Sunday, 24 June 2012

Willett wins maiden title in playoff (Reuters)

Kim Clijsters of Belgium celebrates winning her match against Francesca Schiavone of Italy at the Unicef Open grass court tennis tournament in Rosmalen, central Netherlands, Thursday, June 21, 2012. Clijsters won in two sets 6-3, 7-6. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

(Reuters) - England's Danny Willett claimed his first European Tour title by beating Australian Marcus Fraser after a marathon playoff in the BMW International Open in Cologne on Sunday. The pair finished level at 11 under par before the 24-year-old Willett, 204th in the world rankings, held his nerve with a par at the fourth playoff hole to earn victory after previously notching up 19 top-10 finishes. "It's amazing," Willett told the European PGA Tour website(www.europeantour.com). "It was a tough day - it was brutal with the wind whipping and it was raining. ...




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