Jacob Skov Olesen secured an invitation to a few of the following 4 majors, together with The Open at Royal Troon, after his spectacular victory on the Beginner Championship.
The 25-year-old claimed a 4&3 victory over Dominic Clemons within the 36-hole last at Ballyliffin, seeing him change into the primary Danish golfer to win the occasion.
Victory earns him an exemption to The Open from July 18-21 and the 2025 US Open, together with an invitation to The Masters subsequent April at Augusta Nationwide.
“It is an honour, and I am actually proud to be the primary Danish winner,” Olesen stated. I have not actually gotten to consider that, however I suppose that is one thing I will have without end, which is tremendous cool.”
How Olesen secured historic victory
Clemons, who was two-down after the morning’s opening 18 holes, gave the impression to be dropping his composure and fell six holes behind when Olesen chipped in for a birdie on the twenty third gap.
Jacob Skov Olesen has by no means beforehand performed in a significant
A birdie putt of 35-feet on the twenty seventh decreased the deficit for Clemons, who then drove the inexperienced on the 370-yard twenty eighth to arrange an eagle alternative.
Olesen holed his bunker shot for a birdie to pile the strain on his opponent, however Clemons responded to that counterpunch and made his putt for a hole-winning two to pinch one other again.
The Dane went five-up once more on the thirtieth and acquired a lucky break on the thirty first when his wayward method ended up in a beneficial lie on the adjoining tee, permitting him to halve the opening.
Clemons saved the competition alive with a mighty birdie putt throughout the inexperienced on the thirty second, though needed to take an unplayable lie after his drive on the subsequent buried himself within the tough.
The Englishman conjured a positive restoration and located the inexperienced, however he could not salvage his par and Olesen had the luxurious of two putts for the title.
“I’ll say on 15, the final putt there, I used to be considering, two putts from 15 toes and also you get to play The Open, the Masters and the US Open,” Olesen added. “That was in all probability the primary time I actually allowed myself to consider it.
“It is what you dream of because you have been a child, to get to play these and play these programs and play in opposition to these fields. It is actually cool.”
Clemons stated about his defeat: I normally satisfaction myself on enjoying by greatest golf when it issues and when the strain is on, and I did not try this right now. I did not play nicely sufficient to win, easy as that.”
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What’s subsequent?
The Ladies’s Beginner Championship takes place from June 24-29 at Portmarnock in Eire, with the ultimate two days stay on Sky Sports activities. The winner beneficial properties entry to the AIG Ladies’s Open, US Ladies’s Open, the Amundi Evian Championship, Chevron Championship and an invitation to compete at Augusta Nationwide Ladies’s Beginner Championship.
The 152nd Open takes place at Royal Troon from July 18-21 and the AIG Ladies’s Open is at St Andrews from August 22-25, with each occasions stay on Sky Sports activities. Stream the PGA Tour, majors and more with NOW.