Andersson Hed wins in Italy as Horsey’s gallop falls short

SWEDEN’S Fredrik Andersson Hed admitted the result was all that mattered after stuttering to his maiden European Tour title in the Italian Open.

Andersson Hed took a commanding six-shot lead into the final round in Turin after a brilliant 63 on Saturday, but looked in danger of becoming the first player since Simon Dyson at the BMW Asian Open in 2004 to squander such a massive advantage.

The beneficiary of Dyson’s collapse in Shanghai was Miguel Angel Jimenez and the Spaniard was coincidentally Andersson Hed’s closest challenger going into the final round at Royal Park I Roveri.