European Masters, closing leaderboard
-18 P Casey (Eng), T Lawrence*; -17 H Corridor; -16 F Laporta (Ita), A Ayora (Spa), A Hidalgo (Spa), B Wiesberger (Aut), E Lopez-Chacarra (Spa)
Chosen others: -15 M Wallace (Eng); -14 R Hoejgaard (Den), P Reed (US); -13 T Clements (Eng); -11 M Penge (Eng); -9 C Hill (Sco), S Garcia (Spa)
*= Gained at fourth play-off gap
Paul Casey was overwhelmed by South Africa’s defending champion Thriston Lawrence on the fourth play-off gap on the European Masters in Switzerland.
The match was performed on the Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Membership in Crans-Montana, and Casey had pledged to donate his total winnings to the victims of the New 12 months’s Eve fireplace that killed 40 individuals within the Swiss mountain resort.
The 49-year-old Englishman missed 4 putts for the primary prize of $637,500 (£469,112) – the primary on his closing gap in regulation and the subsequent three on the primary three play-off holes.
However after firing his strategy to the again fringe of the inexperienced on the fourth play-off gap, the previous Ryder Cup participant missed a chip and Lawrence sank his birdie putt to win the match for the third time – equalling the report of Seve Ballesteros.
Casey fired a two-under-par 68 in his closing spherical to complete stage on 18 underneath, with Lawrence forcing a play-off due to a surprising 62.
The LIV participant was aiming for his sixteenth win on the DP World Tour and first since he claimed the Dubai Desert Basic in January 2021, however after ending simply brief will now donate the runners-up prize of $412,500 (£303,543) to the Fondation Beloved, external.
England’s Harry Corridor completed third on 17 underneath after his closing 63.
