October 22-25
Chervรฒ Golf Club, San Vigilio di Pozzolengo, Brescia, Italy
โฌ1,000,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Ross McGowan sealed an emotional victory at the Italian Open, his first win in 11 years, as the Englishman holed a 20-foot putt at the last to overcome his playing partner Laurie Canter after a thrilling final day battle at Chervรฒ Golf Club.
"My head is going full blastย at the moment.ย Obviouslyย I'm very happy, not happy with the way I played particularly but I got the ball in the hole which in the past has been my nemesis, so it was nice to be able to do that this week."
The 38-year-old holed a plethora of long-range putts throughout the week in Brescia and once again, he had his putter to thank on the final day. His chance looked to have gone at the long par three 14th hole, where he found the water with his tee shot to leave him one over par for the day.
After 11 years and 15 days, @RossMcGowan is a winner again on the European Tour 🏆#ItalianOpen pic.twitter.com/AxlaFd8VQQ
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 25, 2020
"When I hit the bunker shot on 16, that came exactly how I saw it and it obviously went in and the putter has been good all week,ย so I felt like if I put it to six or eight foot atย 18ย I had a good chance of making birdie.ย
"To be honest, I wasn't thinking about anything over that putt. I just looked at the hole, it was left edge, and obviously the rest is history.ย
"Neither of us played great, Laurie struggled a little with the putter but was much better tee-to-green than I was. Butย reallyย I felt like the course didn't suit me that much, it was quiteย longย andย I was hitting four or five iron into most of the par foursย -ย even yesterday I hit five wood three or four times.ย Quiteย a few of the longer hitters were hitting six, seven or eight irons in so it was really a good week to make a lot of putts.ย
"Even when we played the practice round, I knew that fifth hole was going to be tough off the back tees, all depending on what the wind was doing when we got there. The front edge was right on the limit for my four iron and three iron is looking back edge or even longer, so you're trying to fiddle something in there and find the middle of the green butย unfortunatelyย I hit it in the water. It was nice to bounce back straight afterward with an eagle there.ย
Wow. @RossMcGowan 😲
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 25, 2020
After a nervy day, he takes the lead in style with two holes to play.#ItalianOpen pic.twitter.com/XvpCibrjot
"I didn't really foreseeย this,ย my form hasn't been great. But I felt like I was playing better,ย definitely aroundย the greens. I'm not sure I was expecting to be quite as bad as it was today but at the same time it's moving forward now. I want to say thank you to Callaway for all their support over the last ten years or so. I think I'm going to have to go now and have a nice big glass of red wine and think about what's next."
But a superb up-and-down from the drop zone kept him in the mix and birdies at the 16th, where he holed out from a greenside bunker, and 18th earned him a one under 71 and a 20 under par winning total - his first European Tour title since the 2009 Madrid Masters.
His playing partner Canter had the chance to force a play-off with a birdie putt of his own just after McGowan's, but the 30-year-old was left to rue missing out on his chance of a maiden title as he signed for a 72 to finish one back.
"Itย was horrible. The front nine, Iย actually feltย like I played alright to be honest. I hit the ball nice for most of the day, but I was just exposed on the greens and around the greens. I just didn't feel right, didn't feel comfortable all day.ย
A gentlemen to play with @RossMcGowan and thoroughly deserved win. Personally, lots of positives and clearly a few areas to work on 🤪 See you in Cyprus @EuropeanTour
— Laurie Canter (@LaurieCanter) October 25, 2020
"I felt like it was right there for me today, the tournament reallyย opened upย for me or Ross to win it. I was surprised to be honest, nobody behind really came on us, so it's about as good an opportunity as you could ever have to win a tournament to be honest.ย Soย I'll just have to reflect on that and hopefully improve and go from there.ย
"I just need to be happy with the finish, it's a good week and I played a lot of good golf and hopefully I am going to have a long career out here, but days like that obviously hurt. I'll need to just think for a little bit, for a day or two, and reflect on what I didn't do today. Hopefully I can have an opportunity to put it right. I'd love to win obviously, but we'll see."
Former Ryder Cup star Nicolas Colsaerts joined Canter in a share of second spot after the Belgian's birdie at the par five closing hole โ his fifth of the day having started the day with a bogey โ earned him a four under 68, a 19 under total and his best finish of the season.
Recovery of the week @Coelsss? 🌳#ItalianOpen pic.twitter.com/zzmC4jI5kX
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 25, 2020
"I didn't reallyย make the idealย start,ย it was just a bit slow and I left a lot of putts short. I wasn't really feeling that comfortable on the front nine, but then I figured if I made a blitzย inย I still would have had a chance.ย
"I made a few good putts in the last four or five holes to actually remain with a chance, but a wonderful way to finish from Ross so there's no regrets at all.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Ross McGowan | -20 |
66 |
64 |
67 |
71 |
268 |
T2 |
Laurie Canter | -19 |
60 |
68 |
69 |
72 |
269 |
T2 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | -19 |
68 |
67 |
66 |
68 |
269 |
4 |
Sebastian Heisele | -18 |
68 |
67 |
66 |
69 |
270 |
T5 |
Adri Arnaus | -17 |
65 |
70 |
67 |
69 |
271 |
T5 |
Dean Burmester | -17 |
64 |
68 |
68 |
71 |
271 |
T5 |
Jonathan Caldwell | -17 |
67 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
271 |
T5 |
Martin Kaymer | -17 |
69 |
66 |
68 |
68 |
271 |
T5 |
Kristoffer Reitan | -17 |
66 |
70 |
70 |
65 |
271 |
T10 |
Marcus Armitage | -16 |
67 |
70 |
69 |
66 |
272 |
T10 |
Joost Luiten | -16 |
70 |
66 |
68 |
68 |
272 |
T10 |
Damien Perrier | -16 |
65 |
71 |
71 |
65 |
272 |
T10 |
Antoine Rozner | -16 |
68 |
71 |
68 |
65 |
272 |
T14 |
Emilio Cuartero Blanco | -15 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
69 |
273 |
T14 |
Julien Quesne | -15 |
66 |
71 |
67 |
69 |
273 |
T16 |
Wil Besseling | -14 |
65 |
71 |
68 |
70 |
274 |
T16 |
Richard Bland | -14 |
65 |
70 |
70 |
69 |
274 |
T16 |
Bryce Easton | -14 |
68 |
69 |
69 |
68 |
274 |
T16 |
Nicolai Højgaard | -14 |
67 |
67 |
71 |
69 |
274 |
T16 |
Hurly Long (a) | -14 |
69 |
69 |
68 |
68 |
274 |
T16 |
Bernd Wiesberger | -14 |
67 |
68 |
68 |
71 |
274 |
T22 |
Aaron Cockerill | -13 |
67 |
72 |
69 |
67 |
275 |
T22 |
Louis De Jager | -13 |
68 |
68 |
67 |
72 |
275 |
T22 |
Adrian Meronk | -13 |
67 |
71 |
66 |
71 |
275 |
T22 |
Guido Migliozzi | -13 |
68 |
69 |
73 |
65 |
275 |
T22 |
Adrian Otaegui | -13 |
67 |
67 |
72 |
69 |
275 |
T22 |
Joel Sjoholm | -13 |
68 |
70 |
67 |
70 |
275 |
T22 |
Joël Stalter | -13 |
73 |
66 |
70 |
66 |
275 |
T22 |
Dale Whitnell | -13 |
68 |
70 |
71 |
66 |
275 |
T30 |
Matthew Jordan | -12 |
66 |
72 |
72 |
66 |
276 |
T30 |
Francesco Laporta | -12 |
68 |
70 |
69 |
69 |
276 |
T30 |
Niklas Lemke | -12 |
66 |
71 |
73 |
66 |
276 |
T30 |
Oscar Lengden | -12 |
65 |
71 |
70 |
70 |
276 |
T30 |
Federico Maccario | -12 |
70 |
70 |
68 |
68 |
276 |
T30 |
Matthieu Pavon | -12 |
70 |
65 |
70 |
71 |
276 |
T30 |
Matthias Schwab | -12 |
72 |
68 |
69 |
67 |
276 |
T30 |
Lee Westwood | -12 |
72 |
67 |
69 |
68 |
276 |
T30 |
Darius van Driel | -12 |
71 |
64 |
68 |
73 |
276 |
T39 |
Yikeun Chang | -11 |
70 |
66 |
70 |
71 |
277 |
T39 |
Jamie Donaldson | -11 |
68 |
69 |
68 |
72 |
277 |
T39 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | -11 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
70 |
277 |
T39 |
Chris Paisley | -11 |
69 |
67 |
69 |
72 |
277 |
T39 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | -11 |
67 |
68 |
67 |
75 |
277 |
T39 |
Marcel Schneider | -11 |
69 |
70 |
68 |
70 |
277 |
T39 |
Marc Warren | -11 |
69 |
68 |
72 |
68 |
277 |
T46 |
Toby Tree | -10 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
278 |
T46 |
Johannes Veerman | -10 |
70 |
70 |
71 |
67 |
278 |
T48 |
Jorge Campillo | -9 |
68 |
71 |
68 |
72 |
279 |
T48 |
Jens Fahrbring | -9 |
70 |
67 |
68 |
74 |
279 |
T48 |
David Horsey | -9 |
69 |
67 |
74 |
69 |
279 |
T48 |
Scott Jamieson | -9 |
68 |
69 |
71 |
71 |
279 |
T48 |
Matt Wallace | -9 |
68 |
68 |
72 |
71 |
279 |
T53 |
Robin Roussel | -8 |
66 |
68 |
76 |
70 |
280 |
T53 |
Lars van Meijel | -8 |
70 |
69 |
72 |
69 |
280 |
T55 |
Maverick Antcliff | -7 |
70 |
67 |
71 |
73 |
281 |
T55 |
Gaganjeet Bhullar | -7 |
68 |
69 |
72 |
72 |
281 |
T55 |
Dave Coupland | -7 |
69 |
67 |
78 |
67 |
281 |
T55 |
Lorenzo Gagli | -7 |
70 |
69 |
72 |
70 |
281 |
T55 |
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen | -7 |
69 |
68 |
75 |
69 |
281 |
T60 |
Eduardo De la Riva | -6 |
68 |
72 |
72 |
70 |
282 |
T60 |
Cormac Sharvin | -6 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
75 |
282 |
T60 |
Daniel Young (a) | -6 |
68 |
70 |
72 |
72 |
282 |
T63 |
Lorenzo Scalise | -5 |
67 |
69 |
77 |
70 |
283 |
T63 |
Jack Senior | -5 |
66 |
72 |
74 |
71 |
283 |
T65 |
Renato Paratore | -4 |
71 |
69 |
74 |
70 |
284 |
T65 |
Steven Tiley | -4 |
68 |
71 |
66 |
79 |
284 |
CUT |
Nino Bertasio | -3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
||
CUT |
Alejandro Cañizares | -3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
||
CUT |
Enrico Di Nitto | -3 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
||
CUT |
David Drysdale | -3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
||
CUT |
Ben Evans | -3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
||
CUT |
Mathieu Fenasse (a) | -3 |
67 |
74 |
141 |
||
CUT |
Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez | -3 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
||
CUT |
Daan Huizing | -3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
||
CUT |
Liam Johnston | -3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
||
CUT |
Gavin Moynihan | -3 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
||
CUT |
Victor Perez | -3 |
67 |
74 |
141 |
||
CUT |
Andrea Romano (a) | -3 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
||
CUT |
Adrien Saddier | -3 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
||
CUT |
Ashun Wu | -3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
||
CUT |
Rikard Karlberg | -2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
||
CUT |
Stefano Mazzoli (a) | -2 |
67 |
75 |
142 |
||
CUT |
Edoardo Molinari | -2 |
68 |
74 |
142 |
||
CUT |
Justin Walters | -2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
||
CUT |
Steven Brown | -1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Pedro Figueiredo | -1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Tom Gandy | -1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Thorbjørn Olesen | -1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Alvaro Quiros | -1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Ricardo Santos | -1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Robin Sciot-Siegrist | -1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Jason Scrivener | -1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Filippo Bergamaschi | E |
70 |
74 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Giulio Castagnara | E |
74 |
70 |
144 |
||
CUT |
S.S.p. Chawrasia | E |
74 |
70 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Ignacio Elvira Mijares | E |
71 |
73 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Craig Howie | E |
76 |
68 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Matteo Manassero | E |
71 |
73 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Andrea Saracino | E |
70 |
74 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Romain Wattel | E |
71 |
73 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Wade Ormsby | 1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Carlos Pigem | 1 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Scott Vincent | 1 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Clement Sordet | 2 |
69 |
77 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Wilco Nienaber | 3 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
||
CUT |
JC Ritchie | 3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
||
CUT |
Jordan Smith | 3 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
||
CUT |
Matthew Baldwin | 4 |
77 |
71 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Benjamin Poke | 4 |
80 |
68 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Aron Zemmer | 4 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Tommaso Perrino | 7 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
||
WD |
Raphael Jacquelin | 4 |
75 |
68 |
143 |
||
WD |
Joachim B. Hansen | -9 |
64 |
69 |
74 |
207 |
|
WD |
Jean Baptiste Gonnet | 2 |
74 |
74 |