70 69 74 67, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 71 70 71 68, David Lynn 72 70 68 70, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 73 67 70 70, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 71 67 72 70, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 68 70 72 70, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 71 70 70 69
281 Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 75 67 71 68, Damien McGrane 69 73 67 72, Christian Nilsson (Swe) 69 70 70 72, Alastair Forsyth 74 69 71 67, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 72 71 69 69
282 Peter Whiteford 73 70 66 73, Shane Lowry 69 74 70 69, Santiago Luna (Spa) 69 71 74 68, Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 69 72 69 72, Paul McGinley 66 74 70 72, Johan Edfors (Swe) 67 73 71 71
283 Richard Green (Aus) 71 67 74 71, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 70 71 69 73, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 72 71 71 69
284 Carl Suneson (Spa) 69 73 71 71, Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 68 74 72 70
285 Danny Lee (Nzl) 69 74 68 74, Gary Boyd 73 68 74 70, Phillip Price 67 74 71 73, Tano Goya (Arg) 69 72 67 77, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa) 75 67 67 76, Oliver Fisher 70 72 73 70, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 70 72 74 69, Ross McGowan 68 74 74 69
286 Gary Clark 71 71 73 71, Sion E Bebb 70 71 72 73, Bradley Dredge 67 73 72 74
287 John Parry 72 70 73 72, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 66 76 73 72
288 Sam Hutsby 73 69 70 76, Paul Lawrie 73 70 69 76
289 James Kingston (Rsa) 68 71 76 74
290 Julien Guerrier (Fra) 68 74 71 77, James Morrison 70 70 76 74
291 Jorge Campillo (Spa) 72 70 75 74
292 Alvaro Salto (Spa) 74 68 72 78, David Drysdale 69 74 74 75, Stephen Dodd 69 74 75 74
294 Kenneth Ferrie 73 70 70 81
295 Marc Warren 70 71 81 73, Rick Kulacz (Aus) 72 71 78 74
296 Marcel Siem (Ger) 72 71 76 77
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