Jul
26
Posted By: Chris Garrett ยท
Richard Johnson (FJ ICON) of Sweden won the Scandinavian Masters on Sunday, holing a 30-foot birdie putt at the last hole to shoot a 1-under 71 for a one shot victory.
Johnson, who held the joint overnight lead with South Korea's K.J. Choi (FJ ICON), finished with a total of 11-under 277 at Stockholm's Bro Hof Slott for his second European Tour title. He is only the second home winner of the tournament in the last 12 years.
"This is a huge tournament to win for a Swede," Johnson said. "I'm speechless right now, it's epic."
British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen (FJ ICON, SciFlex) was tied for fourth place. He was bidding to become the first player to follow a British Open victory with a European Tour win a week later.
"It was a great week, I had lots of fun, the crowd was unbelievable," Oosthuizen said Sunday.