�winner alex noren took
a four-stroke lead midway
through the final round at
celtic manor and held on
for a two-stroke win over
anders hansen and grégory
bourdy at the saab wales
open. noren, who shot
nine-under 275, won for the
second time in his career
and is peaking at the right
time. he will play in a british
open qualifier at sunning-dale today and is already
exempt into the u.s. open,
the first american major for
which he is eligible.
noren holds on
euroPean tour // saab wales oPen
�noteworthy 2010
champion graeme mcdow-ell, making his final appearance before defending his
u.s. open crown, finished
t-30. he was one stroke off
the lead after two rounds
before a third-round 81
knocked him out of contention. … elliot saltman aced
the par- 3 17th hole sunday
for his second hole-in-one
on the week. he also made a
1 on the 211-yard hole in the
first round. he finished at
t- 12 at three-under 281, six
shots back of noren.
�toP five celtic Manor resort, Newport, Wales
1. Alex Noren 67-67-71-70—275
2. Grégory Bourdy 67-73-70-67—277
Anders Hansen 70-70-66-71—277
4. Ricardo Gonzalez 71-67-73-67—278
Pedro Larrazábal 70-70-71-67—278
Johan Edfors 68-71-70-69—278
Peter Hanson 65-72-69-72—278
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� Quotable
“it will be weird, but i look forward to it.”
—alex noren, on havinG to qualify for the British open
Despite winninG sunDay.
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