The South African Dean Burmester has won his second title on the European Tour by winning the Tenerife Open with a magnificent final round of 62 strokes. Pedro Oriol (-17), Adri Arnaus (-16) and Sebastián García (-16) were the most outstanding Spaniards in an event with a pronounced local protagonism throughout the week.
The South African golfer began the day at Golf Costa Adeje leading the group that was chasing the lead and sharing the game with the two leaders, Finland’s Kalle Samooja and Germany’s Nicolai von Dellingshausen. But he quickly sealed the ‘sorpasso’ with five birdies for the first seven holes.
Four more four more holes with no faults on the back nine made a total of -25 absolutely unattainable for his pursuers, led by Nicolai von Dellingshausen himself with -20.
“There are no words that can describe this, it’s four years of struggle and hard work. Jason, my caddie, and I have been together for two years; he’s never won before, so this is his first win and he deserves it because he’s been with me through thick and thin. It’s unbelievable, I can’t even describe it,” said an emotional Dean Burmester in the clubhouse.
In the Spanish key, the best was Pedro Oriol’s final round, an explosive 64 with seven birdies -five of them in the second round- for a -17, which is still a magnificent result. Adri Arnaus, who gained thirteen places, and Sebastián García, who lost four, also found a place among the twelve best in the competition.
Eduard Rousaud, Pep Angles and Sebastián García, protagonists in the preliminary rounds
The tournament has had a strong local protagonism since the first day, which was already quite favorable for Spanish interests, as three people from Barcelona, Eduard Rousaud (-7), Adri Arnaus (-6) and Pep Angles (-6) shone in a debut with many birdies.
Eduard Rousaud, a player who has only been a professional for two months, shot a sensational round of 64 strokes (-7), the lowest of his short career, while Arnaus and Angles had the same number of shots to share tenth place.
In the second round, Pep Angles himself, with a round of 64 strokes (-7), took provisional second place.
The Catalan player signed a card with seven birdies without errors that placed him three strokes behind the leader, Nicolai von Dellingshausen, who finished his round with 62 strokes (-9).
And one day later, on Saturday, it was Sebastián García, with a round of 64 strokes (-7), who positioned himself optimally for the final round. The Spaniard had a great round with eight birdies and one bogey, placing him just two strokes behind the leaders.
After last week’s Gran Canaria Lopesan Open, the European Tour came to Tenerife with an event that returned to the European Tour calendar for the first time since 1994, with illustrious winners such as José María Olazábal (1989, 1992), Vicente Fernández (1990), Mark James (1993) and David Gilford (1994).
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