WIESBERGER CAREER HIGH OF WORLD NO 23
Week 27

Bernd Wiesberger captured his third European Tour title and career high of World No 23 with a commanding performance in the Alstom Open de France.

Danny Lee clinches his first PGA Tour title after four-man play-off at Greenbrier Classic.

Japan’s Hiroshi Iwata has won his second Japan Golf Tour title with a narrow win at the Shigeo Nagashima Sega Sammy Cup.

6TH JULY 2015 | 07:00 AM

European Tour – Alstom Open de France

Bernd Wiesberger captured his third European Tour title and career high of World No 23 with a commanding performance in the Alstom Open de France.

Three behind overnight leader Jaco Van Zyl at the start of the day, Wiesberger burst into life after lightning briefly delayed the final round.

The 29 year old Austrian made four birdies in succession from the fourth, before nearly holing his approach to the ninth and tapping in for another gain to turn in 31.

With the chasing pack unable to reel him in over Le Golf National’s notoriously tough back nine, eight straight pars kept Wiesberger in control before he finished things in style with a birdie from 15 feet on the last.

That gave him a closing round of 65, a 13 under total and a three shot winning margin over James Morrison moving to World No 23.

PGA Tour – The Greenbrier Classic

After the four players entered Sunday's playoff at The Greenbrier Classic had drawn the slips of paper that determined the order in which they'd tee off on the first extra hole, Danny Lee's caddie took his boss' and deposited it in the signature wishing well at the centre of the trophy.

"He put it there so I can win it," Lee later said with a grin.

Turns out, the 24-year-old was equal to the task. Lee was the victor in a playoff that featured David Hearn, Kevin Kisner and Robert Streb. All had finished regulation at 13 under.

"I was just trying to calm down," Lee said, recalling his emotions as the playoff began. "I was so nervous. My head was blank and I was just trying to breathe. As soon as I stand on the 18th tee box, first playoff (hole), I felt ready.

"I felt like I could really win this thing."

Lee went on to tap-in for a two-putt par on the second playoff hole, the par-5 17th, to seal the victory and move from 158th to 78th in the World Ranking.



Japan Golf Tour – Shigeo Nagashima Sega Sammy Cup

Japan’s Hiroshi Iwata has won his second Japan Golf Tour title with a narrow win at the Shigeo Nagashima Sega Sammy Cup in Hokkaido this afternoon.

Iwata has played the Japan Tour since 2005 and with just win until now it would be fair to say he does not win out of turn but today he put together a final round of 66 to win by one over 22 year old rookie, Shugo Imahira.

Iwata moved to the top of the 2015 Japan Tour’s money list and up the Ranking 24 spots to World No. 81.


Challenge Tour - AEGEAN Airlines Challenge Tour by Hartl Resort

Ricardo Gouveia stormed to a second European Challenge Tour title at the AEGEAN Airlines Challenge Tour by Hartl Resort courtesy of a flawless final day performance which earned him a four-stroke victory on the Beckenbauer Course in Bad Griesbach.

The 26 year old began the day two shots off the lead set by South African Dean Burmester but a four under par 67 moved him to 15 under for the tournament, earning a first title of a remarkably consistent 2015 season and moving him to second in the Road to Oman Rankings.

The stocky Faro native has been nothing short of a sensation since making his professional debut on the European Challenge Tour almost exactly one year ago, following a glittering amateur career in the American collegiate ranks.


Web.com Tour – Nova Scotia Open

Abraham Ancer rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat fellow Texan Bronson Burgoon and win the Nova Scotia Open for his first professional win.

Ancer and Burgoon started the fourth round at the Ashburn Golf Club in a Web.com Tour-record six-way tie for the lead and were matched together in the final pairing Sunday.

Ancer canned a 30-footer for birdie to break the tie and then watched as Burgoon rolled in a 10-foot on top of it to join him in the Tour’s third playoff this year and the second in Halifax in as many years.

“I was just trying to cozy mine in there because they can get away from you quickly,” said Ancer. “I knew it was for a potential win but I was thinking Bronson was going to make his. It’s not the kind of putt you want to be aggressive with.”

After signing their scorecards, they returned to the tee for a second test.

Ancer hit 6-iron from 193 yards in regulation and had nearly identical yardage in the playoff but with a better lie. His 7-iron landed some ten yards short of the pin and funneled left of the flag to a spot a few feet away from where Burgoon stood in regulation.

“It was a pretty straight putt. It was right-edge and I smoked it dead center,” said the 24-year old rookie. “I’ve been waiting for this moment for a while. To win out here is tough. I don’t think it’s going to sink in for a while.”

The win was the first as a professional for Ancer and worth $117,000, which vaulted him to No. 4 on the money list with $192,945 at the two-third mark of the Tour’s regular season. His season should be more than enough to finish among the top-25 after 21 events and earn a spot on the PGA TOUR for the 2015-16 season.


PGA Tour Canada – SIGA Dakota Dunes Open presented by SaskTel

Kansas City, Missouri’s Michael Letzig defeated Newport Beach, California’s J.J. Spaun and Grand Rapids, Michigan’s Clark Klaasen in a playoff on Sunday to capture the SIGA Dakota Dunes Open presented by SaskTel, his first career Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada victory.

Letzig, a veteran of 114 starts on the PGA TOUR with more than $3.3 million in career earnings on the Web.com Tour and PGA TOUR, carded a final round 3-under 69 to finish at 16-under total, then birdied the second hole of a sudden-victory playoff to earn the victory, his first win in a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event.

The win moves Letzig to fourth on the Order of Merit through four of 12 events, in position to earn status on the Web.com Tour for the 2016 season and moves to World No. 748.

“I was a long way back starting the day, so I really didn't watch the leaderboard today. I knew I played really good yesterday and my score didn't show that, so I knew if I came out and played my game I could put a good number in,” said Letzig, who made a 15-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole, then watched as Spaun and Klaasen couldn’t match with shorter putts, giving him the win. “I had just had that putt on the first playoff hole, and I knew it was mine to win because you don't often get second chances and those guys gave me a second chance.”

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