Denmark’s Jeff Winther delighted dwelling followers by securing a sensational three-shot victory after a curler coaster ultimate day of the Danish Golf Championship.
The 38-year-old carded a five-under-par ultimate spherical 67 at Nice Northern Golf Membership to achieve 15 underneath and declare his second DP World Tour title, following a chaotic Sunday the place eight gamers had a minimum of a share of the lead.
Winther entered the fourth spherical 4 photographs off the lead, however the Dane boosted his probabilities with birdies on the fourth and fifth earlier than dropping photographs on the sixth and eighth to seemingly derail his title bid.
However a brace of birdies from the ninth noticed him surge again into rivalry earlier than rejoining the lead at 13 underneath with a acquire on the thirteenth.
Rasmus Højgaard, who started the day 5 photographs adrift, had combined three birdies and three bogeys on his first 12 holes earlier than an excellent burst to complete his spherical. He birdied the fifteenth and sixteenth earlier than chipping in for eagle on the penultimate gap to take a seat alongside compatriot Winther at 13 underneath.
SPECTACULAR EAGLE
Winther replied with a spectacular eagle two of his personal on the sixteenth to leap to fifteen underneath, earlier than parring his means dwelling to safe his first victory for the reason that 2021 Mallorca Open.
He turns into the second Danish winner of this occasion following Rasmus Højgaard’s victory in 2023 at HimmerLand.
Højgaard bogeyed the final to complete on 12 underneath alongside Filippo Celli, Oliver Lindell, Matthew Jordan and Chinese language teenager Yanhan Zhou.
Denmark’s Marcus Helligkilde and in a single day chief Romain Langasque have been one shot-back at 11 underneath.
