BMW PGA Championship: Ryder Cup vice-captain Alex Noren snatches play-off victory over Adrien Saddier as Team Europe stars impress at Wentworth

[ad_1] Ryder Cup vice-captain Alex Noren held off Adrien Saddier and upstaged a bunch of Workforce Europe's gamers to grab play-off victory on the BMW PGA Championship.

Noren went into the day tied for the lead with Saddier at Wentworth, the place each gamers carded final-round 68s in wet circumstances to complete on 19 beneath and take the competition to a play-off for a second successive 12 months.

Each gamers went left of the inexperienced in two on the first additional gap, from the place Noren pitched out of the tough to arrange a close-range birdie and win the DP World Tour's flagship occasion for a second time.

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<img loading="lazy" src="https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/768x432/skysports-alex-noren-noren_7020572.jpg?20250914170032" alt="ALEX NOREN UP AND DOWN IN PLAY-OFF" srcset="https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/768x432/skysports-alex-noren-noren_7020572.jpg?20250914170032 600w,https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/1600x900/skysports-alex-noren-noren_7020572.jpg?20250914170032" aria-hidden="true" class="sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image" data-testid="sitewide-video-poster"/> Ryder Cup vice-captain Alex Noren bought up and down from the greenside tough in a play-off towards Adrien Saddier to win the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth England's Aaron Rai shared tied-third with Patrick Reed, having each carded final-round 66s, whereas European Ryder Cup trio Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Fitzpatrick and Viktor Hovland all ended on 15 beneath.

Si Woo Kim was additionally tied-fifth after a round-of-the-day 64 and Jon Rahm moved to a share of thirteenth with a six-under 66, whereas Rory McIlroy jumped inside the highest 20 after closing a final-round 65 with a surprising long-range eagle.

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How Noren pipped Saddier to Wentworth victory Enjoying within the closing threeball alongside Saddier and Hatton, Noren grabbed the early benefit as he adopted a 15-foot birdie on the third by holing from shut vary on the par-five subsequent to briefly go two forward.

Hatton matched the Swede's birdie on the third and briefly closed inside one after an excellent tee shot arrange a brief birdie on the par-three fifth, the place Noren missed the inexperienced and did not stand up and down.

<img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/768x432/skysports-alex-noren-tyrrell-hatton_7020361.jpg?20250914152603" srcset="https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/384x216/skysports-alex-noren-tyrrell-hatton_7020361.jpg?20250914152603 380w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/768x432/skysports-alex-noren-tyrrell-hatton_7020361.jpg?20250914152603 760w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/1600x900/skysports-alex-noren-tyrrell-hatton_7020361.jpg?20250914152603 1024w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/2048x1152/skysports-alex-noren-tyrrell-hatton_7020361.jpg?20250914152603 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="BMW PGA Championship " data-testid="article-image-image"/> Picture: Noren (proper) performed alongside Saddier (not pictured) and Hatton, who ended tied-fifth The Englishman bogeyed the seventh after discovering the greenside bunker, dropping him two behind, whereas Saddier ended his run of pars by making a 15-foot birdie on the tenth to drag degree with Noren.

All three took benefit of the par-five twelfth earlier than Noren made a formidable birdie on the thirteenth to maneuver to 18 beneath, with the British Masters champion scrambling par - regardless of ending plugged in a greenside bunker - on the par-three subsequent.

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Each gamers have been unable to discover a birdie on the ultimate gap in regulation, earlier than Noren claimed the spoils on the first additional gap to safe an twelfth DP World Tour title and second in as many months.

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"The play-off felt just a little bit simpler than possibly the 72nd gap, just a little bit higher circumstances," Noren mentioned. "I assumed I hit that one within the water, however I had an amazing lie so I attempted to place it up right here on the best aspect of the inexperienced after which bought lucky with a very good break that the chip was sitting fairly properly.

"I noticed his ball did not catch as good a break possibly, so it makes a distinction. Typically it involves you straightforward and generally you've got simply bought to battle. Immediately it felt like a battle. I believe he in all probability outplayed me tee to inexperienced, however that is the way it goes."

Encouraging week for Workforce Europe at Wentworth Eleven of Europe's Ryder Cup workforce featured this week, with 9 progressing to the ultimate day and 6 ending the week inside the highest 20 forward of travelling to Bethpage Black to face america.

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<img loading="lazy" src="https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/768x432/skysports-rory-mcilroy-mcilroy_7020035.jpg?20250914122109" alt="RORY MCILROY WENTWORTH ROUND FOUR 14 SEP" srcset="https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/768x432/skysports-rory-mcilroy-mcilroy_7020035.jpg?20250914122109 600w,https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/1600x900/skysports-rory-mcilroy-mcilroy_7020035.jpg?20250914122109" aria-hidden="true" class="sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image" data-testid="sitewide-video-poster"/> Rory McIlroy signed off forward of the Ryder Cup in model by firing in two eagles and 5 birdies to shoot a formidable 65 within the closing spherical of the BMW PGA Championship Hatton blended three birdies with a lone bogey in his final-round 70 and Fitzpatrick made 4 birdies within the final eight holes of a five-under 67, with Hovland finishing the trio on 15 beneath, whereas McIlroy's final-round 65 contained two eagles and 7 birdies.

"I performed the par fives a lot better," McIlroy mentioned. "That was the distinction between the primary three days and at present. Clearly a very nice approach to log off the week, final aggressive spherical going into the Ryder Cup. Good to complete on a excessive."

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<img loading="lazy" src="https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/768x432/skysports-rory-mcilroy-mcilroy_7020067.jpg?20250914124203" alt="RORY MCILROY FINAL HOLE EAGLE 14 SEP" srcset="https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/768x432/skysports-rory-mcilroy-mcilroy_7020067.jpg?20250914124203 600w,https://e0.365dm.com/25/09/1600x900/skysports-rory-mcilroy-mcilroy_7020067.jpg?20250914124203" aria-hidden="true" class="sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image" data-testid="sitewide-video-poster"/> Rory McIlroy eagled the 18th gap to log off his BMW PGA Championship in model Åberg birdied three of his final 5 holes to finish alongside McIlroy in tied-Twentieth. Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood ended tied-Forty sixth on eight beneath, with Justin Rose dropping to a share of 61st after rounds of 76 and 73 over the weekend.

What's subsequent? The DP World Tour heads to France for the FedEx Open de France, held at Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche and reside on Thursday from 12.30pm on Sky Sports activities Golf.

There can be prolonged reside protection from every single day of Ryder Cup week, beginning on Monday September 22, as Workforce Europe look to regain the trophy with a historic away win in america.

Round the clock protection of the opening day's play will start with reside build-up from 9am on Friday September 26, forward of full protection from noon. Not bought Sky? Get Sky Sports activities or stream with no contract on NOW.