Pablo Larrazábal claims Munich crown

Pablo Larrazábal put in commanding final round performance to win the BMW International Open

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Pablo Larrazabal put in commanding final round performance to win the BMW International Open

 

Edited by Anand Datla

 

June 28, 2015: Spain’s Pablo Larrazábal shot a flawless final round 66 to claim a second BMW International Open title by a single stroke from Henrik Stenson at Golfclub München Eichenried.

 

Larrazábal raced to the turn in 31 to place himself on a congested leaderboard, and as the challengers one by one faded away his sixth birdie of the day from 15 feet on the 16th proved decisive in edging out clubhouse leader Stenson.

 

The World Number Seven Stenson had put himself in contention with a round of 65 that featured five birdies and an eagle on the long 11th.

 

England’s Chris Paisley shot a one under par 71 in the final pairing to take third on 15 under, boosting his chances of retaining his card for next season in the process, but overnight leader James Morrison finished outside the top ten after a closing 77.

 

“Every title is very special, but this place, from the first time I arrived to this golf course, it’s something that suits my eye. It suits my eye from the tee and on second shots and on the greens,” said a delighted Larrazabal. “I am lucky, winning four times, and three very special ones, because obviously I have won this one twice. There was an article where they called me the “giant killer.” In France, Monty was runner?up, and here, four years ago with Sergio runner?up, in Abu Dhabi with Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson, and this time, Henrik Stenson. So it cannot be a lot better.”

 

“I guess those two holes (11 and 12) were worth coming and watching. It was not free today. You had to pay admission to come in, so I guess I gave them something to watch there,” said Stenson. “I hit some great shots and took full advantage of those two holes and thought if I could post a low number in the club house, see what happened. I’m very happy with the way I putted and played today.”

 

 

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Source: European Tour

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