Alex Noren Moves Into World’s Top 10 With Wentworth Victory

The Swede came from seven shots back to win

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Alex Noren Moves Into World’s Top 10 With Wentworth Victory – what a Sunday for Alex Noren as he came from seven shots back to win the BMW PGA Championship

Alex Noren wins BMW PGA Championship

Alex Noren put together one of the best rounds of recent years to win the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

The Swede shot an incredible course record of 62 to come from seven shots back going into the final round to win.

He produced eight birdies and a dramatic eagle on the 18th , and final hole, before having to wait patiently for all the later groups to play before he could properly celebrate.

Noren has now incredibly won five times in 11 months and this has lifted him to eight in the latest World Golf Rankings.

 

"It feels amazing and crazy because I had no intention of trying to win this morning. I didn't even think about it when I came off the course quite angry yesterday after playing a good round and chipping it into the water from the back of the green on 18. It's a great feeling now but it feels unreal.

"It's a tough course mentally coming down the stretch. It's not super narrow but it's just if you hit it a little bit wayward it can cost you. I putted probably the best I've ever putted.


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BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Wentworth Golf Course, Surrey, England May 25-28 Purse $7 million Par: 72

1 Alex Noren (Sweden) 68 75 72 62 277 €1,041,939 2 Francesco Molinari (Italy) 67 70 74 68 279 €694,623 3= Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) 71 75 69 65 280 €323,003 3= Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 68 71 73 68 280 €323,003 3= Hideki Tanihara (Japan) 76 69 67 68 280 €323,003 6= Graeme Storm (England) 68 72 73 68 281 €187,550 6= Shane Lowry (Ireland) 68 74 70 69 281 €187,550 6= Andrew Dodt (Australa) 70 70 68 73 281 €187,550 9= Dean Burmester (South Africa) 69 76 72 65 282 €126,700 9= Ross Fisher (England) 68 73 72 69 282 €126,700 9= Branden Grace (South Africa) 68 71 70 73 282 €126,700

Note: Player score in bold signifies Titleist ball usage

Thomas Patrick Clarke
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Tom Clarke joined Golf Monthly as a sub editor in 2009 being promoted to content editor in 2012 and then senior content editor in 2014, before becoming Sports Digital Editor for the Sport Vertical within Future in 2022. Tom currently looks after all the digital products that Golf Monthly produce including Strategy and Content Planning for the website and social media - Tom also assists the Cycling, Football, Rugby and Marine titles at Future. Tom plays off 16 and lists Augusta National (name drop), Old Head and Le Touessrok as the favourite courses he has played. Tom is an avid viewer of all golf content with a particularly in depth knowledge of the pro tour.