DRAMATIC FINISH AT GUT LARCHENHOF, GERMANY
FABRIZIO ZANOTTI BEATS STENSON IN
PLAY-OFF CLIMAX TO BMW OPEN
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS REPORT
Fabrizio Zanotti became the first
Paraguayan to win on The European Tour in the most dramatic fashion
after a four-man play-off at Gut Lärchenhof ended in a two-man shoot-out
with the 31 year old taking down World No 2 Henrik Stenson at the
fifth extra hole in the BMW International Open in Germany today.
After an unbelievable final round that at one point saw 19 players within three strokes of the lead, Zanotti carded a seven under 65 to post a clubhouse target of 19 under that was matched by Stenson (67), Grégory Havret (66) and Rafa Cabrera Bello (66).
Inseparable after 72 holes, the four went back to the 18th tee and all made par fours at the first extra hole. On returning to the 18th, Zanotti, Stenson and Cabrera Bello all made birdies to knock Havret out, before the three remaining protagonists halved the 17th in birdie threes.
Cabrera Bello then found the water on the 18th to leave Zanotti and Stenson alone on the 17th again, where the World Number Two this time found the water to allow Paraguay’s first European Tour winner to take to the podium
Key Quotes
Fabrizio Zanotti: “To be the first player from Paraguay to win on the European Tour is pretty huge I think. I think in Paraguay, everybody is going to be very happy with me. Everybody was expecting a lot from me in Paraguay, so I think it's going to be a great day. I feel very happy. This is a moment I've been waiting for a long time.
“The play-off, I think it was great, and in the first hole, I made a great putt and on the second again. When Henrik hit into the water on the fifth extra hole I changed club. I was going to hit driver but when I saw the ball go to the water, I changed it and just aimed to that left bunker on the green. Thankfully it worked out perfectly.”
Becomes the 39th different qualifying school graduate to win the year after graduation in European Tour history.
Gains his largest European Tour prize of €333,000
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
269 F Zanotti (Par) 72 67 65 65; R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 64 68 70 67; G Havret (Fra) 71 65 67 66; H Stenson (Swe) 68 68 66 67 (Zanotti won play-off)
270 J Donaldson (Wal) 71 67 65 67; S Dyson (Eng) 69 66 69 66; T Jaidee (Tha) 71 66 68 65
271 P Larrazábal (Esp) 69 63 67 72; E Grillo (Arg) 66 66 70 69; D Willett (Eng) 64 68 71 68; T Björn (Den) 70 66 66 69
272 A Cejka (Ger) 68 66 69 69; F Molinari (Ita) 71 66 65 70; S Garcia (Esp) 71 66 70 65; S Lowry (Irl) 67 68 70 67; P Waring (Eng) 72 63 69 68; R Green (Aus) 72 68 62 70; R Wattel (Fra) 67 68 69 68; A Levy (Fra) 70 67 66 69; O Fisher (Eng) 72 66 65 69; A Wall (Eng) 69 69 68 66
273 M Foster (Eng) 70 69 65 69; A Hansen (Den) 66 72 67 68; M Hoey (Nir) 66 69 69 69; P Casey (Eng) 73 67 63 70; R Karlsson (Swe) 68 66 68 71; T Hatton (Eng) 69 67 70 67
274 M Nixon (Eng) 69 67 69 69; B Grace (RSA) 67 67 74 66; J Dantorp (Swe) 68 68 67 71;
275 J Quesne (Fra) 71 68 69 67; E Pepperell (Eng) 72 64 72 67;
276 J Hansen (Den) 70 70 68 68; C Del Moral (Esp) 68 68 66 74; A Sullivan (Eng) 66 69 75 66; W Ormsby (Aus) 71 67 69 69; J Walters (RSA) 71 69 66 70; E Goya (Arg) 72 67 66 71; C Lee (Sco) 69 65 69 73; C Wood (Eng) 70 70 66 70; T Fleetwood (Eng) 70 69 69 68; D Drysdale (Sco) 72 68 68 68; G Bhullar (Ind) 67 70 69 70; G Stal (Fra) 66 69 70 71;
277 S Walker (Eng) 67 69 72 69; M Jiménez (Esp) 67 67 73 70; J Kruger (RSA) 72 65 69 71; M Madsen (Den) 70 68 69 70; J Heath (Eng) 75 65 67 70;
278 A Cañizares (Esp) 70 67 70 71;
279 G Storm (Eng) 66 73 69 71; A Gee (Eng) 71 69 69 70; M Ilonen (Fin) 68 72 71 68; M Kieffer (Ger) 69 71 67 72;
280 M Korhonen (Fin) 69 71 69 71; J Campillo (Esp) 67 71 70 72
281 M Siem (Ger) 70 66 73 72; D McGrane (Irl) 69 71 71 70; V Dubuisson (Fra) 71 69 69 72; A Saddier (Fra) 70 70 69 72; M Röhrig (am) (Ger) 73 67 71 70
282 R Fisher (Eng) 70 70 71 71
283 J Carlsson (Swe) 68 72 67 76; T Lewis (Eng) 67 72 72 72; J Knutzon (USA) 70 69 71 73
284 N Elvira (Esp) 67 68 72 77; J Daly (USA) 70 67 76 71; A Hartø (Den) 68 66 77 73
285 D Im (USA) 68 70 72 75
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
After an unbelievable final round that at one point saw 19 players within three strokes of the lead, Zanotti carded a seven under 65 to post a clubhouse target of 19 under that was matched by Stenson (67), Grégory Havret (66) and Rafa Cabrera Bello (66).
Inseparable after 72 holes, the four went back to the 18th tee and all made par fours at the first extra hole. On returning to the 18th, Zanotti, Stenson and Cabrera Bello all made birdies to knock Havret out, before the three remaining protagonists halved the 17th in birdie threes.
Cabrera Bello then found the water on the 18th to leave Zanotti and Stenson alone on the 17th again, where the World Number Two this time found the water to allow Paraguay’s first European Tour winner to take to the podium
Key Quotes
Fabrizio Zanotti: “To be the first player from Paraguay to win on the European Tour is pretty huge I think. I think in Paraguay, everybody is going to be very happy with me. Everybody was expecting a lot from me in Paraguay, so I think it's going to be a great day. I feel very happy. This is a moment I've been waiting for a long time.
“The play-off, I think it was great, and in the first hole, I made a great putt and on the second again. When Henrik hit into the water on the fifth extra hole I changed club. I was going to hit driver but when I saw the ball go to the water, I changed it and just aimed to that left bunker on the green. Thankfully it worked out perfectly.”
Becomes the 39th different qualifying school graduate to win the year after graduation in European Tour history.
Gains his largest European Tour prize of €333,000
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
269 F Zanotti (Par) 72 67 65 65; R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 64 68 70 67; G Havret (Fra) 71 65 67 66; H Stenson (Swe) 68 68 66 67 (Zanotti won play-off)
270 J Donaldson (Wal) 71 67 65 67; S Dyson (Eng) 69 66 69 66; T Jaidee (Tha) 71 66 68 65
271 P Larrazábal (Esp) 69 63 67 72; E Grillo (Arg) 66 66 70 69; D Willett (Eng) 64 68 71 68; T Björn (Den) 70 66 66 69
272 A Cejka (Ger) 68 66 69 69; F Molinari (Ita) 71 66 65 70; S Garcia (Esp) 71 66 70 65; S Lowry (Irl) 67 68 70 67; P Waring (Eng) 72 63 69 68; R Green (Aus) 72 68 62 70; R Wattel (Fra) 67 68 69 68; A Levy (Fra) 70 67 66 69; O Fisher (Eng) 72 66 65 69; A Wall (Eng) 69 69 68 66
273 M Foster (Eng) 70 69 65 69; A Hansen (Den) 66 72 67 68; M Hoey (Nir) 66 69 69 69; P Casey (Eng) 73 67 63 70; R Karlsson (Swe) 68 66 68 71; T Hatton (Eng) 69 67 70 67
274 M Nixon (Eng) 69 67 69 69; B Grace (RSA) 67 67 74 66; J Dantorp (Swe) 68 68 67 71;
275 J Quesne (Fra) 71 68 69 67; E Pepperell (Eng) 72 64 72 67;
276 J Hansen (Den) 70 70 68 68; C Del Moral (Esp) 68 68 66 74; A Sullivan (Eng) 66 69 75 66; W Ormsby (Aus) 71 67 69 69; J Walters (RSA) 71 69 66 70; E Goya (Arg) 72 67 66 71; C Lee (Sco) 69 65 69 73; C Wood (Eng) 70 70 66 70; T Fleetwood (Eng) 70 69 69 68; D Drysdale (Sco) 72 68 68 68; G Bhullar (Ind) 67 70 69 70; G Stal (Fra) 66 69 70 71;
277 S Walker (Eng) 67 69 72 69; M Jiménez (Esp) 67 67 73 70; J Kruger (RSA) 72 65 69 71; M Madsen (Den) 70 68 69 70; J Heath (Eng) 75 65 67 70;
278 A Cañizares (Esp) 70 67 70 71;
279 G Storm (Eng) 66 73 69 71; A Gee (Eng) 71 69 69 70; M Ilonen (Fin) 68 72 71 68; M Kieffer (Ger) 69 71 67 72;
280 M Korhonen (Fin) 69 71 69 71; J Campillo (Esp) 67 71 70 72
281 M Siem (Ger) 70 66 73 72; D McGrane (Irl) 69 71 71 70; V Dubuisson (Fra) 71 69 69 72; A Saddier (Fra) 70 70 69 72; M Röhrig (am) (Ger) 73 67 71 70
282 R Fisher (Eng) 70 70 71 71
283 J Carlsson (Swe) 68 72 67 76; T Lewis (Eng) 67 72 72 72; J Knutzon (USA) 70 69 71 73
284 N Elvira (Esp) 67 68 72 77; J Daly (USA) 70 67 76 71; A Hartø (Den) 68 66 77 73
285 D Im (USA) 68 70 72 75
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
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