GOLF NEWS
Els takes BMW by one shot
South Africa ’ s Ernie Els became the oldest ever winner of the BMW International Open at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried in Munich , Germany on Sunday , having led the tournament from start to finish . It was a timely win for the 43-yearold legend , coming just a month ahead of his British Open title defence at Muirfield .
Els ’ victory was built upon a superb first round of nine-underpar 63 . “ That first round was the dream start for me ,” he wrote on his website , “ especially having come straight from a tough week in the US Open at Merion . Obviously I played some good stuff there , so my goal was to carry that form into the BMW .
“ Seven birdies and an eagle for a 63 was certainly a neat way of doing that . We knew it was going to be low scoring week , so if you come out of the blocks fast like that , it does somewhat take the pressure off for the rest of the tournament ”
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