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Levet Dedicates Spanish Open Golf VictoryFormer Ryder Cup player Thomas Levet dedicated victory to Seve Ballesteros after lifting the Spanish Open trophy in Girona. Levet fought off a succession of challenges to claim his fifth European Tour title a record for a French player by two strokes from Paraguays Fabrizio Zanotti. Two shots further back in joint third were Irelands Peter Lawrie, who had mounted a great bid to make the first successful defence since Max Faulkner in 1953, and Dane Thomas Bjorn. Ballesteros underwent four operations late last year after the discovery of a brain tumour and is still having chemotherapy. "I always think about Seve, he is having a hard time at the moment," said 40yearold Levet, who took the first prize of just under £300,000 with a closing 68 and 18underpar total of 270. View the whole article at Sporting Life |
