Nicolai Hojgaard claimed his maiden European Tour title after winning the at the 2021 Italian Open. Hojgaard played the course on level par today and finished the tournament with a score of 13 under par. Adrian Meronk and Tommy Fleetwood shared second place on the final leaderboard after finishing a shot behind the winner.
Italian Open 2021 final leaderboard:
This is the first title for Nicolai Hojgaard from the European Tour and it comes in his 45th appearance. Thanks to it the Dane will climb inside the top 200 in the world. Nicolai Hojgaard wins a week after his brother Rasmus claimed his third title at the Omega European Masters. For the first time in European Tour history two brothers won in back-to-back weeks.
Tommy Fleetwood had his chances, but the two late bogeys on the 14th and the 16th cost him the win. However the Englishman still should be happy with his performance as he posted his first top 10s since March.
