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Thorbjørn Olesen prolonged his in a single day result in win the Ras Al Khaimah Championship by six pictures from fellow Dane Rasmus Hojgaard on Sunday.
RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates: Thorbjørn Olesen prolonged his in a single day result in win the Ras Al Khaimah Championship by six pictures from fellow Dane Rasmus Hojgaard on Sunday.
The 34-yr-previous Olesen carded a 5-below 67 to complete at 27 below total and clinch an eighth victory on the European Tour. His earlier one got here on the Thailand Classic final yr.
Olesen had 5 birdies to go together with an eagle on the par-5 eighth, together with his solely blip a double bogey on the second gap of the day, the place he wanted 4 pictures to succeed in the inexperienced.
His total whole of 261 featured a course-report equaling 62 on Friday and is the bottom of the season to date.
“It’s very special,” mentioned Olesen, who praised Hojgaard. “You’ve got one of the most solid players right behind you so I knew it was going to be tough.”
Hojgaard’s 3-below 69 was sufficient to safe third place by one shot from Frenchman Frederic Lacroix (68).
Yannik Paul of Germany additionally carded 68 to complete three strokes behind Lacroix in a 5-approach share of fourth place.
Ras Al Khaimah is the third straight European tour occasion to be staged within the United Arab Emirates after the Dubai Invitational and the Dubai Desert Classic, gained by Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy, respectively.
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