'To achieve it is quite emotional' - Thriston Lawrence beats Matt Wallace in play-off to win European Masters

28.08.2022 - 20:17 eurosport.com

Thriston Lawrence secured his second win on the DP World Tour when beating Matt Wallace in a play-off to lift the European Masters.

Wallace was back in Europe after missing out on retaining his PGA Tour card, and he burst back into form. Ad After trailing by three shots at the start of the day, Wallace played aggressively to force a play-off.

Omega European Masters'Where's the car?' — Cockerill rewarded with bizarre prize after making hole-in-one26/08/2022 AT 14:23 But the Englishman missed a par putt on the first extra hole, as Lawrence added to his win at the Joburg Open earlier in the season.

The roll call of honour on the trophy is an impressive one, with the likes of Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Ian Woosnam, Nick Price, Colin Montgomerie, Lawrence’s fellow South African Ernie Els and in recent times Matt Fitzpatrick securing victory on one of the most picturesque courses in golf. “It is a privilege to take this victory, there is so much history going around this event, all the past champions,” Lawrence said of his win at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in the Swiss Alps. “I can’t wait to get my hands on the trophy.” Final Leaderboard 1.

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