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Donaldson wins Czech
Masters, makes Ryder Cup...
Jamie Donaldson from Wales concentrates during the golf
Czech Masters
European Tour Event in Vysoky Ujezd, Czech Republic,
Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014.
VYSOKY UJEZD, Czech Republic — Jamie
Donaldson shot 4-under 68 Sunday to win
the Czech Masters and secure a spot on
the European Ryder Cup team.
Tied for second with Soren Kjeldsen
overnight, Donaldson took the lead when
his Danish opponent made two straight
bogeys on the last two holes of the
front nine. The Welshman surged further
ahead with two birdies on the first
three of the back nine.
"This is big," Donaldson said. "It's
been an amazing week. I've had a lot of
birdies here all week. I've dropped too
many shots, which stopped me from moving
away a little bit, so today everything
came together."
Donaldson birdied six holes and dropped
two shots for a total 14-under 274 in
windy conditions at the Albatross Golf
Resort near Prague for his third
European Tour victory after the Irish
Open in 2012 and Abu Dhabi Golf
Championship in 2013.
Donaldson needed a top-seven finish to
guarantee a debut in next month's match
against the United States at Gleneagles.
"It's so difficult to get into the team,
the lads are playing so well," Donaldson
said. "You know that you have to play
well to secure your place and it did
come down to the wire."
Bradley Dredge, who led after three
rounds, was two strokes back for the
first 1-2 Welsh finish on the European
Tour.
Dredge started the fourth round with a
two-stroke lead but managed a 72 with
two birdies and two bogeys for a
12-under 276 total and his second
straight second place after last week's
Made In Denmark event.
"It's been a great two weeks in terms of
two seconds," Dredge said. "Two firsts
would've been better. Slightly
disappointed I didn't win one, but I'll
have a few more chances before the end
of the year, and see how that goes."
Kjeldsen (71) finished tied for third
with Merrick Bremner of South Africa
with an overall 11-under 277.
Stephen Gallacher (73) of Scotland,
another Ryder Cup hopeful, shared
seventh for 7-under 281 and will need a
good result from next week's Italian
Open to have a chance to qualify.
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