After a powerful win on the Amateurs, Jacob Skow Olesen has been invited to 3 of the following 4 majors, together with The Open at Royal Troon.
The 25-year-old cruised to a 4&3 victory over Dominic Clemons within the 36-hole remaining at Ballyliffin, seeing him turn out to be the primary Danish golfer to win the occasion.
A win would earn him an exemption from The Open from July 18-21 and the 2025 US Open, in addition to an invite to The Masters subsequent April at Augusta Nationwide.
Olesen dominated the 36-hole remaining on Saturday
“It is an honor and I am very proud to be the primary Danish winner,” Olesen mentioned. I have never had to consider it, however I assume it is one thing I will have ceaselessly, and it is fairly cool.”
How Olesen secured a historic victory
Clemons, trailing by two holes after the morning’s first 18 holes, seemed to be shedding his composure and trailing by six holes when Olesen holed out for birdie on the twenty third gap.
Jacob Skov Olesen had by no means performed a significant earlier than
A 35-foot birdie putt on the twenty seventh lower the deficit for Clemons, who then drove to the 370-yard twenty eighth inexperienced to arrange an eagle alternative.
Olesen made his bunker shot for birdie to pile the strain on his opponent, however Clemons answered that counter putt and made his putt to win two holes to take one other one again.
The Dane went 5 once more on the thirtieth and obtained a fortunate break on the thirty first when his wayward method ended up with a worthwhile lie on the close by tee, permitting him to halve the opening.
Clemons saved the competition alive with a robust birdie putt on the inexperienced on the thirty second, though he needed to accept an unplayable lie after his drive on the following slowed down within the tough.
The Englishman returned properly to search out the inexperienced however was unable to save lots of his par and Olesen allowed himself two photographs for the title.
“I assumed 15, the final shot, two photographs from 15 toes and also you play the Open, the Masters and the US Open,” Olesen added. “It was in all probability the primary time I actually let myself give it some thought.
“It is one thing you dream about because you’re a child, taking part in these programs and taking part in towards these fields. It is actually cool.”
Clemons mentioned of his loss: I often pleasure myself on taking part in my finest golf when it counts and when the strain is on, and I did not do this immediately. I did not play properly sufficient to win, that is all.”
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The Girls’s Newbie Championship takes place from June 24 to 29 in Portmarnock, Eire, with the ultimate two days being broadcast dwell on Sky Sports activities. The winner qualifies for the AIG Girls’s Open, the US Girls’s Open, the Amundi Evian Championship, the Chevron Championship and an invite to the Augusta Nationwide Girls’s Newbie Championship.
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