- 16.55
Ross McGowan is the new Italian Open champion.
At the Chervò Golf Club San Vigilio in Pozzolengo (Brescia), the 38-year-old Englishman surpassed, with a total score of 268 (-20), thanks to a birdie in the final, the competition of compatriot Laurie Canter and Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts, both second with 269 (-19), making the 77th edition of the tournament his own.
The player from Basildon (city in the county of Essex) returns to win on the European Tour eleven years after his first time (Madrid Masters 2009), thus winning the second title on the top continental circuit.
McGowan succeeds Bernd Wiesberger, winner in 2019.
- 16.00
Swing of emotions at the Italian Open, which is preparing to enter the final stages.
The race is still very open with the head-to-head between Laurie Canter and Ross McGowan who is back current despite too many mistakes by the two Englishmen.
In Lombardy Canter after 14 holes played leads the leaderboard with "-19" while McGowan chases with "-18".
The German Sebastian Heisele, the South African Dean Burmester and the Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts, all at "-17" are also in the running for the victory.
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- 15:10
The 77th Italian Open is in its climax.
The British Laurie Canter and Ross McGowan - leaders after the third lap - make a mistake and the race for the title reopens.
Now among the leaders there is also South African Dean
Burmester.
Sensational at the Chervò Golf Club San Vigilio in Pozzolengo (Brescia) where the Germans Martin Kaymer and Sebastian Heisele are also in the running for victory.
Kaymer, former world number 1, is
chasing a success that has been missing since 2014, the year of his last triumph at the US Open.
- 14:30
The head to head continues between Laurie Canter and Ross McGowan who, even if they don't shine, are still the men to beat at the 77th Italian Open.
In Lombardy Canter (-1 after 6 out of a total of "-20") puts his head forward with a birdie while McGowan first makes a mistake (two bogeys but then gets up with an eagle, for him par after 6 out of a total of "- 19 ").
Balance and show at Chervò Golf Club
San Vigilio in Pozzolengo (Brescia) where South African Dean Burmester (-1 after 7 out of a total of "-17") and German Sebastian Heisele (-2 after 7 out of a total of "-17).
- 13: 30
Big all on the pitch for the last round of the Italian Open.
At the Chervò Golf Club San Vigilio the match between Laurie Canter and Ross McGowan has begun, the two British players in the lead after the "moving day".
The grand finale of the 77th edition of the tournament gets underway in Lombardy.
The South African Dean Burmester dreams of a coup. For the challenge of the best blue of the tournament will be decided at the last breath.
Francesco Laporta, after 15 holes played, is at "-12" in total, with a shot to be recovered by Guido Migliozzi (-13 overall) who, however, has completed his great lap with a partial of "-7".
But watch out for Federico Maccario, still surprising (-12 total to 17).
But it is a match in the name of fair play between Laporta and Migliozzi, with the golfer from Veneto who, as soon as his race ended, asked for information on the test of the Apulian.
"I always cheer for the Italians".
Great friendship also shown by Renato Paratore (for him a total of 284, -4 strokes), who waited for Migliozzi behind the 18th hole to look closely at his latest plays.
Lorenzo Scalise (283, -5) and Lorenzo Gagli (281, -7) also completed their Italian Open.
- 11:28
It is a show challenge, to the sound of birdies, between the Venetian Guido Migliozzi and the Apulian Francesco Laporta to win the award of best blue player of the 77th Italian Open.
At the Chervò Golf Club San Vigilio in Pozzolengo (Brescia) Migliozzi has triggered the turbo and, after 13 holes played, he boasts a partial of (-6), characterized by five birdies, an eagle and a bogey, out of a total of "-13" .
The same as Laporta who, however, in the fourth round, completed 7 holes, signing 4 birdies and no bogey
- 10:49
We are at the showdown.
After three days of excitement and records today at the Chervò Golf Club San Vigilio in Pozzolengo (Brescia) the new king of the 77th edition of the Italian Open will be crowned.
In Lombardy, which hosts the event for the 41st time, it is the English derby for the title with Laurie Canter (the man of the tournament records) and Ross McGowan, both among the surprises of the competition, who will compete for the trophy.
The two Britons will take the field at 12:45 on the tee of hole 1, 30 minutes after what was originally planned.
The race in fact started late due to fog.
Canter and McGowan closed the "moving day" with a total score of 197 (-19) strokes, three clear of Dean Burmester (third with 200, -16), who will try to overtake the two Britons on a tightrope.
The South African will be the protagonist from 12:35 pm, alongside him will be the Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts, fourth with 201 (-15) like the German Sebastian Heisele.
Joachim Brandt Hansen (yesterday 33 / o) will not be in the race because his caddy, Adam Drummond, tested positive at Covid.
The Dane, although negative in the swab test, was excluded - as a precaution from the European Tour - from the competition.
It is also a challenge for the title of best blue of the tournament.
With Francesco Laporta (yesterday 33 / o) who aims to confirm himself as the "best Italian player" of the Open for the second consecutive year.
- 8:30
Joachim Brandt Hansen will not play the last round of the Italian Golf Open because his caddy, Adam Drummond, tested positive at Covid.
The European Tour makes it known through a short press release. The Dane, although negative in the swab test, was excluded from the competition as a precaution that today, at the Chervò Golf Club San Vigilio in Pozzolengo (Brescia), will decree the new champion of the 77th edition of the highest Italian golf event.
Ten days of quarantine.
This is the period of isolation, before being subjected to a new test, which Hansen and Drummond will have to undergo.
Instead, the French Robin Roussel and the Spaniard Adrian Otaegui who yesterday played alongside the Scandinavian player (thirty-third after the moving day) will be regularly on the field.
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