6.27.2011
�winner pablo larrazábal
birdied the fifth playoff hole
to edge sergio garcia in the
bmw international open.
the pair tied at 16-under
272 before the marathon
sudden-death playoff which
ended when larrazábal two-putted from 66 feet while
garcia missed a four-footer
to extend the battle.
�key stretch garcia,
playing two groups behind
fellow spaniard larrazábal,
took a two-stroke lead
with an eagle on no. 11, his
second in three holes. but
garcia gave it all back, and
more, with three straight
bogeys and he needed a
birdie at the last to force a
playoff.
�noteworthy martin
kaymer finished t- 18, seven
strokes out of the playoff,
and fell to fourth on the
world ranking. … american
dustin Johnson also finished
t- 18. … scott Jamieson’s
final-round 64, the best
score of the day, helped the
scotsman climb 20 places
on the leader board to t- 3.
larrazábal wins battle of spaniards
european tour // bmw international open
�british bonus by finishing solo second, garcia
qualified for the british
open, the 49th straight time
he will tee it up in a major.
he advanced by finishing
second on a mini money
list of european tour events
leading up to the year’s third
major at royal st. george’s
in england.
�top five gc nord eichenried, Munich, Germany
1. Pablo Larrazábal 68-67-69-68—272
2. Sergio Garcia 69-71-64-68—272
3. Scott Jamieson 69-69-72-64—274
Joost Luiten 70-69-68-67—274
George Coetzee 67-67-70-70—274
Retief Goosen 68-69-67-70—274
Mark Foster 68-68-66-72—274
Playoff: Larrazábal, 4-4-3-3-4; Garcia, 4-4-3-3-5.
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