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Finland’s Mikko Ilonen – 2013 Nordea Masters champion – With his win. • His third European Tour International Schedule victory in his 273rd European Tour event. • Moves to €788,486 and into fifth in The Race to Dubai. • Moves into the top 70 in the Official World Golf Ranking from 114th. • His first European Tour victory since this event in 2007; a gap of five years and 287 days. • In that time played 126 European Tour events between victories. • This victory beats ...

Finland’s Mikko Ilonen ended a six-year victory drought in capturing the Nordea Masters in Sweden. Ilonen posted a final round 69 to win by three shots with a 21-under par total in superb conditions on the Bro Hof Slott course in Stockholm. It is the 33-year olds first victory since capturing the same event in 2007. “It’s pretty special and to bounce back this soon after a couple of seconds this year is really good,” he said. “Obviously, I’ve been waiting for this moment for a few weeks ...

Scotland’s Chris Doak declared it will be the biggest moment of his career competing in next month’s US Open. Doak had to play four extra holes before a par saw the 35-year old Glaswegian qualifying to now join fellow Scots Paul Lawrie and Martin Laird in the year’s second Major commencing on June 13th at the Merion Club in Pennsylvania. Doak, 35 was sunning himself on the lawn at the famed Surrey course when he got word he and the five other players on three under par would be involved ...

European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has received an invitation to contest this year’s PGA Championship where fellow Irishman Rory McIlroy will defend the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy. And while is now customary for the PGA of America, as organizers of both the Ryder Cup and PGA Championship, to offer rival captains an invitation, McGinley is delighted to be heading back to Oak Hill for a first time in a decade. It will also be the Dubliner’s first PGA Championship since 2007. “I knew when ...

England’s Simon Khan brilliantly made amends for losing out in a play-off to be the leading player in the 36-hole US Open qualifier at Walton Heath. Khan, 40 was complaining of tiredness after his opening round of five under par 67 on the ‘harder’ Old Course but went out in the afternoon on the ‘easier’ New Course to shoot a 70, that included six birdies and four bogeys, for a seven under par tally. “I’m delighted and absolutely chuffed as it was really tough this afternoon as the wind ...

England’s Simon Khan bounced back from the disappointment of losing the BMW PGA Championship with a first round 67 in today’s 36-hole US Open qualifier at Walton Heath. Khan is among five players shooting 67s and with fellow England player, John Parry leading after the first round with a six under par 66. The 2010 BMW PGA champion birdied his second and third holes, dropped shots at the next two and after a birdie at eight and a bogey at nine, Khan birdied five of his closing nine holes – ...

Boo Weekley has ended a five-year wait to add another plaid jacket to his wardrobe. Weekley rallied to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial on Sunday after he carded a final-round, 4-under 66 to finish at 14 under. Weekley, who moved to sixth in the FedExCup standings, earned his third career PGA Tour success and the plaid jacket that goes to the Colonial champion. Weekley also earned plaid-like jackets in his other two wins, both at the RBC Heritage in 2007 and ’08. “I finally ...