� winner thomas aiken,
playing for the first time in
nearly two months, won
his first european tour
event, a two-stroke victory over anders hansen
at the spanish open. aiken
finished at 10-under 278 at
real gc after a final-round
70. aiken dedicated the
victory to seve ballesteros,
who passed away during
the playing of his home
open. “he was everything
to the game of golf, and i am
happy to have won for him,”
said aiken. “any of us would
have won for him.”
�noteworthy players
wore black ribbons in honor
of ballesteros. … aiken is the
fourth south african to win
on tour this season, joining
ernie els, louis oosthui-zen and charl schwartzel
(twice). south africans have
now won 99 european tour
events. … scott jamieson,
a 27-year-old rookie from
scotland, finished t- 3 for
his third top- 10 finish of the
year. … josé maria olazábal,
mourning the loss of his
friend ballesteros, shot
75-77 on the weekend and
finished t-56.
aiken secures first win
euroPean tour // sPanish oPen
�toP five real gC, Barcelona, Spain
1. Thomas Aiken 68-68-72-70—278
2. Anders Hansen 69-72-69-70—280
3. Scott Jamieson 66-72-72-71—281
Pablo Larrazabal 67-70-73-71—281
5. Six players tied at 282
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� quotable
“i remember seve, how he enjoyed life and the
game. he has been an inspiration for me and
has kept me working hard.” —thoMas aiken
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