A birdie too far for Jacobson

FREDRIK JACOBSON narrowly failed in his bid to create history in the first round of the Linde German Masters.

The Swede needed to birdie the last to shoot the first-ever round of 59 on the European Tour, but failed to chip in from 10 yards after missing the green.

It meant the 28-year-old had to settle for a 12-under-par 60, the 12th such score in Europe although only the fifth on a par-72 course.