Published on May 27, 2019

Wiesberger Back to Winning Ways in Danish Thriller


Bernd Wiesberger of Austria. Photo: Getty Images

Bernd Wiesberger won his fifth European Tour title after a thrilling final day battle with Robert MacIntyre at Made in Denmark presented by FREJA.

The Austrian was out for seven months last year due to a wrist injury but is now back in the winner’s circle in his 13th event since making his comeback on the 2019 Race to Dubai and for the first time since the 2017 Shenzhen International.

Wiesberger started the day a shot clear of playing partner MacIntyre at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort but the duo could not be separated after 15 holes, with both men producing some stunning golf.

Wiesberger hit a wonderful tee shot to birdie the par three 16th and, with the Scot going out of bounds off the 17th tee, the 33-year-old took a two-shot lead up the 18th.

He then made a bogey on the last after finding a hazard off the tee to sign for a round of 66 and get to 14 under par, sealing a one-shot victory after MacIntyre parred the last.

For the 22-year-old European Challenge Tour graduate, it is a second consecutive runner up finish in just his 15th European Tour event.

Frenchman Romain Langasque carded a round of 66 to finish at 11 under par, two shots clear of Ireland’s Paul Dunne, Spaniard Pablo Larrazábal, English pair Chris Paisley and Oliver Wilson, and German Max Schmitt.

Spain’s Alejandro Cañizares, Matthias Schwab of Austria and Englishman Matthew Southgate were a shot further back at eight under par.

Final round scores

270 B Wiesberger  (Aut) 68 69 67 66,
271 R Macintyre  (Sco) 67 70 68 66,
273 R Langasque  (Fra) 69 66 72 66,
275 C Paisley  (Eng) 68 71 71 65, O Wilson (Eng) 68 71 68 68, P Larrazábal (Esp) 68 71 68 68, P Dunne (Irl) 68 70 70 67, M Schmitt  (Ger) 68 70 68 69,
276 M Schwab  (Aut) 68 66 72 70, M Southgate  (Eng) 66 73 69 68, A Cañizares  (Esp) 66 69 73 68,
277 R Ramsay  (Sco) 72 69 68 68, J Catlin (USA) 67 74 70 66, E Kofstad (Nor) 68 72 69 68, T Pulkkanen  (Fin) 70 70 70 67,
278 A Otaegui  (Esp) 71 72 68 67, G Moynihan (Irl) 74 68 70 66,
279 S Chawrasia (Ind) 70 71 73 65, A Rai (Eng) 74 68 70 67, J Winther (Den) 73 67 73 66, P Waring  (Eng) 66 75 69 69, L Westwood (Eng) 70 73 66 70, A Quiros  (Esp) 70 67 74 68, G Fdez-Castaño  (Esp) 71 72 67 69,
280 A Johnston (Eng) 68 74 71 67, A Björk (Swe) 68 70 74 68, L De Jager  (RSA) 68 75 68 69, G Forrest  (Sco) 70 71 70 69, J Scrivener (Aus) 69 74 67 70, A Pavan (Ita) 74 68 71 67, D Fichardt (RSA) 70 73 70 67, O Fisher  (Eng) 68 71 74 67,
281 L Jensen (Den) 72 69 69 71, A Sullivan (Eng) 73 68 72 68, T Jaidee (Tha) 71 71 73 66, W Ormsby (Aus) 71 70 70 70, T Detry  (Bel) 72 69 71 69, R McEvoy  (Eng) 72 71 67 71, G Migliozzi  (Ita) 70 71 73 67, T Pieters  (Bel) 70 71 72 68,
282 M Wallace (Eng) 67 73 74 68, E Molinari  (Ita) 66 73 71 72, S Manley (Wal) 69 70 72 71, S Jamieson  (Sco) 70 70 69 73, A Saddier (Fra) 70 68 76 68, M Hoey  (Nir) 68 73 74 67,
283 J Lagergren (Swe) 67 74 73 69, C Blomstrand (Swe) 70 72 72 69, H Porteous (RSA) 69 72 73 69,
284 J Morrison  (Eng) 69 71 75 69,
285 K Koivu (Fin) 70 72 71 72, N Lemke (Swe) 69 72 77 67, B Hebert  (Fra) 67 72 72 74,
286 V Dubuisson  (Fra) 68 71 75 72,
287 P Edberg (Swe) 67 75 74 71, M Kinhult (Swe) 72 71 73 71, J Girrbach (Sui) 71 69 76 71, D Horsey (Eng) 69 73 73 72, M Gladbjerg (Den) 69 72 76 70,
288 K Johannessen (Nor) 68 72 76 72, M Madsen  (Den) 72 71 74 71,
289 J Donaldson (Wal) 71 70 74 74, G Bhullar (Ind) 70 73 71 75, R Rock (Eng) 70 72 73 74, B Evans  (Eng) 75 67 76 71,
290 D Law (Sco) 74 69 76 71, N Cullen (Aus) 73 69 71 77, J Choi (Kor) 71 71 76 72, K Kitayama (USA) 72 68 78 72, M Simonsen  (Den) 71 68 74 77,
291 T Murray (Eng) 66 75 73 77,
292 D Drysdale (Sco) 68 73 73 78,
293 S Sharma (Ind) 72 70 77 74, I Cantero Gutierrez  (Esp) 73 70 75 75,