British Masters Final Leaderboard
-16 N. Norgaard (Denmark); -14 T. Lawrence (South Africa); -12 R. Hojgaard (Denmark); -11 K. Jeong-weon (France); -10 J. Svensson (Sweden)
Selected Others: -8 M. Wallace (England); -7 A. Wilson (England); -6 A. Fitzpatrick (England), H. Hall (England), J. Smith (England); -4 T. Hatton
Final Leaderboard
Denmark’s Niklas Norgaard finished two shots clear at 16 under par to win the British Masters at The Belfry.
The 32-year-old recorded a level-par round of 72 to secure his first DP World Tour title, with South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence finishing two strokes behind in second place.
Norgaard’s fellow countryman Rasmus Hojgaard made a strong move up the leaderboard, shooting a seven-under-par 65 to finish third at 12 under.
Matt Wallace was the highest-placed local golfer, finishing in eighth place, four shots further back. Tyrrell Hatton had a challenging day, signing for a two-over 74, which placed him in a tie for 18th at four under.
“You have no idea how much it means,” Norgaard said. “I’ve been dreaming of this since I was 10 years old.”
“I’ve had a long career, just slowly progressing and getting a little better each year. I’ve never won on the Challenge Tour or anything like that, so to win here for my first title feels amazing.”
“I was trying not to think about it too much, but this morning I nearly threw up at breakfast. I was just so nervous.”
Norgaard becomes the third Danish player to win the British Masters, following in the footsteps of Thomas Bjorn in 2005 and Thorbjorn Olesen in 2022.
When asked about winning the first Ryder Cup qualifying event, Norgaard added, “I didn’t even know. That’s a great start.”
“It’s definitely the ultimate goal, but I’ve been focusing on making it into the final event of the season this year. Getting into the top 50 on the Race to Dubai has been a priority for me, and I think this should secure it.”
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