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Phillip Price makes biggest career win in European Open
Straffan, July 07: Briton Phillip Price collected 550,000 U.S. dollars -- easily the biggest win of his career -- with a one-shot victory in the European Open at the K Club in the Irish Republic.
Straffan, July 07: Briton Phillip Price collected 550,000 U.S. dollars -- easily the biggest win of his career -- with a one-shot victory in the European Open at the K Club in the Irish Republic.
Price, 36, led the event from start to the finish on Sunday (July 6) but needed a birdie four at the last to complete his third European Tour win with a 16-under-par total of 272 following a closing 70. The Welshman, who beat the then world number two Phil Mickelson in helping Europe wrest the Ryder Cup from the United States last year, finished one clear of Scotsman Alastair Forsyth (68) and 49-year-old Zimbabwean Mark McNulty (68). The $550,000 winner's cheque takes Price to sixth in the European order of merit. His previous two tour wins both came in the Portuguese Open (1994 and 2001). Leading scores after the final round of the European Open golf tournament at the par-72 Kildare Hotel and Country Club on Sunday (British unless stated): 272 Phillip Price 66 69 67 70 273 Alastair Forsyth 66 70 69 68, Mark McNulty (Zimbabwe) 68 69 68 68 275 Gary Evans 68 70 69 68 276 Darren Clarke 67 68 70 71, Eduardo Romero (Argentina) 69 68 71 68 278 Andrew Coltart 67 70 70 71, Jarmo Sandelin (Sweden) 72 66 67 73 279 Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 70 69 66 74, Barry Lane 70 70 69 70, Lee Westwood 70 71 69 69 280 Colin Montgomerie 68 71 73 68 281 Paul Casey 73 71 68 69, Carlos Rodiles (Spain) 73 70 70 68, Raymond Russell 71 73 67 70 282 Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 71 71 72 68, Raphael Jacquelin (France) 72 70 71 69, Mark Roe 71 70 71 70 283 Roger Champman 70 73 72 68, Mikko Ilonen (Finland) 69 71 73 70, David Lynn 71 71 70 71, Nick O'Hern (Australia) 70 72 70 71 284 Matthew Blackey 73 69 71 71, Brian Davis 76 66 74 68, Mark James 72 69 68 75, Bernhard Langer (Germany) 73 67 71 73 285 John Bickerton 71 73 71 70, Retief Goosen (South Africa) 66 74 68 77, Soren Hansen (Denmark) 67 75 69 74, Rolf Muntz (Netherlands) 73 69 71 72, Gary Murphy (Ireland) 67 75 71 72, Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 72 64 76 73, Shaun P.Webster 70 76 65 74 286 David Carter 73 73 67 73, Nick Faldo 75 70 69 72, Mathias Gronberg (Sweden) 73 65 77 71
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Price, 36, led the event from start to the finish on Sunday (July 6) but needed a birdie four at the last to complete his third European Tour win with a 16-under-par total of 272 following a closing 70. The Welshman, who beat the then world number two Phil Mickelson in helping Europe wrest the Ryder Cup from the United States last year, finished one clear of Scotsman Alastair Forsyth (68) and 49-year-old Zimbabwean Mark McNulty (68). The $550,000 winner's cheque takes Price to sixth in the European order of merit. His previous two tour wins both came in the Portuguese Open (1994 and 2001). Leading scores after the final round of the European Open golf tournament at the par-72 Kildare Hotel and Country Club on Sunday (British unless stated): 272 Phillip Price 66 69 67 70 273 Alastair Forsyth 66 70 69 68, Mark McNulty (Zimbabwe) 68 69 68 68 275 Gary Evans 68 70 69 68 276 Darren Clarke 67 68 70 71, Eduardo Romero (Argentina) 69 68 71 68 278 Andrew Coltart 67 70 70 71, Jarmo Sandelin (Sweden) 72 66 67 73 279 Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 70 69 66 74, Barry Lane 70 70 69 70, Lee Westwood 70 71 69 69 280 Colin Montgomerie 68 71 73 68 281 Paul Casey 73 71 68 69, Carlos Rodiles (Spain) 73 70 70 68, Raymond Russell 71 73 67 70 282 Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 71 71 72 68, Raphael Jacquelin (France) 72 70 71 69, Mark Roe 71 70 71 70 283 Roger Champman 70 73 72 68, Mikko Ilonen (Finland) 69 71 73 70, David Lynn 71 71 70 71, Nick O'Hern (Australia) 70 72 70 71 284 Matthew Blackey 73 69 71 71, Brian Davis 76 66 74 68, Mark James 72 69 68 75, Bernhard Langer (Germany) 73 67 71 73 285 John Bickerton 71 73 71 70, Retief Goosen (South Africa) 66 74 68 77, Soren Hansen (Denmark) 67 75 69 74, Rolf Muntz (Netherlands) 73 69 71 72, Gary Murphy (Ireland) 67 75 71 72, Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 72 64 76 73, Shaun P.Webster 70 76 65 74 286 David Carter 73 73 67 73, Nick Faldo 75 70 69 72, Mathias Gronberg (Sweden) 73 65 77 71
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