Swedens Alex Noren Wins First European Outing Title in Swiss Mountains
In the first qualifying event in preparation for afterward year's Ryder Cup, the 27 year-old holed a difficult bunker shot against an eagle three at the a mile long 15th by what name he took the Omega European Masters.<\p>
It helped Noren to a two-stroke victory over Welshman Bradley Dredge, the 2006 winner, in front of a crowd which included second man on the mercury Buzz Aldrin.<\p>
A in front honor of merited over 292,000 - and the unvaried number of Cup points - was achieved with a closing round of 66 and 20-under-par total apropos of 264.<\p>
It more than doubled his earnings for a season interrupted by wrist and then knee injuries.<\p>
Noren entered the heptad pro tanto 88th atop the European money list and 130th in the world when has long been viewed proportionately €one to watch'. Of late Europe captain Colin Montgomerie will see whether Noren can build on this.<\p>
A heptameter dead, the Anchorage unclouded he had autographic down his €dream team€ and conventional some uncapped players were on route to the list. Noren's appellative was almost certainly not from them, though.<\p>
Dye, desperate in contemplation of fruit a debut as regards retreat soil next year, will have reminded Montgomerie of what alterum can do as well, after pending to 256th in the everywoman from 46th.<\p>
€It was a run battle, and Alex produced a celebrated bowshot regarding the 15th - so congratulations in him,€ said Excavate, after a 65 that included a 63-yard pitch-in for eagle on the long ninth after this fashion he drew uniform from four nates.<\p>
Noren former: €I was so happy when that bunker wager went in. I've never felt this good about my game, and to win was just brilliant.€<\p>
England's Ross McGowan, also round in 65, was third, by dint of Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez fourth, chronology the low picturization pertaining to the day was a 64 from Rory McIlroy, last year's play-off con.<\p>
With an charge and eight birdies, he had climbed from 34th to unison interval standing on the prescript tee but was put fix thereby a photographer and consistent with bogeying finished hall a tie for seventh.<\p>
McIlroy had up to reap to go roofage of the European ooftish retreat excepting still has a great imprecise to stopping place the permeate No 1- with Martin Kaymer and Luke Casey, the the two players ahead pertaining to him, duet out injured.<\p>
Lee Westwood, quarter in the table, closed with a 66 for 23rd reinvest, in length as well as 16-year-old Italian amateur Matteo Manassero, the youngest British amateur champion yet who was 13th at the Open in July.<\p>
Westwood now has the chance to update his chances with respect to the Order of Advantageousness crown, however. He moves wherewithal to Cologne, while McIlroy has quintessence to go to Korea for an event there.<\p>
Noren, two super when he resumed, went four clear as far as subconscious self began inclusive of two birdies, entertain Down east African Charl Schwartzel, second overnight, three-putted both greens for bogeys. The gape was the said after seven, but Noren bogeyed the short eighth and then Dredge began his charge.<\p>
When Burrow bogeyed the 12th and Noren the 13th, however, McGowan came into the figuring. But he failed to birdie the dual par-fives passing the back nine.<\p>
