�winner despite a
double-bogey 7 on the final
hole, lee slattery of england
won his first title in seven
years on the european tour.
slattery’s closing one-under
71 left him at 15-under
273, one better than italy’s
lorenzo gagli at the bankia
madrid masters at el encin
golf hotel.
�key hole after making
four birdies in a five-hole
stretch, slattery arrived at
the par- 5 18th with a three-shot lead over gagli. lying
two in a greenside bunker,
slattery put his third shot
into the water, pitched his
fifth to 15 feet and then
two-putted to hold on for
the title.
�noteworthy slattery
arrived in spain the 328th-
ranked player in the world.
… the victory was his first in
179 european tour events.
… slattery’s 166,660
first-place check more than
doubled his earnings for
2011 and ensures him his
card for 2012. … world no. 1
luke donald was not a factor,
dropping three shots over the
closing five holes. donald,
who double-bogeyed the
16th hole, finished at eight
under, t- 11. … slattery held a
two-shot lead after 54 holes,
but he surrendered the edge
with bogeys on nos. 3 and
5, both par 3s. he recovered
from the nervous start with a
birdie on the seventh hole.
european tour // bankia madrid masters
shaky finish does not deny slattery his first title
�top five el encin golf hotel, Alcala de Henares, Spain
1. Lee Slattery 67-66-69-71—273 166,660
2. Lorenzo Gagli 65-70-69-70—274 111,110
3. Eduardo De La Riva 67-67-72-70—276 56,300
Cesar Monasterio 68-70-67-71—276 56,300
5. Thomas Aiken 71-69-67-71—278 42,400
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� quotable
“i had a two-footer on the last to win, and i
have never shaken so much in my life. … now i
believe i can win.” —lee sla TTery
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