Sunday, 07 June 2009 21:54
Ollier Fisher claimed his best finish of the 2009 season when he carded a closing round of 67 at the Celtic Manor Wales Open.The 20-year-old, who is a pupil of putting coach Phil Kenyon, birdied nine, ten and 11 before eagling the 18th to finish on five under overall and tied 6th.
A solid putting display over the 4 days, saw him finish 8th on the putting stats with an average of 28.7 and 4 shots back of winner Jeppe Huldahl, of Denmark, who held off Niclas Fasth and Ignacio Garrido to secure his maiden European Tour title at The Celtic Manor Wales Open.
The 26-year-old, who held the joint lead overnight, produced a nerveless display on the final day and didn't drop a shot on his way to a superb 67 and an aggregate score of nine under.Huldahl's performance was all the more remarkable considering he had never previously finished in the top ten on the circuit.
He becomes the ninth first-time winner on the 2009 European Tour schedule and follows Steen Tinning (2000), Simon Khan (2004) and Scott Strange (2008) as players to make The Celtic Manor Wales Open their first European Tour victory. On receiving the trophy, he said: "It feels amazing. I don't know what to say to be honest. I didn't even dream of this coming into this week.
