Marcel Siem triumphed in a playoff over Ross Fisher and Alex Levy in the first event of the Final Series, the BMW Masters in Shanghai, China. The German moved to number four in the Race to Dubai and recorded his fourth European Tour win in the process. Siem had undergone two surgeries already this season and was struggling with a knee injury prior to the event. The emotional and fiery player moved to 70th from 143rd in the Official World Golf Rankings. Levy, who had a four-stroke lead going into the final round, shot 78 but he continues to have a breakout season. Fisher shot an impressive 67 and was lucky to get into the playoff, but it was nice to see the Englishman return to form in time for the Turkish Open next week and the Dubai World Tour Championship the following week.
On the Challenge Tour, I was absolutely delighted to see Nick Dougherty finish in a tie for ninth place. The three-time European Tour winner lost his main tour card in 2011 and has struggled for the most part since then, with five top-tens (all on Challenge Tour) being his best results since then. But there has been reason for optimism based on his last three events. His missed the cut by one stroke in the Wales Open, finished T58th in the Dunhill Links Championship, and then his top-ten last week. With the final stage of Qualifying School (November 15-20) fastly approaching, the Englishman is coming in with some form and I expect him to perform well in Spain.
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