Rafael Cabrera Bello shoots 11-under 60 in final round to win Austrian Open
By APSunday, September 20, 2009
Cabrera Bello shoots 60 to win Austian Open
OBERWALTERSDORF, Austria — Rafael Cabrera-Bello of Spain has shot an 11-under 60 to win his first European Tour title by one stroke over Benn Barham at the Austrian Open.
Cabrera-Bello was in seventh place overnight, trailing leader Barham by eight strokes. He overtook the Englishman with 11 birdies on Sunday to finish at 20-under 264.
Barham bogeyed the par-4 third in a 2-under 69. Ryder Cup player Soren Hansen of Denmark took third, another two strokes behind.
The 24-year-old Cabrera-Bello returned from the Challenger Tour this season. He lost his place on the European Tour in 2007.
It was his fifth top-10 finish this year.
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