� winner nicolas colsaerts of belgium, the lon-gest hitter on the european
tour, beat graeme mcdowell, 1 up, in the final of the
volvo match play championship. colsaerts had a
2-up lead after 16 holes, but
three-putted 17 to lose the
hole. he parred the 18th to
earn his second european
tour title.
with two points awarded
for a victory and one for a
tie. the two players with
the most points in each pod
advanced to the 16-man
knockout round.
colsaerts crowned
european tour // volvo match play championship
�format the 24-man
field was divided into eight
three-man pods. each
played had a match against
the other players in his pod,
�noteworthy both of
colsaerts’ european tour
victories have come in
volvo-sponsored events. he
won the 2011 volvo china
open. … colsaerts beat mcdowell in the quarterfinals
of this event a year ago. …
colsaerts is the first belgian
to win twice on the european tour.
�top five finca cortesin, Casares, Spain
Quarterfinals
Graeme McDowell df Sergio Garcia, 19 holes; Paul Lawrie df Retief Goosen, 6 and 5; Nicolas Colsaerts df Brandt
Snedeker, 4 and 3; Rafael Cabrera-Bello df Alvaro Quiros,
3 and 1. Quarterfinal losers receive €91,025.
Semifinals
McDowell df Cabrera-Bello, 2 up; Colsaerts df Lawrie, 20
holes. Semifinals losers receive €154,825.
Final
Colsaerts (€458,333) df McDowell (€305,555), 1 up.
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