Spain`s Pablo Martin took his second European Tour victory when he defeated South African Charl Schwartzel by one stroke to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
|Last Updated: Dec 14, 2009, 01:35 PM IST|Source: Bureau
London: Spain`s Pablo Martin took his second European Tour victory when he defeated South African Charl Schwartzel by one stroke to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
The 23-year-old produced a steady three-under-par round of 69 to equal the tournament scoring record at 17-under-par.
Martin`s safe strategy and solid putting were enough to secure the win on a day when some of his challengers fell apart.
Ernie Els collapsed to a five-over-par 77 after starting the final round two strokes behind Martin at 12-under-par. This means Els has failed to win in a calendar year for the first time since 1990.Martin`s winning round featured birdies at the second, fifth, 12th and 13th holes. His only bogey came at the par-three seventh where he hit his tee shot into the water.
He was forced to make par for victory at the par-five 18th when Schwartzel halved his two-stroke deficit by making a birdie.
Though tempted to go for the green in two, Martin laid up in the knowledge that two putts would do the job.His first putt left him a two-footer and although it was not the most confident of strikes, he put the ball in the hole to take his first win since he claimed the 2007 Estoril Open de Portugal as an amateur.
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