Pepperl wins the British Masters and wins the second European Tour championship of the year, Li Haotong T9
On October 15th, Beijing time, 27 year old English golfer Eddie Pepperell won the British Masters hosted by Justin Ross with a two shot advantage at the stormy Walton Heath Golf Club, securing his professional career and his second European Tour championship this year. He is likely to qualify for the American Masters in Augusta next year. China's top player Li Haotong rushed to tied for 9th place and made it to the top ten of the European tour for the second consecutive week.
In the final round of the British Masters, Pep é rreal, who led 54 holes, remained calm, capturing 1 eagle and 1 bird, swallowing 3 bogies, and hitting a par of 72 to win the championship with a total score of 279 (67-69-71-72, -9), becoming the first person since Portuguese Open champion Matt Wallace in 2017 to lead from start to finish and win the European Tour championship.
In such weather conditions, this is a difficult day. My swing wasn't very good at first, and it's really difficult to find a good swing again. The next four or five hours will definitely be a tough battle. This simply shows how important it is to establish a lead, so that things will benefit you. "I am very happy to be leading from start to finish, especially winning this game. I am really excited and it feels really special," said Pepperell, who won his second European Tour championship this year in front of his home fans. Previously, he achieved a breakthrough in the European Tour championship at the Qatar Masters in February this year, and now his world ranking is likely to reach the top 40. If he maintains the top 50 in the world ranking by the end of the year, it will ensure his first trip to Augusta next year.
Swedish player Alexander Bjork, who won the Volvo China Open this year, hit 71 strokes (-1) and won the runner up with a total score of 281 strokes (-7). English player Jordan Smith and Australian player Lucas Herbert hit 73 and 69 respectively, tying for third place with a total score of 283 (-5).
The world's second ranked English player Ross hit 70 strokes (-2), ranking 8th with a total score of 285 strokes (-3). This 38 year old Ryder Cup European team player needs the top two results to regain the world number one title, so this 8th place can only keep Ross in the second place position in the world.
Chinese golfer Li Haotong caught three birds, swallowed one bogey, and handed in 70 strokes (-2), jumping to tied 9th place with a total score of 286 strokes (73-74-69-70, -2). After finishing tied 5th at last week's Dunhill Lynx Championship, he once again achieved the top ten in the European Tour.