Fernandez-Castaño wins in play-off

9/28/2008

Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño won the Quinn Insurance British Masters at The Belfry after a thrilling play-off with Lee Westwood.

The Spaniard started the final round three shots behind the defending champion but a brilliant final round 67, which did not contain a single bogey, took him level with the Worksop player on a 12 under par total of 276.

Westwood was level with Michael Campbell after finishing off their third rounds first thing in the morning - Campbell shot 65, Westwood 68 - but the British star then moved three clear.

Campbell could only make bogey, but the young Spaniard made a superb up and down to force a play-off, a record equalling 14th on The European Tour this season.

This time it was the player 105th on The European Order of Merit who displayed nerves of steel to hole from eight feet after Westwood had chipped to within inches.

Leaderboard – Final:

1.  Gonzalo F´dez-Castaňo           ESP  71 70 68 67 276 -12
2.  Lee Westwood                        ENG  68 70 68 70 276 -12
3.  Michael Campbell                    NZL  69 72 65 72 278 -10
4.  Mikael Lundberg                     SWE  67 75 68 70 280 - 8
5.  Charl Schwartzel                      SAF  72 72 66 72 282 - 6
     Jeev Milkha Singh                   IND  69 71 69 73 282 - 6
7.  Magnus A. Carlsson                SWE  73 70 68 72 283 - 5
     Ross Fisher                            ENG  71 68 71 73 283 - 5
     Louis Oosthuizen                    SAF  71 71 75 66 283 - 5
10. Alejandro Caňizares                ESP  71 68 72 73 284 - 4
     Michael Jonzon                        SWE  70 7 72 71 284 - 4
     Pablo Larrazabal                     ESP  74 71 69 70 284 - 4

Source: European Tour, Ota Doležal