STEPHEN GALLACHER BEATEN IN THREE-MAN PLAY-OFF
JUBILANT JAIDEE WINS IN SWEDEN
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS REPORT
Thongchai Jaidee overcame European Ryder Cup hopefuls Victor Dubuisson and Stephen Gallacher in a play-off to seal a dramatic victory at the Nordea Masters.
The Thai carded a closing 65 at PGA Sweden National, where a host of players – including World Number Two Henrik Stenson – saw their chances of victory come and go.
Having set the clubhouse mark at 16 under par after carding six birdies and an eagle on the 11th hole, Jaidee then had to wait as the last four groups made their way down the par five last – with only Dubuisson (67) and Gallacher (68) able to reach his score, the latter holing a superb 20ft birdie putt.
On the first extra hole, Jaidee produced a magnificent third shot to three feet to set up a winning birdie and seal his sixth European Tour victory, claiming only his second title outside of Asia following the 2012 ISPS Handa Wales Open.
Joint overnight leader Stenson had led by two strokes during the early stages of a dramatic final day, but dropped costly shots on the six, ninth and 12 holes, before another bogey on the last hole finally ended his chances of a popular home win. It meant he had to settle for a total of 14 under par, finishing in fifth, with Dutchman Robert Jan Derksen (65) fourth on 15 under par.
Key player quotes
Thongchai Jaidee 65 (-16 total)
“It is a special week for me, to win a trophy outside of Asia for the second time. I keep performing better. I thought top ten this week was my goal, and then to get in the play-off and win was special. I started very well on the first three holes and then came back well on the back nine. The key was my putting.
“I was nervous the last few holes - 16, 17 and 18 are tough holes – but 16 under was good enough for a play-off.”
Victor Dubuisson 67 (-16 total)
“I haven’t played for five weeks before this tournament, and I didn’t really know what to expect. I’m a little bit disappointed. I made some good putts, but it is like it was not meant to be today. I’m happy with the way I played this week though. You always want to win but to finish second is a good result, especially after five weeks out with my shoulder injury.”
Stephen Gallacher 68 (-16 total)
“I had a good week and I was delighted to get into the play-off. I holed a lovely putt on the last after lipping out on both 16 and 17. Jaidee just hit a lovely shot there, or lovely three shots, on the last, which was playing really tough. But overall though it was a good tournament, great crowds and I’m really please
“I was hoping to peak for a couple of weeks. I knew I was playing well, so to finish fifth and then second is not bad. I’m delighted with that.”
Henrik Stenson 71 (-14 total)
“It was one of those days when I didn’t quite get it going and missed a few chances and a couple of bogeys slipped onto the card too easily. You can’t afford that if you are going to win the tournament. I was still fighting and in with a chance on the last, but I just missed it in the wrong place. It left me in a bad spot.
“It would have been nice to win in front of home fans, but there will be more chances and there will be more chances to win other golf tournaments, so you can’t be too disappointed.”
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
272 T Jaidee (Tha) 69 70 68 65, S Gallacher (Sco) 67 72 65 68, V Dubuisson (Fra) 69 69 67 67,
273 R Derksen (Ned) 70 71 67 65,
274 H Stenson (Swe) 69 70 64 71,
275 E Pepperell (Eng) 66 72 65 72, R Karlsson (Swe) 70 70 72 63, A Quiros (Esp) 71 67 66 71,
276 D Howell (Eng) 73 70 67 66, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 68 72 67 69,
277 R Wattel (Fra) 71 70 66 70, M Kieffer (Ger) 70 74 67 66, J Quesne (Fra) 72 71 70 64,
278 T Pieters (Bel) 73 69 68 68,
279 R Karlberg (Swe) 67 75 68 69, T Björn (Den) 70 71 68 70, D Fichardt (RSA) 73 71 68 67,
280 C Lee (Sco) 68 74 71 67, E Molinari (Ita) 71 69 73 67, M Hoey (Nir) 69 75 69 67,
281 E De La Riva (Esp) 72 72 70 67, T Lewis (Eng) 71 71 68 71, S Dyson (Eng) 69 72 70 70, M Kinhult (am) (Swe) 71 72 69 69,
282 J Campillo (Esp) 68 76 70 68, P Hanson (Swe) 69 71 73 69, B Dredge (Wal) 69 70 67 76, R Jacquelin (Fra) 72 70 69 71, C Doak (Sco) 70 69 69 74, S Lowry (Irl) 71 73 72 66, A Levy (Fra) 72 73 71 66,
283 F Aguilar (Chi) 70 75 70 68, J Doherty (Sco) 70 74 68 71, P Larrazábal (Esp) 70 72 68 73, S Kjeldsen (Den) 70 75 70 68, N Fasth (Swe) 71 70 70 72, M Ilonen (Fin) 70 71 71 71, N Elvira (Esp) 73 71 68 71, M Manassero (Ita) 74 70 70 69,
284 K Phelan (Irl) 71 70 73 70, A Pavan (Ita) 74 71 71 68, O Fisher (Eng) 69 75 69 71, P Lawrie (Irl) 75 70 72 67, J Morrison (Eng) 70 73 66 75, P Waring (Eng) 68 76 70 70, R Green (Aus) 72 69 76 67,
285 L Bjerregaard (Den) 70 75 70 70, J Carlsson (Swe) 68 77 71 69, D Im (USA) 72 72 74 67, W Ormsby (Aus) 69 74 72 70, F Calmels (Fra) 73 70 75 67, J Lima (Por) 71 74 69 71,
286 S Jamieson (Sco) 69 72 73 72, R Ramsay (Sco) 72 72 71 71, J Kingston (RSA) 72 70 72 72, B Åkesson (Swe) 71 73 75 67,
287 D Huizing (Ned) 67 78 70 72, J Dantorp (Swe) 66 73 71 77, E Dubois (Fra) 70 73 68 76,
288 S Kapur (Ind) 76 68 72 72, S Soderberg (Swe) 67 76 74 71, K Broberg (Swe) 70 74 68 76, M Lundberg (Swe) 69 75 72 72,
289 M Baldwin (Eng) 71 73 73 72, J Singh (Ind) 71 74 70 74, G Havret (Fra) 71 74 70 74,
290 G Maybin (Nir) 67 75 74 74, E Grillo (Arg) 73 72 71 74, F Andersson Hed (Swe) 74 70 74 72,
291 M Jiménez (Esp) 69 73 75 74,
292 R Gonzalez (Arg) 69 73 75 75,
293 S Manley (Wal) 69 74 77 73,
298 A Gee (Eng) 68 75 76 79,
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS REPORT
Thongchai Jaidee overcame European Ryder Cup hopefuls Victor Dubuisson and Stephen Gallacher in a play-off to seal a dramatic victory at the Nordea Masters.
The Thai carded a closing 65 at PGA Sweden National, where a host of players – including World Number Two Henrik Stenson – saw their chances of victory come and go.
Having set the clubhouse mark at 16 under par after carding six birdies and an eagle on the 11th hole, Jaidee then had to wait as the last four groups made their way down the par five last – with only Dubuisson (67) and Gallacher (68) able to reach his score, the latter holing a superb 20ft birdie putt.
On the first extra hole, Jaidee produced a magnificent third shot to three feet to set up a winning birdie and seal his sixth European Tour victory, claiming only his second title outside of Asia following the 2012 ISPS Handa Wales Open.
Joint overnight leader Stenson had led by two strokes during the early stages of a dramatic final day, but dropped costly shots on the six, ninth and 12 holes, before another bogey on the last hole finally ended his chances of a popular home win. It meant he had to settle for a total of 14 under par, finishing in fifth, with Dutchman Robert Jan Derksen (65) fourth on 15 under par.
Key player quotes
Thongchai Jaidee 65 (-16 total)
“It is a special week for me, to win a trophy outside of Asia for the second time. I keep performing better. I thought top ten this week was my goal, and then to get in the play-off and win was special. I started very well on the first three holes and then came back well on the back nine. The key was my putting.
“I was nervous the last few holes - 16, 17 and 18 are tough holes – but 16 under was good enough for a play-off.”
Victor Dubuisson 67 (-16 total)
“I haven’t played for five weeks before this tournament, and I didn’t really know what to expect. I’m a little bit disappointed. I made some good putts, but it is like it was not meant to be today. I’m happy with the way I played this week though. You always want to win but to finish second is a good result, especially after five weeks out with my shoulder injury.”
Stephen Gallacher 68 (-16 total)
“I had a good week and I was delighted to get into the play-off. I holed a lovely putt on the last after lipping out on both 16 and 17. Jaidee just hit a lovely shot there, or lovely three shots, on the last, which was playing really tough. But overall though it was a good tournament, great crowds and I’m really please
“I was hoping to peak for a couple of weeks. I knew I was playing well, so to finish fifth and then second is not bad. I’m delighted with that.”
Henrik Stenson 71 (-14 total)
“It was one of those days when I didn’t quite get it going and missed a few chances and a couple of bogeys slipped onto the card too easily. You can’t afford that if you are going to win the tournament. I was still fighting and in with a chance on the last, but I just missed it in the wrong place. It left me in a bad spot.
“It would have been nice to win in front of home fans, but there will be more chances and there will be more chances to win other golf tournaments, so you can’t be too disappointed.”
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
272 T Jaidee (Tha) 69 70 68 65, S Gallacher (Sco) 67 72 65 68, V Dubuisson (Fra) 69 69 67 67,
273 R Derksen (Ned) 70 71 67 65,
274 H Stenson (Swe) 69 70 64 71,
275 E Pepperell (Eng) 66 72 65 72, R Karlsson (Swe) 70 70 72 63, A Quiros (Esp) 71 67 66 71,
276 D Howell (Eng) 73 70 67 66, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 68 72 67 69,
277 R Wattel (Fra) 71 70 66 70, M Kieffer (Ger) 70 74 67 66, J Quesne (Fra) 72 71 70 64,
278 T Pieters (Bel) 73 69 68 68,
279 R Karlberg (Swe) 67 75 68 69, T Björn (Den) 70 71 68 70, D Fichardt (RSA) 73 71 68 67,
280 C Lee (Sco) 68 74 71 67, E Molinari (Ita) 71 69 73 67, M Hoey (Nir) 69 75 69 67,
281 E De La Riva (Esp) 72 72 70 67, T Lewis (Eng) 71 71 68 71, S Dyson (Eng) 69 72 70 70, M Kinhult (am) (Swe) 71 72 69 69,
282 J Campillo (Esp) 68 76 70 68, P Hanson (Swe) 69 71 73 69, B Dredge (Wal) 69 70 67 76, R Jacquelin (Fra) 72 70 69 71, C Doak (Sco) 70 69 69 74, S Lowry (Irl) 71 73 72 66, A Levy (Fra) 72 73 71 66,
283 F Aguilar (Chi) 70 75 70 68, J Doherty (Sco) 70 74 68 71, P Larrazábal (Esp) 70 72 68 73, S Kjeldsen (Den) 70 75 70 68, N Fasth (Swe) 71 70 70 72, M Ilonen (Fin) 70 71 71 71, N Elvira (Esp) 73 71 68 71, M Manassero (Ita) 74 70 70 69,
284 K Phelan (Irl) 71 70 73 70, A Pavan (Ita) 74 71 71 68, O Fisher (Eng) 69 75 69 71, P Lawrie (Irl) 75 70 72 67, J Morrison (Eng) 70 73 66 75, P Waring (Eng) 68 76 70 70, R Green (Aus) 72 69 76 67,
285 L Bjerregaard (Den) 70 75 70 70, J Carlsson (Swe) 68 77 71 69, D Im (USA) 72 72 74 67, W Ormsby (Aus) 69 74 72 70, F Calmels (Fra) 73 70 75 67, J Lima (Por) 71 74 69 71,
286 S Jamieson (Sco) 69 72 73 72, R Ramsay (Sco) 72 72 71 71, J Kingston (RSA) 72 70 72 72, B Åkesson (Swe) 71 73 75 67,
287 D Huizing (Ned) 67 78 70 72, J Dantorp (Swe) 66 73 71 77, E Dubois (Fra) 70 73 68 76,
288 S Kapur (Ind) 76 68 72 72, S Soderberg (Swe) 67 76 74 71, K Broberg (Swe) 70 74 68 76, M Lundberg (Swe) 69 75 72 72,
289 M Baldwin (Eng) 71 73 73 72, J Singh (Ind) 71 74 70 74, G Havret (Fra) 71 74 70 74,
290 G Maybin (Nir) 67 75 74 74, E Grillo (Arg) 73 72 71 74, F Andersson Hed (Swe) 74 70 74 72,
291 M Jiménez (Esp) 69 73 75 74,
292 R Gonzalez (Arg) 69 73 75 75,
293 S Manley (Wal) 69 74 77 73,
298 A Gee (Eng) 68 75 76 79,
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