The Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal finished in style as Alastair Forsyth defeated Hennie Otto in a dramatic play-off at the Santo de Serra Golf Club.
The Genworth Financial Statistics show that with a stroke average of 68.30 Forsyth and Otto finished neck and neck, but it was the Scot’s combination of impressive approach play and putting that helped Forsyth win his second European Tour Event.
Otto surpassed Forsyth on the greens, topping the Putts per Round category with an average of 27.5 putts, and beating Forsyth’s tally in the Putts per Green in Regulation department with 1.648.
But Forsyth was able to match Otto’s 15 under par total of 273 with a more all-round performance, finishing in second position in the Greens in Regulations category over the four days, hitting 14.2 Greens per Round, and then he took third position in the Putts per Green in Regulation with an average of 1.669.
