Tranlate this title Thriston Lawrence equals a Severiano record in spanish

There are golfers who are inspired by a course. This happens to Martin Kaymer in Abu Dhabi, Jon Rahm at the Club de Campo in Madrid, and Thriston Lawrence at Crans-sur-Sierre. The 29-year-old South African, with only six victories on the DP World Tour, has achieved three at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland. On Sunday, he successfully defended his title.

In a superb comeback, culminating in a playoff, Lawrence equaled Severiano Ballesteros’ three victories in 1977, 1978, and 1989. He prevailed on the fourth playoff hole against Paul Casey, the Englishman who bogeyed the 18th (par 4) to give him that opportunity and then squandered advantageous situations on the three subsequent holes, all of which ended in par. It had to be on the fourth hole, when a six-meter putt for birdie gave Lawrence the victory.

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«I didn’t know Seve, but it’s an honor to equal one of his records,» said the winner. After a mediocre Saturday (73 strokes), he shot a 62, with eight birdies and no bogeys. He then shot a 63 on Thursday and a 64 on Friday. In his three victories—he also won in 2022—he has accumulated 58 strokes under par. (Results)

Casey, 49, had fought hard. He fell three strokes behind after a double bogey on the 6th hole and had made five birdies in seven holes, between the 9th and 15th. He hasn’t won since the winter of 2021 and it seems he might now leave LIV Golf, even if his captain, Bryson DeChambeau, doesn’t. For now, he had to swallow another lost playoff. He already had two in the league he plays with the Crushers.

Three Spaniards finished fourth: the ‘angels’ Hidalgo and Ayuso, and Chacarra. All had their moments, often within a stroke of the lead, but none could quite seal the deal. Chacarra, in particular, had an unforgettable run. He started with a triple bogey on the first hole, failing to clear it from a fairway bunker, and responded with five birdies in six holes leading up to the ninth. Eugenio stumbled on the 17th (bogey) and had no chance to fight for a playoff, but that 67 guarantees him a PGA Tour card for next year.

Hidalgo also found a moment of inspiration from holes 5 to 9, carding five birdies. He missed a par putt on the 12th and made a bogey, which, combined with a missed putt on the 15th (par 5), cost him the victory. Nevertheless, it is his best result in a year and his first top 10 finish of the season.

Ayora, for his part, carded a great 66. He faltered on his strongest course, the par 5s. On the critical back nine, the 14th and 15th, two consecutive par 5s, the player from San Roque recorded a bogey and a par. Playing them as he did on Saturday would have been enough to force a playoff. Nevertheless, he earned a significant number of points and moved closer to the 10 rounds needed to qualify for the American dream. Nacho Elvira finished eleventh, four points behind the champion, and Sergio García came in thirtieth after a final round of 66.