Larrazábal the master of Munich again
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Spain's Pablo Larrazábal captured the BMW International Open for a second time with a bogey free final round of 66, holding off Henrik Stenson by a single shot at Golfclub München Eichenried.
Larrazábal emerged from a congested leaderboard with five birdies on the front nine, followed by another decisive gain on the 16th hole to claim his fourth European Tour title.
His 17 under par total of 271 just edged him past Stenson, the World Number Seven, who had surged up the leaderboard with a fine round of 65 that feature five birdies and an eagle on the par five 11th hole.
Larrazábal, pictured above with the trophy by courtesy of Getty Images(c), previously won the BMW International Open in 2011, when he defeated Sergio Garcia in a play-off, and the victory is his first since the 2014 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, when he held off Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson.
Englishman Chris Paisley closed with a round of 71 to finish third on 15 under par, while two-time US Open Champion Retief Goosen (67) shared fourth place on 14 under par with Spaniard Carlos Del Moral (69) and Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat (68).
Paisley came into the week 145th on The Race to Dubai, but climbed to 77th with his cheque for €125,200 after recording his first top-ten finish on The European Tour.
Key player quotes
Pablo Larrazábal – 66 (-17 total)
“Every title is very special, but this place, from the first time I arrived to this golf course, it's something that suits my eye. It suits my eye from the tee and on second shots and on the greens.
“I am lucky, winning four times, and three very special ones, because obviously I have won this one twice. There was an article where they called me the "giant killer." In France, Monty was runner‑up, and here, four years ago with Sergio runner‑up, in Abu Dhabi with Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson, and this time, Henrik Stenson. So it cannot be a lot better.”
Henrik Stenson – 65 (-16 total)
“I guess those two holes (11 and 12) were worth coming and watching. It was not free today. You had to pay admission to come in, so I guess I gave them something to watch there.
“I hit some great shots and took full advantage of those two holes and thought if I could post a low number in the club house, see what happened. I'm very happy with the way I putted and played today.”
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
271 P Larrazábal (Esp) 70 66 69 66
272 H Stenson (Swe) 67 71 69 65
273 C Paisley (Eng) 69 67 66 71
274 R Goosen (RSA) 68 70 69 67, C Del Moral (Esp) 69 71 65 69, K Aphibarnrat (Tha) 67 71 68 68
275 P Hanson (Swe) 69 68 67 71, M Hoey (Nir) 69 65 71 70,
276 D Howell (Eng) 69 70 72 65, D Gaunt (Eng) 65 73 70 68,
277 D Horsey (Eng) 70 68 69 70, R Fisher (Eng) 71 69 67 70, T Fleetwood (Eng) 67 74 69 67, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 65 67 74 71, T Jaidee (Tha) 68 67 68 74, J Morrison (Eng) 67 66 67 77,
278 M Madsen (Den) 71 69 71 67, B Dredge (Wal) 69 68 70 71, S Wakefield (Eng) 71 70 69 68,
279 M Schneider (Ger) 68 70 71 70, H Otto (RSA) 71 69 71 68, D Clarke (Nir) 70 71 69 69, M Carlsson (Swe) 70 68 72 69, J Quesne (Fra) 68 71 72 68, V Dubuisson (Fra) 72 67 67 73, P Oriol (Esp) 70 71 68 70,
280 K Broberg (Swe) 71 69 68 72, B Wiesberger (Aut) 71 68 72 69,
281 G Stal (Fra) 70 70 67 74, M Kieffer (Ger) 72 69 69 71, T Olesen (Den) 71 68 69 73, C Doak (Sco) 71 70 69 71, L Jensen (Den) 65 69 73 74, V Riu (Fra) 67 73 70 71, L Bjerregaard (Den) 71 67 71 72, P Lawrie (Sco) 68 71 69 73, J Van Zyl (RSA) 70 68 70 73, S Lowry (Irl) 72 67 69 73, J Carlsson (Swe) 69 69 75 68,
282 F Fritsch (Ger) 68 72 74 68, G Mulroy (RSA) 69 71 69 73, A Wall (Eng) 70 69 70 73, A Hansen (Den) 69 69 71 73, E Espana (Fra) 69 69 72 72, A Johnston (Eng) 66 72 72 72, D McGrane (Irl) 69 72 69 72,
283 G Bourdy (Fra) 75 66 73 69, T Bjørn (Den) 71 68 72 72, M Siem (Ger) 71 70 70 72, S Kjeldsen (Den) 73 68 73 69, T Hatton (Eng) 71 70 66 76, O Farr (Wal) 69 71 72 71,
284 P Lawrie (Irl) 70 67 77 70, A Cañizares (Esp) 70 66 72 76,
285 M Foster (Eng) 76 65 69 75, A Kirstein (Ger) 70 71 69 75, J Campillo (Esp) 69 71 75 70,
286 E Pepperell (Eng) 69 70 78 69, J Lagergren (Swe) 68 69 75 74,
287 T Van Der Walt (RSA) 68 72 77 70,
288 J Roos (RSA) 71 70 74 73, J Luiten (Ned) 72 68 77 71
289 A Velasco (Esp) 71 69 72 77,
290 K Phelan (Irl) 68 71 76 75
291 M Ford (Eng) 70 69 76 76,
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EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Spain's Pablo Larrazábal captured the BMW International Open for a second time with a bogey free final round of 66, holding off Henrik Stenson by a single shot at Golfclub München Eichenried.
Larrazábal emerged from a congested leaderboard with five birdies on the front nine, followed by another decisive gain on the 16th hole to claim his fourth European Tour title.
His 17 under par total of 271 just edged him past Stenson, the World Number Seven, who had surged up the leaderboard with a fine round of 65 that feature five birdies and an eagle on the par five 11th hole.
Larrazábal, pictured above with the trophy by courtesy of Getty Images(c), previously won the BMW International Open in 2011, when he defeated Sergio Garcia in a play-off, and the victory is his first since the 2014 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, when he held off Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson.
Englishman Chris Paisley closed with a round of 71 to finish third on 15 under par, while two-time US Open Champion Retief Goosen (67) shared fourth place on 14 under par with Spaniard Carlos Del Moral (69) and Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat (68).
Paisley came into the week 145th on The Race to Dubai, but climbed to 77th with his cheque for €125,200 after recording his first top-ten finish on The European Tour.
Key player quotes
Pablo Larrazábal – 66 (-17 total)
“Every title is very special, but this place, from the first time I arrived to this golf course, it's something that suits my eye. It suits my eye from the tee and on second shots and on the greens.
“I am lucky, winning four times, and three very special ones, because obviously I have won this one twice. There was an article where they called me the "giant killer." In France, Monty was runner‑up, and here, four years ago with Sergio runner‑up, in Abu Dhabi with Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson, and this time, Henrik Stenson. So it cannot be a lot better.”
Henrik Stenson – 65 (-16 total)
“I guess those two holes (11 and 12) were worth coming and watching. It was not free today. You had to pay admission to come in, so I guess I gave them something to watch there.
“I hit some great shots and took full advantage of those two holes and thought if I could post a low number in the club house, see what happened. I'm very happy with the way I putted and played today.”
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
271 P Larrazábal (Esp) 70 66 69 66
272 H Stenson (Swe) 67 71 69 65
273 C Paisley (Eng) 69 67 66 71
274 R Goosen (RSA) 68 70 69 67, C Del Moral (Esp) 69 71 65 69, K Aphibarnrat (Tha) 67 71 68 68
275 P Hanson (Swe) 69 68 67 71, M Hoey (Nir) 69 65 71 70,
276 D Howell (Eng) 69 70 72 65, D Gaunt (Eng) 65 73 70 68,
277 D Horsey (Eng) 70 68 69 70, R Fisher (Eng) 71 69 67 70, T Fleetwood (Eng) 67 74 69 67, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 65 67 74 71, T Jaidee (Tha) 68 67 68 74, J Morrison (Eng) 67 66 67 77,
278 M Madsen (Den) 71 69 71 67, B Dredge (Wal) 69 68 70 71, S Wakefield (Eng) 71 70 69 68,
279 M Schneider (Ger) 68 70 71 70, H Otto (RSA) 71 69 71 68, D Clarke (Nir) 70 71 69 69, M Carlsson (Swe) 70 68 72 69, J Quesne (Fra) 68 71 72 68, V Dubuisson (Fra) 72 67 67 73, P Oriol (Esp) 70 71 68 70,
280 K Broberg (Swe) 71 69 68 72, B Wiesberger (Aut) 71 68 72 69,
281 G Stal (Fra) 70 70 67 74, M Kieffer (Ger) 72 69 69 71, T Olesen (Den) 71 68 69 73, C Doak (Sco) 71 70 69 71, L Jensen (Den) 65 69 73 74, V Riu (Fra) 67 73 70 71, L Bjerregaard (Den) 71 67 71 72, P Lawrie (Sco) 68 71 69 73, J Van Zyl (RSA) 70 68 70 73, S Lowry (Irl) 72 67 69 73, J Carlsson (Swe) 69 69 75 68,
282 F Fritsch (Ger) 68 72 74 68, G Mulroy (RSA) 69 71 69 73, A Wall (Eng) 70 69 70 73, A Hansen (Den) 69 69 71 73, E Espana (Fra) 69 69 72 72, A Johnston (Eng) 66 72 72 72, D McGrane (Irl) 69 72 69 72,
283 G Bourdy (Fra) 75 66 73 69, T Bjørn (Den) 71 68 72 72, M Siem (Ger) 71 70 70 72, S Kjeldsen (Den) 73 68 73 69, T Hatton (Eng) 71 70 66 76, O Farr (Wal) 69 71 72 71,
284 P Lawrie (Irl) 70 67 77 70, A Cañizares (Esp) 70 66 72 76,
285 M Foster (Eng) 76 65 69 75, A Kirstein (Ger) 70 71 69 75, J Campillo (Esp) 69 71 75 70,
286 E Pepperell (Eng) 69 70 78 69, J Lagergren (Swe) 68 69 75 74,
287 T Van Der Walt (RSA) 68 72 77 70,
288 J Roos (RSA) 71 70 74 73, J Luiten (Ned) 72 68 77 71
289 A Velasco (Esp) 71 69 72 77,
290 K Phelan (Irl) 68 71 76 75
291 M Ford (Eng) 70 69 76 76,
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