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· collected 2026-09-06 · by The Associated Press
Thriston Lawrence of South Africa made an 18-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole to win the European Masters by defeating Paul Casey in a sudden-death playoff after coming back from a six-shot deficit. The playoff was a dramatic finish, with Casey missing several winning putts, including one from 35 feet and another from eight feet. Lawrence's final putt capped off his day, which included an 8-under-par 62 round to bring him back into contention. With the win, Lawrence became the seventh three-time winner of the European Masters.
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Thriston Lawrence, a golfer from South Africa, won the European Masters in a playoff against Paul Casey from England at the Crans-sur-Sierre golf course in Switzerland on Sunday, October 1. Lawrence had overcome a six-shot deficit to take the lead and made an 18-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole to win. Casey led by one going into the final hole but failed to get up-and-down for par, leading to the playoff. The two golfers played four extra holes before Lawrence emerged victorious. This was Lawrence's third European Masters title, making him the seventh three-time winner of the event and the first since Seve Ballesteros.
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Thriston Lawrence of South Africa overcame a six-shot deficit Sunday with an 8-under 62 and denied Paul Casey his first victory in five years by making an 18-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole to win the European Masters.
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Lawrence → overcome → Masters
Casey stood over a putt with the chance to win four times on the 18th green at Crans-sur-Sierre, three of them in the playoff.
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Casey → stand → playoff
Lawrence made good on his first chance, pumping his arms when his birdie putt dropped.
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putt → make → arms
He became the seventh three-time winner of this event, and the first since Seve Ballesteros.
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He → become → Ballesteros
“I just fought so hard today,” Lawrence said.
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Lawrence → fight → ?
“I feel for Paul.
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I → feel → Paul
He played great golf.
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He → play → golf
It looked like it was his all day.”
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it → look → ?
Casey started with a three-shot lead and fell behind as Lawrence put on a dynamic charge.
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Lawrence → start → charge
Casey regained the lead with a 15-foot birdie putt on the 15th, saved par with a 15-foot putt on the par-3 16th and came to the 18th with a one-shot lead.
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Casey → regain → lead
And then the 49-year-old from England appeared to get an enormous break.
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old → appear → break
His shot from the right rough came out heavy.
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shot → come → rough
It landed short of the stream and hit a rock that propelled it over the water and into deep rough.
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that → land → rough
But it was a nasty lie and he could only chip out to 20 feet.
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he → chip → feet
His par putt to win the tournament caught the left lip.
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putt → win → lip
Casey shot 68 to join Lawrence on 18-under 262.
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Casey → shoot → under
Casey had a 35-foot birdie putt for the win on the first playoff hole at No. 18.
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Casey → have → .
On the second extra hole, his 10-foot birdie narrowly missed to the right.
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birdie → miss → right
Officials moved the pin toward the back of the green, and Casey had 8 feet for birdie and the win.
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Casey → move → birdie
That spun off the right edge.
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That → spin → edge
The fourth time around, Lawrence made the winning putt to capture the European Masters for the third time in the last five years.
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Lawrence → make → years
“It’s just the best feeling in the world,” Lawrence said.
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Lawrence → ’ → world
Harry Hall of England closed with a 63 and finished alone in third.
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Hall → close → third
Patrick Reed (66) tied for 11th, slightly expanding his lead over Rory McIlroy in the Race to Dubai.
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Reed → tie → Dubai
McIlroy returns next week at the Irish Open.
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McIlroy → return → Open
