Hennie Otto managed to hold off some big charges from the likes of David Howell and Stephen Gallacher, to seal his third European Tour title at the 71° Open D’Italia Presented by DAMIANI, and here are some of the key numbers from the final day...
20– under par was the winning score for Otto
3– European Tour titles for the South African now after his latest success
2– wins in Italy, the 2008 Italian Open, plus this year’s triumph
62- Otto's superb day two effort was low round of the week in Italy
2011– the year of Otto’s last win, in his home country at the SA Open Championship
1– shot was all that separated Stephen Gallacher from a place in the European Ryder Cup side
17– under par for the final three rounds for Gallacher in Italy this week
30– shots for Gallacher on the front nine, thanks to six birdies and no bogeys
1– shot dropped in his last 48 holes for Gallacher
63– from David Howell in the final round helped him move into second place
7– under par for his last 12 holes from Howell on day four
16– the par three played the toughest in round four, averaging 3.25
1– the opening hole was again the easiest, averaging 4.4
3– eagles for American John Hahn in his final round 65
