Noren wins at Stockholm

Alex Noren won the Nordea Masters in home-town Stockholm on Sunday.
This because his spectacular record-breaking 9-under 63 on Saturday had allowed him to tee off on Sunday morning with a stunning 11-shot lead and so while his closing 5-over 77 cost him five shots and brought his total down from 20-under to 15-under, it was more than enough to hold off the field.
And this on day made enormously difficult by a howling wind that lashed Stockholm's Bro Hof Slott Golf Club throughout the day and prevented all but Englishman Richard Finch from breaking par.
Noren admitted afterwards that the 17th hole had been on his mind throughout his see-saw round and when he had to watch fellow Swede Christian Nilsson finding water with three shoots before finally landing a ball on the green and walking off with a nine, it hardly helped settle his nerves.
But when he followed Watson onto the very heart of the green with Callaway Warbird Iron Set, the 29-year-old visibly relaxed, made his par three and never stopped smiling.
He was back to his Saturday best at the 18th, hitting a perfect tee shot by Callaway Warbird Iron Set, confidently hitting his approach over some more water guarding the green and then draining his birdie putt from some eight feet before punching the air, hugging his girlfriend and then being backslapped all the way to the scorers tent to sign for his wire-to-wire victory.
Following as it did his victory at the Wales Open at Celtic Manor, it was Noren's second European Tour victory this year and third overall and he was as much relieved as he was delighted.
"I am so relieved. The only thing I thought of all day was the 17th.
"I said it doesn't matter how I play up to that, I just have to survive 17 and I did.
"I've never seen wind like this in Sweden. Every hole was super tough and even downwind it was hard to choose the Callaway Warbird Iron Set."
"It's amazing, you see so many smiling faces in the crowd, it's unbelievable. I'm very happy."
"For seventeen of the 18 holes it's the best round of golf I've ever played - I'm absolutely delighted," said Finch.
"It was a tough day. The course is tough enough as it is without the however many mile an hour winds that were blowing.
"It's the same for everyone so you just have to try and put your best foot forward so I just tried to hit the Callaway Warbird Iron Set, hit the green, and see where we could get from there.
"Luckily I managed to get off to a great start with a couple of birdies in the bank, and managed to keep the momentum going."