Lara wins Austrian Open and saves
his Tour card
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Spain's Jose Manuel Lara won his second European Tour title and saved his tour card after getting the better of England's David Lynn in a play-off at the Austrian Open today.
Lara had missed nine successive cuts before finishing fourth at last week's KLM Open, and the confidence he gleaned from that performance carried him to an emotional triumph in Atzenbrugg.
The 33-year-old surged up the leaderboard from eighth place overnight after recording 10 birdies and two bogeys in his eight-under-par round of 64. That meant he finished tied on 17-under 271 for the tournament with Stoke-based Lynn, who carded 68, as the pair overtook overnight leader Danny Willett who finished with three successive bogeys.
The leading pair both returned to the 18th tee to decide the victor, and Lynn put himself in trouble on the par-four hole by finding rough on the right, behind a grass bank and almost in a bunker. From there could only trundle the ball halfway to the green.
Lara's tee shot was not perfect, finding light rough on the left, but he was able to find the putting surface with his second shot.
Lynn pitched his third shot to around 15 feet, but Lara then putted to four feet. The pressure was on the 37-year-old Englishman and he failed to hole his testing putt, allowing Lara to step forward and find the heart of the hole to take victory with a par.
Willett, the 22-year-old from Yorkshire, had to settle for a share of third place on 14 under par, alongside Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell and Alexander Noren of Sweden.
Lara won his only previous European Tour title outside of Europe, prevailing at the Hong Kong Open in November 2006. He celebrated with his caddie, embraced runner-up Lynn, and was then chased around the green by Champagne-spraying players including his fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez.
Lara had plenty of reason to be satisfied, not least the cheque for 125,000 euros (£104,000) which was his reward. He came into the tournament at a lowly 130th in the Race to Dubai, and was in danger of having to go to the qualifying school to earn his card for next season.
Victory solves that problem though, guaranteeing him a place on the tour for 2011.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
271 Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 66 71 70 64, David Lynn 68 71 64 68 (Lara won play-off at first hole).
274 Graeme McDowell 69 68 68 69, Alexander Noren (Swe) 69 70 67 68, Danny Willett 69 69 65 71
275 Chris Gane 69 70 66 70, Damien McGrane 67 76 67 65
276 Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 68 70 68 70
277 Luis Claverie (Spa) 71 71 66 69, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 69 69 70 69
278 Andrew Coltart 69 70 70 69, Richard Green (Aus) 72 72 69 65, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 69 68 68 73, Steve Surry 70 73 66 69
279 Sam Hutsby 69 72 69 69, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 72 68 70 69, Todd Hamilton (USA) 73 68 71 67, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 68 72 70 69, Terry Pilkadaris (Aus) 66 75 71 67
280 John Parry 69 67 72 72, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 73 72 65 70, Alastair Forsyth 74 68 70 68
281 Benn Barham 71 69 71 70, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 70 73 69 69, Mark Brown (Nzl) 77 68 69 67
282 Gary Lockerbie 71 69 70 72, Andrea Maestroni (Ita) 69 70 69 74, Sion E Bebb 70 72 72 68, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 74 68 69 71, George Coetzee (Rsa) 65 76 69 72, Simon Thornton 69 70 75 68
283 Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 68 70 74 71, Anders Sjostrand (Swe) 73 68 74 68, Matthias Schwab (Aut) 70 69 69 75, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 71 71 69 72
284 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 70 74 68 72, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 73 69 71 71, Keith Horne (Rsa) 74 70 69 71, Javi Colomo (Spa) 68 75 68 73, Philip Golding 69 69 73 73
285 Andrew McArthur 70 73 71 71, Robert Coles 73 72 68 72, Steven O'Hara 71 74 71 69, Julien Quesne (Fra) 69 76 72 68
286 Marco Crespi (Ita) 75 69 74 68, Jamie Little 76 69 69 72, Andrew Tampion (Aus) 73 71 71 71, Scott Hend (Aus) 70 75 72 69, Markus Brier (Aut) 74 71 73 68, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 70 73 71 72, Sam Little 70 72 72 72
287 Birgir Hafthorsson (Ice) 73 69 69 76, Scott Drummond 71 2 71 73
288 Marco Soffietti (Ita) 71 73 72 72, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 71 71 71 75
289 Marc Warren 71 71 72 75, James Mclean (Aus) 72 73 74 70, Oliver Fisher 71 73 72 73
290 Gary Clark 71 70 73 76, Jordi Garcia (Spa) 70 72 75 73
291 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 75 69 74 73, Thomas Haylock 72 73 73 73, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 74 69 72 76
292 Gary Murphy 73 72 72 75
293 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 76 66 76 75, Leif Westerberg (Swe) 73 72 78 70, Peter Baker 72 71 79 71
294 Kalle Brink (Swe) 71 73 75 75
295 Joakim Backstrom (Swe) 73 72 72 78, Steen Ottosen (Den) 74 67 80 74
296 Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 72 73 78 73
297 Rick Kulacz (Aus) 73 70 75 79, Raimo Sjoberg (Den) 72 73 76 76, Manuel Quiros (Spa) 72 71 77 77
his Tour card
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Spain's Jose Manuel Lara won his second European Tour title and saved his tour card after getting the better of England's David Lynn in a play-off at the Austrian Open today.
Lara had missed nine successive cuts before finishing fourth at last week's KLM Open, and the confidence he gleaned from that performance carried him to an emotional triumph in Atzenbrugg.
The 33-year-old surged up the leaderboard from eighth place overnight after recording 10 birdies and two bogeys in his eight-under-par round of 64. That meant he finished tied on 17-under 271 for the tournament with Stoke-based Lynn, who carded 68, as the pair overtook overnight leader Danny Willett who finished with three successive bogeys.
The leading pair both returned to the 18th tee to decide the victor, and Lynn put himself in trouble on the par-four hole by finding rough on the right, behind a grass bank and almost in a bunker. From there could only trundle the ball halfway to the green.
Lara's tee shot was not perfect, finding light rough on the left, but he was able to find the putting surface with his second shot.
Lynn pitched his third shot to around 15 feet, but Lara then putted to four feet. The pressure was on the 37-year-old Englishman and he failed to hole his testing putt, allowing Lara to step forward and find the heart of the hole to take victory with a par.
Willett, the 22-year-old from Yorkshire, had to settle for a share of third place on 14 under par, alongside Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell and Alexander Noren of Sweden.
Lara won his only previous European Tour title outside of Europe, prevailing at the Hong Kong Open in November 2006. He celebrated with his caddie, embraced runner-up Lynn, and was then chased around the green by Champagne-spraying players including his fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez.
Lara had plenty of reason to be satisfied, not least the cheque for 125,000 euros (£104,000) which was his reward. He came into the tournament at a lowly 130th in the Race to Dubai, and was in danger of having to go to the qualifying school to earn his card for next season.
Victory solves that problem though, guaranteeing him a place on the tour for 2011.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
271 Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 66 71 70 64, David Lynn 68 71 64 68 (Lara won play-off at first hole).
274 Graeme McDowell 69 68 68 69, Alexander Noren (Swe) 69 70 67 68, Danny Willett 69 69 65 71
275 Chris Gane 69 70 66 70, Damien McGrane 67 76 67 65
276 Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 68 70 68 70
277 Luis Claverie (Spa) 71 71 66 69, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 69 69 70 69
278 Andrew Coltart 69 70 70 69, Richard Green (Aus) 72 72 69 65, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 69 68 68 73, Steve Surry 70 73 66 69
279 Sam Hutsby 69 72 69 69, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 72 68 70 69, Todd Hamilton (USA) 73 68 71 67, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 68 72 70 69, Terry Pilkadaris (Aus) 66 75 71 67
280 John Parry 69 67 72 72, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 73 72 65 70, Alastair Forsyth 74 68 70 68
281 Benn Barham 71 69 71 70, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 70 73 69 69, Mark Brown (Nzl) 77 68 69 67
282 Gary Lockerbie 71 69 70 72, Andrea Maestroni (Ita) 69 70 69 74, Sion E Bebb 70 72 72 68, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 74 68 69 71, George Coetzee (Rsa) 65 76 69 72, Simon Thornton 69 70 75 68
283 Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 68 70 74 71, Anders Sjostrand (Swe) 73 68 74 68, Matthias Schwab (Aut) 70 69 69 75, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 71 71 69 72
284 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 70 74 68 72, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 73 69 71 71, Keith Horne (Rsa) 74 70 69 71, Javi Colomo (Spa) 68 75 68 73, Philip Golding 69 69 73 73
285 Andrew McArthur 70 73 71 71, Robert Coles 73 72 68 72, Steven O'Hara 71 74 71 69, Julien Quesne (Fra) 69 76 72 68
286 Marco Crespi (Ita) 75 69 74 68, Jamie Little 76 69 69 72, Andrew Tampion (Aus) 73 71 71 71, Scott Hend (Aus) 70 75 72 69, Markus Brier (Aut) 74 71 73 68, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 70 73 71 72, Sam Little 70 72 72 72
287 Birgir Hafthorsson (Ice) 73 69 69 76, Scott Drummond 71 2 71 73
288 Marco Soffietti (Ita) 71 73 72 72, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 71 71 71 75
289 Marc Warren 71 71 72 75, James Mclean (Aus) 72 73 74 70, Oliver Fisher 71 73 72 73
290 Gary Clark 71 70 73 76, Jordi Garcia (Spa) 70 72 75 73
291 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 75 69 74 73, Thomas Haylock 72 73 73 73, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 74 69 72 76
292 Gary Murphy 73 72 72 75
293 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 76 66 76 75, Leif Westerberg (Swe) 73 72 78 70, Peter Baker 72 71 79 71
294 Kalle Brink (Swe) 71 73 75 75
295 Joakim Backstrom (Swe) 73 72 72 78, Steen Ottosen (Den) 74 67 80 74
296 Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 72 73 78 73
297 Rick Kulacz (Aus) 73 70 75 79, Raimo Sjoberg (Den) 72 73 76 76, Manuel Quiros (Spa) 72 71 77 77
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