Richard Johnson a home winner in the Scandinavian Masters
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Swede Richard Johnson today became only the second home winner of the Scandinavian Masters in the last 12 years - thanks to a closing 30ft birdie putt.
Looking set to go into a play-off with Argentina's Rafa Echenique, Johnson holed to an enormous roar and so took the £223,689 first prize - his second European Tour title - with a closing 71 and 11-under-par total of 277.
Italian Edoardo Molinari also birdied the last to be third on nine under, while Open champion Louis Oosthuizen finished joint fourth a week after his St Andrews triumph.
With joint overnight leader KJ Choi hooking his opening drive out of bounds and then putting two balls in the water for a 9 on the 15th - the Korean eventually signed for a 78 - the day developed into a battle with world number 329 Johnson and world number 371 Echenique.
Others had chances, though. Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts, five behind at the start, led when he turned in 32, but then came home in 40.
Molinari, meanwhile, said after his 69: "I missed so many putts. I think I could have won easily to be honest. But that's golf sometimes. I'm still outside the (Ryder Cup) team, so I need to play well in the last two or three events."
A second place finish would have put him fourth in the standings and would have put Donald out of the all-important top nine, although the English star had a chance to improve his hopes of a recall in Canada later in the day.
Perhaps the European Tour knew something, though. Their website installed Johnson as the winner even before he teed off following a 4 1/2-hour rain delay.
Choi's double bogey 7 on the first gave Johnson a two-shot lead, but he bogeyed the next two and after regaining a one-stroke lead he bogeyed the short 16th to drop back alongside Echenique.
The South American won the Tour's "Shot of the Year" for a closing albatross in Germany last season, but he finished runner-up in that event as well and this was his third runners-up finish.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
277 Richard S Johnson (Swe) 70 66 70 71
278 Rafael Echenique (Arg) 68 69 72 69
279 Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 68 71 71 69
280 Brett Rumford (Aus) 71 70 70 69, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 67 70 70 73, Mark Brown (Nzl) 73 69 67 71
281 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 73 72 69 67
282 Damien McGrane 73 71 69 69, Jamie Donaldson 72 68 74 68, James Morrison 71 72 72 67
283 Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 73 70 68 72, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 71 72 70 70
284 K J Choi (Kor) 68 67 71 78
285 Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 71 71 72 71, Gary Boyd 69 76 71 69, Richard Green (Aus) 67 71 73 74, Anders Sjostrand (Swe) 75 67 73 70, Michael Hoey 70 70 72 73
286 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 67 73 75, Dustin Johnson (USA) 67 73 74 72, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 72 70 71 73, Nick Dougherty 73 69 71 73, Sam Little 70 73 73 70
287 Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 73 70 70 74, Victor Dubuisson (Fra) 73 69 71 74, George Coetzee (Rsa) 71 69 74 73, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 72 73 72 70
288 Joost Luiten (Ned) 73 70 71 74, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 76 68 69 75, Graeme Storm 75 67 72 74
289 David Howell 71 72 75 71, Wilhelm Schauman (Swe) 73 66 77 73, Scott Drummond 70 75 72 72
290 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 73 72 74 71, Peter Hanson (Swe) 7 68 77 73, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 73 72 71 74, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 72 72 74 72, Ariel Canete (Arg) 73 72 73 72, Pablo Martin (Spa) 72 73 78 67, Steven O'Hara 69 74 75 72
291 Anthony Wall 72 72 76 71, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 72 72 76 71, Sam Hutsby 70 72 77 72, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 71 74 74 72, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 69 75 73 74, Simon Thornton 73 67 74 77
292 Julien Guerrier (Fra) 69 71 78 74, Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (Ind) 71 73 74 74, Kenneth Ferrie 74 70 73 75, Troy Matteson (USA) 73 70 73 76
293 David Dixon 69 76 75 73, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 73 71 73 76, Oliver Fisher 72 73 71 77
294 Scott Hend (Aus) 73 69 80 72, Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 72 72 76 74, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 72 73 78 71
295 Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 68 74 81 72, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 73 71 75 76, Phillip Price 70 75 71 79, David Lynn 73 70 81 71
296 Marco Ruiz (Par) 70 74 75 77, James Ruth 75 70 80 71
298 Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 70 73 78 77
299 Miles Tunnicliff 73 72 80 74
301 Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 74 70 76 81
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Swede Richard Johnson today became only the second home winner of the Scandinavian Masters in the last 12 years - thanks to a closing 30ft birdie putt.
Looking set to go into a play-off with Argentina's Rafa Echenique, Johnson holed to an enormous roar and so took the £223,689 first prize - his second European Tour title - with a closing 71 and 11-under-par total of 277.
Italian Edoardo Molinari also birdied the last to be third on nine under, while Open champion Louis Oosthuizen finished joint fourth a week after his St Andrews triumph.
With joint overnight leader KJ Choi hooking his opening drive out of bounds and then putting two balls in the water for a 9 on the 15th - the Korean eventually signed for a 78 - the day developed into a battle with world number 329 Johnson and world number 371 Echenique.
Others had chances, though. Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts, five behind at the start, led when he turned in 32, but then came home in 40.
Molinari, meanwhile, said after his 69: "I missed so many putts. I think I could have won easily to be honest. But that's golf sometimes. I'm still outside the (Ryder Cup) team, so I need to play well in the last two or three events."
A second place finish would have put him fourth in the standings and would have put Donald out of the all-important top nine, although the English star had a chance to improve his hopes of a recall in Canada later in the day.
Perhaps the European Tour knew something, though. Their website installed Johnson as the winner even before he teed off following a 4 1/2-hour rain delay.
Choi's double bogey 7 on the first gave Johnson a two-shot lead, but he bogeyed the next two and after regaining a one-stroke lead he bogeyed the short 16th to drop back alongside Echenique.
The South American won the Tour's "Shot of the Year" for a closing albatross in Germany last season, but he finished runner-up in that event as well and this was his third runners-up finish.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
277 Richard S Johnson (Swe) 70 66 70 71
278 Rafael Echenique (Arg) 68 69 72 69
279 Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 68 71 71 69
280 Brett Rumford (Aus) 71 70 70 69, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 67 70 70 73, Mark Brown (Nzl) 73 69 67 71
281 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 73 72 69 67
282 Damien McGrane 73 71 69 69, Jamie Donaldson 72 68 74 68, James Morrison 71 72 72 67
283 Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 73 70 68 72, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 71 72 70 70
284 K J Choi (Kor) 68 67 71 78
285 Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 71 71 72 71, Gary Boyd 69 76 71 69, Richard Green (Aus) 67 71 73 74, Anders Sjostrand (Swe) 75 67 73 70, Michael Hoey 70 70 72 73
286 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 67 73 75, Dustin Johnson (USA) 67 73 74 72, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 72 70 71 73, Nick Dougherty 73 69 71 73, Sam Little 70 73 73 70
287 Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 73 70 70 74, Victor Dubuisson (Fra) 73 69 71 74, George Coetzee (Rsa) 71 69 74 73, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 72 73 72 70
288 Joost Luiten (Ned) 73 70 71 74, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 76 68 69 75, Graeme Storm 75 67 72 74
289 David Howell 71 72 75 71, Wilhelm Schauman (Swe) 73 66 77 73, Scott Drummond 70 75 72 72
290 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 73 72 74 71, Peter Hanson (Swe) 7 68 77 73, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 73 72 71 74, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 72 72 74 72, Ariel Canete (Arg) 73 72 73 72, Pablo Martin (Spa) 72 73 78 67, Steven O'Hara 69 74 75 72
291 Anthony Wall 72 72 76 71, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 72 72 76 71, Sam Hutsby 70 72 77 72, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 71 74 74 72, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 69 75 73 74, Simon Thornton 73 67 74 77
292 Julien Guerrier (Fra) 69 71 78 74, Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (Ind) 71 73 74 74, Kenneth Ferrie 74 70 73 75, Troy Matteson (USA) 73 70 73 76
293 David Dixon 69 76 75 73, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 73 71 73 76, Oliver Fisher 72 73 71 77
294 Scott Hend (Aus) 73 69 80 72, Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 72 72 76 74, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 72 73 78 71
295 Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 68 74 81 72, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 73 71 75 76, Phillip Price 70 75 71 79, David Lynn 73 70 81 71
296 Marco Ruiz (Par) 70 74 75 77, James Ruth 75 70 80 71
298 Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 70 73 78 77
299 Miles Tunnicliff 73 72 80 74
301 Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 74 70 76 81
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