Report by Anand Datla
August 24, 2015: David Horsey began the week with a 63 to take charge of the Made in Denmark at the Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort. On Sunday, he was ten shots worse and despite carding three bogeys on his way to the finish, managed to hold on and take a two shot victory for his fourth European Tour title. Horsey signed off at 13-under 271 to clinch victory. (Latest Golf News)
Indians Shiv Kapur and Jeev Milkha Singh closed out with a 73 and 71 respectively to settle for a tie in 53rd place. The two men won €5,250 each for their week at the resort in Farsø, but will leave knowing that the week could have been so much better.
Kapur (69-70-70-73) especially would be hurting from consecutive bogeys at the fifth and sixth holes on the way out and those at the 11th and 12th holes. Each time he responded with a birdie – one at the 8th and another at the 15th hole, but that was barely enough to undo the damage.
Jeev (71-71-69-71) has shown some good discipline this week, but will need to push harder to take advantage of his improving game. He finished with an even par 71 for the third time this week to stay rooted on the fringes of the top 50. Jeev made a birdie and bogey each on either side of his run to end the week.
Horsey held a seven shot lead at one point in the third round and, although he was knocked off top spot briefly on Sunday afternoon, he dug in for a fourth European Tour title.
“It’s a kick-start really,” he said. “I’ve been playing well for quite a few months now and not really been getting any results and not scoring particularly well so to come out with a bit more strategy and a bit more focus this week has paid off.
“It was a bit of a strange week. I’ve been focusing on myself and not trying to get caught up in the tournament and I managed to do that so well it’s nearly a bit of surprise
“I was a little bit disappointed with myself on 16, but managed to regroup and focus coming down those last couple of holes. I left myself a very tough putt on 17 but to par the last as well was perfect.”
Horsey began the day with a one shot lead and Terry Pilkadaris joined him at the top with a birdie on the second to move to 15 under, but the man from Stockport regained his advantage on the third with a birdie of his own.
Pilkadaris picked up a shot on the sixth as Horsey three putted and when the 30 year old found a bunker off the tee at the par three seventh, he was knocked off the top of the leaderboard for the first time in 41 holes.
Back-to-back bogeys followed for the Australian, though, and after nine holes the top of the leaderboard looked the same as it had at the start of the day.
Meanwhile, Søren Kjeldsen made the turn in 33 to sit in the group at 11 under as the chasing pack struggled to reel in the leading duo.
The 40 year old lipped out a putt on the 11th but then birdied the 13th before he missed a golden opportunity from three feet on the next.
Behind him, Horsey and Pilkadaris were matching each other swing for swing with four consecutive pars before a pair of bogeys on the 14th left the door ajar for Kjeldsen.
A double bogey on the 15th from Pilkadaris after a drop gave Horsey a two shot lead but he almost unbelievably three putted from eight feet on the 16th and was one ahead as he stood on the 18th tee with Kjeldsen playing ahead of him.
The home favourite found a bunker off the tee and made a bogey on the last to give Horsey a two shot advantage and victory was his with a par on the 18th.
Kjeldsen’s 68 handed him a share of second place alongside Pilkadaris who finished with a 74 and another Australian, Daniel Gaunt, who closed out his week with a 66.
Kristoffer Broberg was also on 11 under after he broke the course record earlier in the day with a brilliant 62.
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