Open De Espana 2016: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize Money Payouts

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Published: April 17, 2016

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Not even a late charge from host Sergio Garcia could stop Andrew Johnston, who carded a one-under 70 in Sunday's final round to take the 2016 Open De Espana.

Opening the day in a bit of a hole after back-to-back rounds of 74, Johnston overcame a bogey on his first hole to play the rest of the day two under. He had three birdies against two bogeys to finish the tournament at one over. The 27-year-old London native finished one stroke ahead of Joost Luiten and two ahead of Garcia for his first European Tour victory.



"I'm pretty speechless, so happy with the way I've played," Johnston told the European Tour website (h/t the Hendon and Finchley Times). "I drove the ball well all week, chipped and putted well all week, I struggled a bit with my irons the first three days but I just kept going and kept digging in and then on the fourth I found something."

As noted by Will Gray of Golf Channel, this is the first over-par score to win a European Tour event in nearly three years. Given the fact that this is a non-major event, it makes the high scores all the more surprising. 

"I can't wait to get back to North Mid (North Middlesex Golf Club), get hammered and see my mum and brother and see them and just celebrate," Johnston said, per the European Tour on Twitter.

Johnston's biggest challenges of the day were from Luiten and Garcia, who each faltered late. Luiten needed a birdie on one of his final two holes to force a playoff, but he went par-par. The 30-year-old Dutchman has been solid throughout the 2016 European schedule, earning five top 10s without a win. He was even par for the day, parring 12 of his last 13 holes.

Garcia, who entered the day seemingly out of contention after a four-over third round, carded the day's best score with a four-under 67. He played the front nine almost flawlessly with a three-under 32 and scored a birdie on the par-three 12th to put himself a...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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