Bernd Wiesberger wins Lyoness Open

Home player Bernd Wiesberger fired a superb final round of 65 to win the Lyoness Open at the Diamond Country Club in Austria by three shots from Thomas Levet of France and Ireland’s Shane Lowry.

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Home player Bernd Wiesberger fired a superb final round of 65 to win the Lyoness Open at the Diamond Country Club in Austria by three shots from Thomas Levet of France and Ireland's Shane Lowry.

Wiesberger trailed Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark by four shots going into the last round but, with four birdies in five holes around the turn, the Austrian joined the Dane at the top of the leaderboard.

Then, as Olesen faded on the run for home, Wiesberger moved clear with birdies at the 15th and then the 16th holes. He sealed victory with a long putt across the 18th green.

It was Wiesberger's second win on this year's European Tour, after the Ballantine's Championship in April, and it saw him climb to 19th on the Race to Dubai.

"It's the best day of my life so far," said the Austrian. "It seems like it went my way. I had such great fans backing me and I'm very proud."

Third round leader Olesen extended his advantage with a birdie on the 3rd hole but he then stalled with 10 straight pars and was caught, firstly by Thomas Levet, then by Wiesberger. With three bogeys in his last five holes, the Dane fell back into fifth place.

Levet was joined in a tie for second by Ireland's Shane Lowry. He played his last 13 holes in eight-under-par to finish on a four-round total of 16-under-par.

"After an awful start I'm delighted with how I fought back," he said. "I was two over after five holes, but then managed to go eagle-birdie-birdie, which really got my round back on track. I've played lovely all week, and today was no different."

Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity Diamond Country Club, Atzenbrugg, Austria 25-28 Jul, purse €994,270, par 72

1   Bernd Wiesberger (Aut)   71   66   67   65   269   €166,660 T2   Thomas Levet (Fra)   65   70   69   68   272   €86,855 T2   Shane Lowry (Ire)   70   68   68   66   272   €86,855 4   Rikard Karlberg (Swe)   70   67   66   70   273   €50,000 5   Thorbjorn Olesen (Den)   64   68   68   74   274   €42,400 T6   Chris Doak (Sco)      73   66   68   68   275   €32,500 T6   Benjamin Hebert (Fra)   72   68   64   71   275   €32,500 T8   Richard Bland (Eng)   69   67   68   72   276   €23,700 T8   Scott Jamieson (Sco)   71   67   70   68   276   €23,700 T10   Emiliano Grillo (Arg)   70   68   69   70   277   €19,200 T10   Pablo Larrazabal (Esp)   64   76   68   69   277   €19,200

Note: Player score in bold signifies Titleist ball usage Where next? Senior Open - Fred Couples wins at Turnberry

Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
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Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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