Pablo Larrazabal secures Tour win
It seems like this weekend was Spain’s weekend. Spain claimed their first major Football title for 44 years after winning Euro 2008 with a deserved victory over Germany. And on the same day rookie golfer Pablo Larrazabal won his first PGA European Tour title as he clinched a shock victory at the French Open in Paris.
The French Open or Open de France was established in 1906 and is the oldest national golf open in Continental Europe and has been part of the European Tour’s schedule since the tour began in 1972.
Larrazabal sank seven birdies on his way to victory and will now compete in his first major, The Open in a few weeks time. Starting three strokes ahead of the rest of the field, Larrazabal extended his lead to five with three birdies in the first five holes. However, Larrazabal, the world number 481, hit a double bogey on the ninth to allow Montgomerie to within two shots of his lead. But the Spaniard held his nerve to sink birdies on the challenging 15th and 18th holes at Le Golf National and putted for par at the final two holes to win the £527,800 prize.
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