Noren defeated Adrien Saddier on the first hole of sudden death to capture the DP World Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth Club.
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VIRGINIAWATER,England—AlexNorenturnedabadshotintoaplayoffvictorySunday,chippingfromshortofastreamto3feetforbirdieonthepar-518thholeatWentworthtodefeatAdrienSaddierofFranceandwintheBMWPGAChampionshipforthesecondtime.
Inrain-softenedconditions,bothplayersfacedproblemsonthepar-518thinaplayoff.Saddierfoundatoughliewellleftofthegreen.Norenhithisfairwaymetalheavyandfeareditwouldgointothestream.Itwassobaditcameupshort,leavinghimagoodlieinthickgrass.
Saddier’schiplefthim15feetfromthefringeanditneverhadachance.
NorennowhaswontwiceinhislastthreestartsontheDPWorldTour—hewontheBritishMastersthreeweeksagoatTheBelfry—andheadstoNewYorkfortheRyderCup,butonlyasavicecaptain.
Hewonforthe12thtimeontheEuropeantourandshouldmoveintothetop20intheworldrankings,aheadofthreeotherfull-timeEuropeantourmembersontheRyderCupteam.
“Theotherguyshaveplayedbetterthanmethroughouttheyear,”Nore
