Everything you need to know from last week's Omega European Masters.
Lawrence crowned King of the Montains again
Thriston Lawrence became a two-time winner of the Omega European Masters after recovering from a nightmare start to post a closing 66 and secure a two-shot victory.
The South African went into the final round with a one-shot lead but made a bogey-bogey-bogey start to surrender his advantage and fall two behind.
With fellow past champions Matt Wallace and Matt Fitzpatrick now ahead of him, Lawrence had no choice but to force the issue and bravely took on the par-four sixth.
He was rewarded with an eagle there before firing five birdies in his next eight holes to open up a three-shot lead.
Lawrence's heart will have been in his mouth when his approach at the 15th flew towards the penalty area but he managed to save par.
And he safely parred his way home to finish on 22 under par and clinch his fifth DP World Tour title and a second at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club following his 2022 triumph.
An emotional Lawrence said: "Winning is tough. It's not easy. I was so nervous all day. It always looks so easy but it's not.
"I'm just so emotional, so happy. It's been a grind all day.
"Obviously after that start - I tried to give the guys a chance there! But yeah, I'm just so proud of the way I fought out there.
"Credit to my team and all my sponsors. I'm just so happy."
Wallace cuts emotional figure after title defence comes up just short
Matt Wallace could not hide his emotions after narrowly missing out on securing a second successive Omega European Masters title on Sunday.
Defending champion Wallace led for a large part of the final round but eventually finished two shots behind winner Lawrence after signing for a closing 67.
The Englishman's impressive display at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club came just before European Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald named his six picks for this month's showpiece, with Wallace admitting to having a "heavy heart” in a social media post as he arrived back in Crans-Montana last week.
A visibly emotional Wallace stuggled to finish his post-round interview as he said: "I'd never give up on the Ryder Cup. I just won't, so that's it."
A day later, Donald announced Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Sepp Straka, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Åberg and Matt Fitzpatrick as his six Captain's Picks.
Wallace lays plaque in Omega European Masters tradition
All events have a trophy, while some also see the winner presented with a jacket, a medal or even some headwear.
But if you win in the mountains of Switzerland, you get a more permanent tribute and you even get to install it yourself.
Ahead of his opening round on Thursday, Wallace laid his plaque into the pavement of Crans-Montana, forever etching himself into the town alongside the likes of Seve Ballesteros, Ian Woosnam, Sir Nick Faldo and José María Olazábal.
Golf in the clouds
In the Swiss mountains of Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, what is called fog is often in fact cloud and on Thursday, the clouds certainly played their part.
With a series of lengthy fog delays throughout the day limiting playing time on Thursday, only eight groups completed 18 holes before play was suspended due to darkness just after 8pm local time.
Half the field did not start their rounds at all on day one.
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Family affair as Lorenzo-Vera bids farewell
Mike Lorenzo-Vera brought the curtain down on his professional golf career on Friday, and was accompanied by his children as he did so.
Two decades on from joining the paid ranks, last week was the 40-year-old's 285th and final DP World Tour event.
He said: "It felt good to have my daughters here, supporting me and being patient to walk 36 holes together. That was spot on."
The popular Frenchman, who was a runner-up on five occassions, will be much missed on Tour.
From simulator to the DP World Tour
Jordan Weber took his place in a world-class field on the DP World Tour but his journey to the Omega European Masters started on a simulator before taking him to the mountains.
The 39-year-old American was among the hundreds of participants who played in the Omega European Masters virtual tournament from Trackman simulators around the world from July 15 to August 10.
And along with Anton Kiddy Nilsson of Sweden and fellow American Blake Sattler, Weber finished in the top three to earn his spot in the final qualification round for the real-life Omega European Masters on the actual course at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club on Tuesday morning.
It was Weber who came out on top in the qualifier, booking his second DP World Tour start after teeing it up at last year's European Open in Germany following his NEXT Golf Tour Order of Merit triumph.
Speaking after completing his second round of the weather-affected tournament on Saturday, Weber said: "It was a great experience. The course is beautiful.
"It's awesome to be here, it's awesome to be part of the DP World Tour and it was really fun.
