Michael Hollick’s Maiden Win Comes With a Flourish
Golf has a habit of waiting until the very last moment to reveal its winner, and Munich’s Golfclub München Eichenried offered no exception on Sunday. Hennie du Plessis had led by three shots with just a handful of holes to play at the BMW International Open — the kind of cushion that usually settles a tournament well before the closing stretch. It did not.
Michael Hollick closed with a birdie-eagle finish, holing an eagle three on the 72nd hole to snatch his maiden DP World Tour title by a single shot, finishing on 18-under 270. (Golf News Net)
A Three-Shot Lead, Gone in Two Holes
Du Plessis had done almost everything right through the front nine on Sunday, building the kind of lead that should have been comfortable. Golf rarely deals in comfortable. Two holes from home, the gap had disappeared entirely, and by the final green it was Hollick celebrating his first tour win — the sort of finish that makes even a Monday morning golf conversation worth having.
A Familiar Venue, an Unfamiliar Feeling
Golfclub München Eichenried has hosted the BMW International Open for decades, and its back nine has a reputation for late drama. This year’s edition lived up to it. Bernd Wiesberger, the highest-placed German in the field, finished alone in third on 14-under — a solid week, if a quiet one by comparison to the theatre above him.
An Eagle Landing with Gold
The eagle on 18 was worth rather more than the two shots on the card. Hollick’s win came with a cheque for $510,000 — comfortably the biggest of a career that, until Sunday, had produced nine missed cuts in 2026 and a single top-30 finish. Golf has an occasionally cruel sense of timing. This time, for once, it was generous. (Golf News Net)
