Henrik Stenson gained his first
professional victory when he stroked in a 15-foot birdie putt at the second extra
hole of aplay-off to win the Dexia-BIL Luxembourg Open.
The 24-year-old also needed a birdie at the 72nd hole to get into the play-off
with Denmark's Nils Rorbaek and Belgian teenage amateur Nicolas Colsaerts after
all three had finished on 18-under-par 270.
At the first extra hole, the 168-yard 10th, all three had pars, but when they
played it a second time, Colsaerts and Rorbaek missed their birdie chances but
Stenson made no mistake.
The top prize of almost £13,000 consolidates his position at the top of the
Challenge Tour order of merit and virtually means he is assured of his card for
the main tour next year.
270 H Stenson (Swe) 63 68 69 70 (£12,994), N Rorbaek (Den) 65 67 70 68
(£8,658), N Colsaerts (Bel) 68 66 68 68 (Stenson won playoff at second extra
hole)
273 J Hugo (Rsa) 70 65 68 70 (£4,882)
274 M Persson (Swe) 71 67 69 67 (£3,900)
275 F Guermani (It) 70 70 68 67, P Hansson (Swe) 71 69 67 68 (£3,170 each)
276 S Little 71 67 70 68, M Nilsson (Swe) 67 68 72 69, F Bisazza (Ita) 71 69
67 69, M Reale (Ita) 70 67 69 70 (£2,480 each)
277 M Pilkington 74 66 71 66, S Hurd 70 71 68 68, D Westermark (Swe) 66 68 68
75 (£1,843 each)
