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Thriston Lawrence rallies from 6 behind and beats Paul Casey in a playoff in Switzerland

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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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Story summary

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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Topics

CRANS MONTANA England South Africa Switzerland the European Masters

Subjects

Casey GPE · 6× Lawrence PERSON · 6× England GPE · 2× CRANS MONTANA GPE · 1× Paul PERSON · 1× Paul Casey PERSON · 1× Seve Ballesteros PERSON · 1× South Africa GPE · 1× Switzerland GPE · 1× Thriston Lawrence PERSON · 1×

Narrative

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.

framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-07

🔮 But it was a nasty lie and he could only chip out to 20 feet.

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2026-09-07 · Toronto Star

Thriston Lawrence rallies from 6 behind and beats Paul Casey in a playoff in Switzerland · assertive framing

Claims (25 extracted, 1 hedged)

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. asserted

Casey → stand → playoff

Lawrence made good on his first chance, pumping his arms when his birdie putt dropped. asserted

putt → make → arms

He became the seventh three-time winner of this event, and the first since Seve Ballesteros. asserted

He → become → Ballesteros

“I just fought so hard today,” Lawrence said. asserted

Lawrence → fight → ?

“I feel for Paul. asserted

I → feel → Paul

He played great golf. asserted

He → play → golf

It looked like it was his all day.” asserted

it → look → ?

Casey started with a three-shot lead and fell behind as Lawrence put on a dynamic charge. asserted

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. asserted

Casey → regain → lead

And then the 49-year-old from England appeared to get an enormous break. asserted

old → appear → break

His shot from the right rough came out heavy. asserted

shot → come → rough

It landed short of the stream and hit a rock that propelled it over the water and into deep rough. asserted

that → land → rough

But it was a nasty lie and he could only chip out to 20 feet. uncertain

he → chip → feet

His par putt to win the tournament caught the left lip. asserted

putt → win → lip

Casey shot 68 to join Lawrence on 18-under 262. asserted

Casey → shoot → under

Casey had a 35-foot birdie putt for the win on the first playoff hole at No. 18. asserted

Casey → have → .

On the second extra hole, his 10-foot birdie narrowly missed to the right. asserted

birdie → miss → right

Officials moved the pin toward the back of the green, and Casey had 8 feet for birdie and the win. asserted

Casey → move → birdie

That spun off the right edge. asserted

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. asserted

Lawrence → make → years

“It’s just the best feeling in the world,” Lawrence said. asserted

Lawrence → ’ → world

Harry Hall of England closed with a 63 and finished alone in third. asserted

Hall → close → third

Patrick Reed (66) tied for 11th, slightly expanding his lead over Rory McIlroy in the Race to Dubai. asserted

Reed → tie → Dubai

McIlroy returns next week at the Irish Open. asserted

McIlroy → return → Open