Paratore "2 Career Wins in Europe"... Hogard 2nd Place

Renato Paratore is holding the trophy and posing for a commemorative photo immediately after winning the British Masters. Newcastle (England) = Getty Images / Multibits. Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] '24-year-old young gun' Renato Paratore (Italy) secured a '3-stroke victory'.

On the final day of the British Masters (total prize money 1.25 million euros), held at Close House in Newcastle, England (par 71, 6,872 yards) in the early morning of the 26th (Korean time), he added 2-under par to finish with an 18-under par total of 266 strokes. This is his second career win, three years after the Nordea Masters in June 2017, with a winner's prize of 196,690 euros (27.4 million KRW). This tournament was the third event of the European Tour, which resumed after a four-month shutdown due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Paratore started as the 1-stroke leader and recorded 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. He exclaimed, "My iron shots were very good this week," and "I am so happy." Justin Harding (South Africa) faltered with 1-over par, leaving no significant challengers. Rasmus Højgaard (Denmark) finished second at 15-under par 269 strokes, and Harding was third at 14-under par 270 strokes. Lee Westwood (England), the tournament host, struggled with 8-over par and dropped to 70th place with 8-over par 292 strokes.

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