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03 - 06 May 2007
Castello di Tolcinasco G&CC, Milan, Italy
(Reuters) - Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain beat Austrian Markus Brier in a play-off for the Telecom Italia Open title before being thrown into the swimming pool by his delighted Spanish compatriots.The Spaniard's birdie at the second extra hole earned him his third European Tour title after the pair had finished
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On a day where virtually nine hours were lost to a waterlogged course, Joakim Bäckström, Markus Brier and Alvaro Quiros share the overnight lead in the second round of the Telecom Italia Open.
Andrew McLardy will take a one shot lead into the third and final round of the Telecom Italia Open after the weather-affected tournament was finally cut to 54 holes.
Home country hero Francesco Molinari will aim to follow in the footsteps of the great Flory Van Donck when he attempts to successfully defend the Telecom Italia Open title this week - the only difference being he has not had to wait nine years to undertake the feat!
• In 2006 Italy’s Francesco Molinari became the first Italian to win his National Open since Massimo Mannelli in 1980 and only the third home-grown player since The European Tour began in 1972.
CourseOpened – 1993Course Designer – Arnold PalmerSpecial Features -General Playability - a lot of dog – legs right to leftUndulating/ flat - Very flat courseTree lined/exposed - Exposed course with not many trees in playMany / few water hazards - There are a lot of Water Hazards coming into play
First played:1925 (became part of The European Tour International Schedule in 1972)
‘Beware the injured golfer’ may be a commonly used phrase but Joakim Bäckström gave further credence to its authenticity when a stunning course record 62 gave him the first round lead in the Telecom Italia Open.
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