{"id":14049,"date":"2018-10-15T10:33:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T06:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=14049"},"modified":"2018-10-15T10:33:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T06:33:08","slug":"pepperell-surges-into-race-to-dubai-top-ten-with-sky-sports-british-masters-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/pepperell-surges-into-race-to-dubai-top-ten-with-sky-sports-british-masters-triumph\/","title":{"rendered":"Pepperell Surges Into Race To Dubai Top Ten With Sky Sports British Masters Triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eddie Pepperell climbed up to seventh on the European Tour\u2019s Race to Dubai Rankings after picking up his second title of the season with a brilliant wire-to-wire victory in often difficult conditions at the Sky Sports British Masters, hosted by World No.2 Justin Rose.<\/p>\n

The Englishman, who won his first European Tour title earlier this season at the Qatar Bank Commercial Masters, started the final round with a three shot lead over fellow countryman Jordan Smith, American Julian Suri, Frenchman Julien Guerrier and Sweden\u2019s Alexander Bj\u00f6rk after rounds of 67, 69, and 71 at Walton Heath Golf Club.<\/p>\n

The 27 year old made the turn at level par on a wet and windy day four whilst playing partner Bj\u00f6rk heaped the pressure on after picking up two shots on his opening nine holes before Pepperell regained control after he holed-out for eagle on the par four tenth. After dropping two shots at the 15th<\/sup> and 16th<\/sup>, Pepperell looked to have opened the door for Bj\u00f6rk but a bogey on the last denied the Volvo China Open champion a shot at a second European Tour title. With the win, Pepperell climbs from 11th<\/sup> to seventh in the Race to Dubai Rankings with 2,478,434 points, putting him in prime position for a share of the Race to Dubai\u2019s Bonus Pool, which is open to the top ten players on the Rankings.<\/p>\n

\u201cHats off to Eddie on another superb performance at the Sky Sports British Masters which has moved him into the top ten of the Race to Dubai,\u201d said Nick Tarratt, Director, European Tour International Dubai Office. \u201cWe are now at the tail-end of another fantastic season of golf on the European Tour and we are thoroughly looking forward to welcoming the top 60 players on the Race to Dubai for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai next month.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with his winner\u2019s cheque, Pepperell also won \u00a310,000 (AED48,486) \u00a0for the European Tour\u2019s charity of the year, Cancer Research and the same amount for his chosen charity, Helen and Douglas after his sensational hole-in-one on the ninth hole in the first round.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s brilliant,\u201d said Pepperell after his victory. \u201cThe crowds were great, I’ve had some great local support around a beautiful golf course – one I’ve played a lot as a junior and an amateur – so to come and win this event is really special.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was such a tough day with the conditions. I didn’t swing it very well from the get-go and it was really hard then to find it. It was an absolute grind for four or five hours.<\/p>\n

It just shows how important it is to build a lead when things are going well for you. I’m delighted to go wire-to-wire, especially at this event, I’m over the moon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bj\u00f6rk\u2019s gutsy final round display saw him finish two behind Pepperell which earned him 438,880 Race to Dubai points. The 28 year old edges closer to the Race to Dubai top ten after climbing from 22nd<\/sup> to 12th<\/sup> on 1,804,834 points.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, England\u2019s Sam Horsfield took a giant step towards a debut appearance at the DP World Tour Championship thanks to a tied for fifth place finish. The 22 year old, who is in his rookie season on the European Tour after progressing through all three stages of Qualifying School last year, moves up to 52nd<\/sup> from 67th<\/sup> on 668,792 points.<\/p>\n

With only five tournaments to go on the Race to Dubai calendar, Italy\u2019s Francesco Molinari leads the way with 4,635,909 points, whilst England\u2019s Tommy Fleetwood follows in second place on 3,291,967 points. USA\u2019s Patrick Reed completes the top three 3,057,948 points.<\/p>\n

The DP World Tour Championship takes place at Jumeirah Golf Estates from Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 November.<\/p>\n

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