ALEX NOREN BEAT SCOTT HEND TO WIN THE OMEGA EUROPEAN MASTERS

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Alex Noren of Sweden holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the first play-off hole to defeat a battling Scott Hend of Australia and win the Omega European Masters for the second time in his career. Noren, who won the Swiss showpiece in 2009, returned with a five-under-par 65 to end his campaign tied on 17-under-par 263 alongside Hend (66) as they returned to the 18th hole for extra time at the Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club. Victory did not come easy for the Swede who had to hold off the strong challenge from overnight leader Hend, who played solid golf except for two poor tee shots on the 18th hole where he saved par.
The amiable Andrew Johnston of England carded a 65 to finish on 266, three shots from joining the play-off while Lee Westwood finished in fourth position following a 63 at the €2.7 million (approximately US$3 million) event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour. Li Hao-tong of China fired a 69 to take a share of 18th place and finish as the highest placed Asian at the Omega European Masters.
The 2016 season could not get any better for Noren, who welcomed a baby girl in February and was victorious at the Scottish Open in July. With his win, the Swede is now the only player after the late Seve Ballesteros of Spain and Thomas Bjorn of Denmark to win two Omega European Masters title.

The 34-year-old Noren offset Hend's overnight one-shot lead with an opening birdie and enjoyed a two-shot advantage when he holed four straight birdies before the turn. His lead was reduced to one as a fast-charging Hend birdied 15 and it was all squared when Noren three-putted 17 for his second bogey of the day.

Omega European Masters
263 - Alex NOREN (SWE) 69-63-66-65, Scott HEND (AUS) 65-67-65-66.
*Noren wins with a birdie on the first play-off hole*
266 - Andrew JOHNSTON (ENG) 65-68-68-65.
268 - Lee WESTWOOD (ENG) 72-66-67-63.
269 - Julien QUESNE (FRA) 65-68-71-65, Richard BLAND (ENG) 67-64-69-69.
270 - Matthew FITZPATRICK (ENG) 75-65-66-64, Renato PARATORE (ITA) 75-63-67-65, Pablo LARRAZABAL (ESP) 71-68-66-65, Florian FRITSCH (GER) 67-69-66-68, Romain LANGASQUE (FRA) 68-63-70-69.
271 - Oliver FISHER (ENG) 70-69-69-63, Danny WILLETT (ENG) 65-72-70-64, Raphael JACQUELIN (FRA) 69-69-67-66, Michael LORENZO-VERA (FRA) 64-73-67-67, David DRYSDALE (SCO) 70-68-64-69, Mikko ILONEN (FIN) 66-67-68-70.


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