Tour of DP World - Golfer De Bruyn faces defeat against the notorious "Green Monster".
The "Green Monster" was no match for Jannik De Bruyn at the closing day of the European Open. The demanding Par-73 course at the Green Eagle facility in Lower Saxony's Winsen on the Luhe posed a challenge for the 24-year-old from Mönchengladbach. It took him 78 swings to complete his round on the last day - far too many for a triumph. De Bruyn slid from fourth to a tie for 18th position with a final tally of 287 strokes.
Laurie Canter snatched the championship at the 2.5 million dollar-backed event close to Hamburg. The 34-year-old Englishman pocketed his first win on the previously European Tour with a overall score of 279 blows versus Bernd Wiesberger from Austria and South African Thriston Lawrence (both at 281). Canter pocketed 425,000 US dollars in prize money for his initial triumph on the DP World Tour.
"I couldn't gain momentum today," De Bruyn evaluated his performance after the final round. Mostly, he wasn't happy with his putting on the greens: "That's a bit bothersome."
Despite the high score, De Bruyn relished the tournament near Hamburg. Following the initial day, the 24-year-old had been in the lead with a mesmerizing 64-stroke round. "I'll certainly take something positive away from it and be excited about the next event in Germany."
The last German triumph at a European Tour event dates back 16 years. Back in 2008, Martin Kaymer won the International Open in Munich. presently, the former number one in the world rankings is hitting the road with the competing LIV Tour.
Once again, approximately 25,000 spectators partook in the competition in Winsen/Luhe this year. "Golf in Hamburg thrives," declared Tour Director Dirk Glittenberg, who is on the hunt for a new sponsor for the event. The vision is to lure European Ryder Cup stars like the young Swede Ludvig Aberg or the Norwegian Viktor Hovland to the European Open in the future.
