� winner thanks to
thorbjorn olesen, robert
rock knew exactly what
he needed to do to win the
bmw Italian open. oleson,
out early Sunday, shot a
10-under 62 to post a 267
total, and rock, the third-round leader, was aware
he needed a 67 to win his
first european tour event.
and that’s what he shot,
the 34-year-old englishman
finishing at 21-under 267,
one better than olesen and
Gary boyd. rock’s key run
came on holes 5-11, where
he made six birdies in seven
holes to get to 21 under. he
played the final seven holes
in even par to record his first
win in nine years on tour.
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rock rolls with a closing 67
�noteworthy olesen, a
21-year-old dane, completed
a front-nine 29 before rock
began his round. the 62 was
his best round on the euro
tour. … rock finished second
at the 2009 Italian open, one
of three runner-up finishes
in his career. … francesco
molinari and matteo manas-
sero tied for eighth at 16-un-
der 272, the best finishes by
Italian players in their home
open. ranked 20th and 30th,
respectively, they were also
the two highest-ranked play-
ers in the field. thomas björn
(70), the only other player in
the top 75 in the field, with-
drew after three rounds. …
rock entered the week 165th
on the world ranking.
�top five royal park i roveri, Turin, Italy
1. Robert Rock 64-68-68-67—267
2. Thorbjorn Olesen 65-71-70-62—268
Gary Boyd 69-65-68-66—268
4. Peter Whiteford 68-67-68-66—269
5. Joost Luiten 66-67-69-68—270
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� quotable
“i was expecting to play well this week, but
not really expecting this.” —robert rock
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