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Rasmus Hojgaard’s victory in Switzerland and drama for Bernd Wiesberger

Rasmus Hojgaard poses with the Omega European Masters champion trophy.

What of Bernd Wiesberger (-12) on the 18th hole of Crans Sur Sierre this Sunday is much worse than a summer digestion cut on any beach in Spain. The Austrian’s dip in his second shot has cost him victory in the Omega European Masters And something much worse, I could leave it out of the Ryder Cup just when he was touching it with his fingertips. The great beneficiary of Wiesberger’s mistake has been Rasmus Hojgaard (-13). The Dane, who left almost an hour before the main game, scored a 63 and took his third victory in the European Tour with just 20 years old.

Let’s go first with the tragedy. We already warned on Saturday that qualifying was very tight and that anything could happen. It has been a very exciting Sunday in the Alps, with many changes in the classification, comings and goings, players who applied and then fell, others who seemed not to be there and suddenly appeared … A very intense day of golf that in the The final part was swinging in favor of a mighty Wiesberger. A gigantic putt on the 12th hole launched him and the eagle on the 14th made him a big favorite. Not even the unexpected bogey at 15 made a dent, as he reacted with a great birdie at 16. The win was in his hand. It was -14, Hojgaard had already finished at -13 and from behind the feeling was of jam, only Ross McGowan he had the pace necessary to fight for victory.

In those we were walking when Wiesberger went out to the bunker on the right of the 18th hole, a place that was very visited on the other hand. It is a very delicate position, as there is still a very tense shot to the green with all the water that protects the green in between. In any case, the only thing the Austrian should avoid is going overboard. Anything but that is worth it. The manual says that there you have to try to save the pair as it is and in the worst case to go out with a bogey and tie with the leader in the clubhouse. But Wiesberger goes to the lake. He has to drop with a penalty, hits his fourth shot and finishes with a double bogey.

With the victory Wiesberger was provisionally classified to play the Ryder Cup

With that mistake he ruined the clear victory option and, above all, he left many of his options to be in the Ryder Cup. With a win he would have placed fourth on the European list, that is, he would be virtually classified in the absence of two tournaments, since he would have surpassed Rory McIlroy adding more than 5,000 points. In addition, there are two weeks left, Italy and Wentworth, in which Wiesberger is going to play, obviously, but it is not so clear how many of those who are out there involved in that fight (himself McIlroy, Fitzpatrick o Casey) are going to do it too. With a win, he would have taken an interesting income of 200 points from Rory and would have taken a giant step to be in Whitsling Straits.

Bernd Wiesberger, during the final round at the Omega European Masters. (© Golffile | Stefano Di Maria)

In any case, the second solo place is also an interesting loot and brings him closer to McIlroy. Specifically, it is placed with 4,692 points, about 118 points behind Rory, ahead of Fitzpatrick and Casey. Ultimately, it is a blow to Wiesberger because he could have punched the table, but there is still room to fix it in the next two weeks.

And speaking of Ryder Cup, another great week for Henrik Stenson (-eleven). He finished third solo, continuing his fourth place in the Czech Republic a week ago. It was three years since he had linked two consecutive top 4s, since 2018 in Indonesia and the Hero World Challenge.

Seve Ballesteros won four European Tour tournaments before his 21st birthday

As for the glory, all for Hojgaard. The Danish golfer achieves his third victory on the European Tour before his 21st birthday. To give you an idea, Seve Ballesteros he achieved four on the European Tour before he was 21, although he added another five on the rest of the main circuits of the world. The nuance is not insignificant. Hojgaard is far from qualifying for the Ryder Cup, although few doubt that he will end up getting into it sooner rather than later, to see what he does in Italy and Wentworth. As another one wins … Be careful.

Fateful Sunday for Jorge Campillo and Nacho Elvira finishes as best Spanish

Jorge Campillo (-4) kicked off the head of the tournament this Sunday and finished at nine. Fateful Sunday. The tsunami was unleashed on the 10th hole, after hitting a shot from the fairway and missing a birdie putt of less than two meters. He would miss one more par at 11 from a similar distance after a very good serve from the bunker and then he would make two more bogeys (13 and 14) and a double bogey at 16 to close with 75 shots. A Sunday that stings a lot.

The best Spanish has finally been Nacho Elvira (-8). The Cantabrian has made 67 strokes in the last day and has finished in 13th place. Miguel Angel Jimenez (-5) has finished in the top 30.

Final results of the Omega European Masters

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