Monday, September 29, 2008
Fernandez-Castano Victorious At The Belfry

Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano edged out Lee Westwood in a playoff yesterday to deny the Englishman his defence of the British Masters at the Belfry.

Gonzalo carded a flawless 67 and Westwood a 70 to end regulation play on 276 – 12-under, and after both men parred the first two extra holes, Gonzo sealed it with a par on the 3rd playoff hole after Westwood left his chip short and his par putt left.

“I think it’s probably the best of my four wins,” Fernandez-Castano said. “My season was not going very well and I was starting to get worried.”



The Spaniard proved a splash with the crowd and his fellow players after Alvaro Quiror, Pablo Larrazabal and Anton Haig decided he should celebrate with a dip in the Belfry’s chilly water and Gonzo took the plunge.

“It was cold, but it just stank. It smelt terrible, as I do now.”
It was his fourth European Tour victory and third in a play-off but Fernandez-Castano said: “This was probably the best of the four. Now I think I have qualified for the Volvo Masters at Valderrama this year. That was one of my targets.”



9/29/2008 5:42:41 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 


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