Niklas Norgaard got here by a final-round tussle with Thriston Lawrence and survived a back-nine wobble to assert a maiden DP World Tour title on the Betfred British Masters.
Norgaard noticed his four-shot in a single day benefit diminished to a single shot throughout an eventful day on the Belfry, the place he moved again 4 forward till a surprising double bogey on the par-five fifteenth.
Three duffed chips from the tough allowed Lawrence to maneuver again inside two of the lead heading to the closing stretch, however Norgaard recovered to submit a level-par 72 and safe a two-shot victory.
Lawrence completed in second forward of Rasmus Hojgaard, who produced a round-of-the-day 65 to complete on 12 underneath, whereas a double-bogey on the par-four final dropped Jeong weon Ko into fourth spot.
“Since I started playing golf when I was 10, this is what I’ve been dreaming of,” Norgaard mentioned. “The scene here is just something and means the world. I almost threw up this morning – I was just so nervous! I’m very happy with how it ended here.”
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An emotional Niklas Norgaard displays on securing his breakthrough DP World Tour title on the Betfred British Masters
How Norgaard claimed British Masters breakthrough
Norgaard – beginning the day 4 forward – cancelled out a dropped shot on the second with a birdie on the par-five third, earlier than a three-putt bogey on the eighth noticed his lead diminished to 2 when Jeong weon Ko birdied the ninth to succeed in the flip in 33.
Lawrence had bogeyed the ninth to fall three behind however adopted a two-putt birdie on the driveable tenth gap with one other from shut vary on the subsequent, just for a two-shot swing on the subsequent seeing him miss from three toes for par and Norgaard drain a 30-footer birdie.
Thriston Lawrence strikes to second within the Race to Dubai standings after his runner-up end
Norgaard had victory in his sights when one other long-range birdie on the 14th moved him 4 forward with 4 to play, earlier than the Dane gave the chasing pack hope when he duffed three consecutive chips and racked up a double-bogey on the par-five subsequent.
Lawrence’s par noticed him again transfer inside two of the lead with three holes to play, as Norgaard transformed from eight toes to avoid wasting par on the sixteenth then received up and down from the greenside bunker to match the South African’s birdie on the subsequent.
Each gamers discovered the inexperienced in two on the par-four final, the place Norgaard two-putted for a par to finish a formidable victory and transfer him to sixth within the Race to Dubai standings.
Lawrence combined 4 birdies with two bogeys in a final-round 70 and needed to accept second, as Hojgaard charged up the leaderboard into third after birdieing 4 of his final 5 holes.
Jesper Svensson completed in fifth place on 10 underneath forward of Matteo Manassero and Jorge Campillo, whereas a final-round 68 lifted Matt Wallace into eighth place. England’s Andrew Wilson was a part of a share of ninth place, as pre-tournament favorite Tyrrell Hatton resulted in a share of 18th after rounds of 76 and 74 over the weekend.
Tyrrell Hatton was making his first common DP World Tour look since January
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