Golf-Bland wins British Masters in playoff to end 25-year wait


  • Golf
  • Sunday, 16 May 2021

Golf - European Tour - British Masters - The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, Britain - May 15, 2021 England's Richard Bland celebrates winning the British Masters with the trophy Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

(Reuters) - Richard Bland won his first European Tour title at the 478th attempt after beating Guido Migliozzi in a playoff at the British Masters on Saturday.

Bland, 48, and Migliozzi finished on 13 under par after 72 holes at The Belfry to force the playoff in which the Englishman parred the first extra hole while his Italian opponent made a bogey.

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