Made in Denmark: Julian Suri wins as Ben Coley 200/1 pick Chris Paisley is placed
Julian Suri claimed a maiden European Tour title at the Made In Denmark while Ben Coley's 200/1 pick Chris Paisley was placed.
Made in Denmark top five
-19 Julian Suri
-15 David Horsey
-13 Chris Paisley, Ben Evans, Steve Webster
Scroll down for collated scores
Day four report
Julian Suri claimed a maiden European Tour title at the Made In Denmark while Ben Coley kept up his tremendous run of form as his 200/1 pre-tournament pick Chris Paisley finished placed.
The American fired seven birdies and no bogeys at Himmerland Golf and Spa Resort for a final round 64 to finish 19 under par and four shots clear of overnight leader David Horsey, who triple-bogeyed the final hole.
England's Paisley, Steve Webster and Ben Evans shared third place on 13 under, with 51-year-old John Daly - who was trying to become the oldest winner in European Tour history - finishing in a tie for 10th after a closing 71.
"This is awesome," said Suri, who won the D+D REAL Czech Challenge in May and becomes the third American to win on the European Tour and Challenge Tour after US Open champion Brooks Koepka and Peter Uihlein.
"This is the reason why you get up early every morning to practice, go to the gym and get prepared to succeed. This is a great feeling for sure.
"To have seven birdies and be bogey-free in the final round was really solid. There was no wind and with all the rain last night there were going to be a lot of birdies. I have an aggressive mentality so I feel like that played right into my hands.
"I feel like my game belongs at the top of the game. This is definitely something I've worked for and kind of expected for a long time. But to finally come out and do it, especially after the string of good finishes this summer, is really special.
"I've always loved to travel and experience new things and this is a pretty cool way to do it. It's been a hell of a summer so far so I'm really glad I came over to Europe."
The final round developed into a head-to-head battle between playing partners Horsey and Suri, who began the day two shots behind but raced into the lead with five birdies in a front nine of 31.
Horsey, who was looking to win the event for the second time in three years, got back on level terms with birdies on the 11th and 12th and both men birdied the 14th to remain well clear of the chasing pack.
Suri then struck the decisive blow with a birdie from 20 feet on the 15th and the 26-year-old's victory was assured when Horsey lost a ball following a wild drive on the 18th and found a water hazard with his second attempt.
Day four collated scores
(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 71)
265 Julian Suri (USA) 67 69 65 64
269 David Horsey 68 67 64 70
271 Ben Evans 71 68 66 66, Steve Webster 64 70 69 68, Chris Paisley 68 69 65 69
272 Matt Wallace 64 74 65 69, Haydn Porteous (Rsa) 70 67 68 67, Wade Ormsby (Aus) 64 72 67 69, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 65 71 68 68
273 John Daly (USA) 67 70 65 71, Robert Rock 68 68 66 71, Marcel Siem (Ger) 66 74 67 66, Aaron Rai 69 69 65 70
274 Marc Warren 71 64 70 69, Thorbjorn Olesen (Dnk) 67 71 65 71, Paul Dunne 67 68 70 69, Justin Walters (Rsa) 71 68 69 66, Thomas Detry (Bel) 69 71 65 69
275 S.S.P Chawrasia (Ind) 67 68 71 69, John Parry 66 72 72 65, Stuart Manley 71 67 70 67, Nacho Elvira (Spa) 67 69 69 70
276 Soren Kjeldsen (Dnk) 69 68 69 70, Pontus Widegren (Swe) 68 70 70 68, David Lipsky (USA) 66 71 69 70, Ashun Wu (Chn) 71 65 73 67, Austin Connelly (Can) 68 71 69 68
277 Lucas Bjerregaard (Dnk) 66 72 68 71, Eddie Pepperell 71 69 68 69, Bernd Ritthammer (Ger) 68 71 69 69
278 Paul Waring 66 73 70 69, Alexander Bjork (Swe) 69 70 71 68, Oscar Lengden (Swe) 65 73 67 73, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 69 71 67 71, Ashley Chesters 69 71 69 69, Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 71 67 74 66, Victor Dubuisson (Fra) 66 71 69 72, Brad Fritsch (Can) 71 71 67 69, Richard Green (Aus) 70 70 70 68, Gregory Havret (Fra) 68 69 65 76
279 Joachim B. Hansen (Dnk) 66 71 71 71, Marcus Armitage 73 68 70 68, Niclas Johansson (Swe) 68 73 71 67
280 Lasse Jensen (Dnk) 67 69 69 75, Thomas Bjorn (Dnk) 73 68 70 69, Paul Peterson (USA) 70 72 66 72, James Morrison 66 74 70 70, Oliver Fisher 69 71 72 68
281 Ben Eccles (Aus) 69 70 70 72, Tom Lewis 67 72 71 71, Sam Horsfield 69 72 75 65, Daniel Im (USA) 68 73 67 73, Keith Horne (Rsa) 71 70 71 69, Mads Sogaard (Dnk) 67 70 74 70, Jens Dantorp (Swe) 70 70 72 69, Carlos Pigem (Spa) 71 71 67 72
282 Richard Finch 71 68 69 74, Sebastian Heisele (Ger) 72 70 69 71, Florian Fritsch (Ger) 72 70 72 68
283 Laurie Canter 69 72 70 72, David Drysdale 70 71 72 70, Joel Stalter (Fra) 72 70 72 69, Oliver Wilson 72 70 73 68
284 Martin Ovesen (Dnk) 69 73 71 71, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 72 69 70 73, Soomin Lee (Kor) 71 71 71 71
285 Jake Roos (Rsa) 70 69 74 72
286 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 65 74 72 75, Matthieu Pavon (Fra) 66 72 74 74, Simon Khan 72 69 74 71
287 Petr Gal (Cze) 71 71 73 72
295 Luca Cianchetti (Ita) 69 71 76 79
Day three report
England's David Horsey will take a two-shot lead into the final round as he seeks a fifth European Tour victory and a second Made In Denmark title in the space of three years.
On a day of low scoring at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort, 2015 champion Horsey produced the lowest score of the entire field with a bogey-free 64 to reach 14 under par.
American Julian Suri is Horsey's nearest challenger on 12 under after carding seven birdies and a solitary bogey in his 65, with compatriot John Daly a shot further back alongside France's Gregory Havret and the English pair of Robert Rock and Chris Paisley.
The latter was tipped by Ben Coley at 200/1 prior to the tournament and is now 12/1 fifth-favourite in a market headed by the leader, who is 15/8 to convert.
"It was good fun," said Horsey, who hit all 18 greens in regulation. "The conditions were fairly benign so there was a score out there today.
"I managed to give myself a few chances, missed a few short ones but holed a couple of 20-footers as well so it evened itself out.
"I really like this golf course. Something about it suits my eye so I come in here with good vibes again and the atmosphere coming up 16 is something else, it must be like walking out in a football stadium with 70,000 people cheering for you.
"I actually said to my caddie I think I was more nervous on that putt on 16 than I was to win the tournament two years ago.
"(I'm) leading by two so I'll just focus on myself and go out (on Sunday) and play the same sort of golf as I have today. It would be nice to add another Made In Denmark trophy to the cabinet so we'll see what we can do."
Two-time major winner Daly could become the oldest winner in European Tour history with victory on Sunday, the 51-year-old trying to eclipse the current record held by 50-year-old Miguel Angel Jimenez.
"It always feels good when you are still in contention on a Saturday," Daly said after carding seven birdies and a bogey on the 16th in his 65. "It's getting harder and harder to get into those positions so I'm happy.
"I have been driving the ball great this week and that has been the key for me. I'm hitting a lot of fairways and when I do that I can give myself chances.
"I changed the grip on my putter yesterday - I'm just gripping it the way I grip any club - and it feels great. If I keep driving it well I can have a chance. Tomorrow could be a putting shoot-out.
"The crowds are amazing here. It's wonderful to see so many people and so many kids out here who want to be involved with golf."
Day two report
Steve Webster will take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the Made in Denmark as he goes in search of his first European Tour title in 10 years.
The Englishman lost his playing privileges last season after being an ever-present for 20 years and almost did not play at Himmerland this week due to his grandmother having had a fall at the weekend.
His father convinced him to tee it up and he followed up an opening 64 with a 70 in windier conditions to get to eight under and lead the way from England's David Horsey, Scot Marc Warren, Irishman Paul Dunne and India's SSP Chawrasia.
He is 18/1 with Sky Bet to lift the trophy on Sunday, with Dunne (-7) the new market leader on 6/1. Horsey and Soren Kjeldsen are both 10s with Warren 14/1.
"I have to be honest and say I haven't been thinking too much about the golf this week," he told the European Tour's official website. "My mind has really been thinking about my nan back home because she had a nasty fall at the weekend. Thankfully she is making a recovery and maybe taking my mind away from the golf has been a good thing.
"I'm looking forward to the weekend, I am swinging it well and just need to stick to the boring stuff of one shot at a time."
Webster started his second round with 11 pars but recorded three birdies and two bogeys in his last seven holes.
Warren has not made it to the weekend at an event since March but the 2014 champion fired the lowest round of the day with a 64 while Horsey - the man who took the title off him in 2015 - signed for a 68.
Dunne made five birdies and three bogeys in a 68 while Chawrasia (25/1) maintained his bogey-free week in signing for the same score.
England's Robert Rock (25/1) was in the group two shots off the lead with countryman Chris Paisley (40/1) a further shot back.
The following players did not make the cut:
143 Paul Maddy 72 71, Simon Dyson 73 70, Jamie Elson 69 74, Felipe Aguilar (Col) 71 72, Duncan Stewart 72 71, Pavit Tangkamolprasert (Tha) 73 70, Sebastian Soderberg (Swe) 69 74, Eduardo De La Riva (Spa) 71 72, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 72 71, Rasmus Hojgaard (a) (Dnk) 73 70, Richard Bland 68 75, Anton Karlsson (Swe) 72 71, Roope Kakko (Fij) 69 74, Gary King 69 74, Daniel Brooks 74 69, Zander Lombard (Rsa) 71 72, Matthew Southgate 71 72, Chris Hanson 70 73, Gaganjeet Bhullar (Ind) 74 69, Nino Bertasio (Ita) 70 73, Clement Berardo (Fra) 72 71
144 Ake Nilsson (Rsa) 76 68, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 73 71, Nathan Kimsey 71 73, Pep Angles (Spa) 73 71, Romain Langasque (Fra) 72 72, Robert Coles 72 72, Romain Wattel (Fra) 73 71, Mark F Haastrup (Dnk) 70 74, Mark Foster 70 74, Ryan McCarthy (Aus) 66 78, Michael Hoey 75 69, Thomas Pieters (Bel) 74 70
145 Jens Fahrbring (Swe) 77 68, Anders Hansen (Dnk) 70 75, Robert Dinwiddie 73 72, Damien Perrier (Fra) 70 75, Gary Stal (Fra) 68 77, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 72 73, James Allan 72 73, Jeff Winther (Dnk) 69 76, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 69 76, Julien Quesne (Fra) 70 75
146 Craig Lee 69 77, Matthew Nixon 74 72, Max Orrin 69 77, Rhys Enoch 72 74, Johan Carlsson (Swe) 72 74, Peter Hanson (Swe) 71 75, Alexander Knappe (Ger) 75 71, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 75 71, Danthai Boonma (Tha) 77 69
147 Jaco Ahlers (Rsa) 71 76, Joakim Lagergren (Swe) 73 74, Steven Tiley 73 74, Johan Edfors (Swe) 69 78, Prom Meesawat (Tha) 74 73, Sam Walker 74 73, Sebastien Gros (Fra) 71 76, Nicolai Hojgaard (a) (Dnk) 72 75
148 Jamie Rutherford 73 75
149 Axel Boasson (Ice) 77 72, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 73 76, Scott Jamieson 76 73, Bradley Dredge 75 74
150 Richard S Johnson (Swe) 72 78, Stephen Gallacher 74 76
151 Shih-Chang Chan (Tpe) 74 77, Jbe Kruger (Rsa) 75 76, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 78 73, Christian Baech (Dnk) 72 79, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 74 77
152 Andrea Maestroni (Ita) 74 78, Gary Hurley 77 75
153 Jurrian Van Der Vaart (Ned) 76 77, Oliver Suhr (Dnk) 74 79, Scott Henry 76 77, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 84 69
154 Christopher Feldborg Nielsen (Swe) 79 75
156 Martin Ulseth (Nor) 72 84
162 Nathan Holman (Aus) 83 79
163 Jacob Lauridsen (Dnk) 78 85
Day one report
Englishmen Matt Wallace and Steve Webster were in a three-way tie for the lead after the first round of the Made In Denmark.
Afternoon starters Wallace and Webster produced opening rounds of 64 at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort to join early clubhouse leader Wade Ormsby on seven under par.
Rookie Wallace had been alone at the top of the leaderboard as he stood at the 18th tee but had to settle for a share of the lead after failing to get up and down at the last.
Open de Portugal champion Wallace made a stunning start to his round, firing five birdies in six holes from the third to get to five under.
After dropping his first shot of the day at the tenth, the 27-year-old picked up another shot at the 11th before reeling off three straight birdies from the 15th to climb to the top of the pile.
But after getting into trouble off the 18th tee, Wallace was unable to convert his tricky par putt from just off the green.
"I loved it out there today - especially when I made birdie on 16 because the crowds there are awesome," Wallace told the European Tour's website.
"They have been amazing all week and are so much fun to play in front of."
Webster made seven birdies in his flawless first round, while Australian Ormsby carded an eagle, six birdies and a single bogey.
Home favourite Thomas Bjorn, who received a rapturous reception from fans wearing masks with his face on to mark his 500th European Tour event, began the tournament with a 73.
Zander Lombard and Edoardo Molinari both made aces at the 86-yard 16th hole to bring the total number of holes-in-one on the European Tour to 998.