Emerson toasts first European Tour win

Gary Emerson celebrated the first European Tour win of his 10-year career after overcoming a marathon final day to claim the BMW Russian Open title.

Sun, 15 Aug, 2004 - 18:51

Gary Emerson celebrated the first European Tour win of his 10-year career after overcoming a marathon final day to claim the BMW Russian Open title.

Heavy rain had forced most of yesterday’s play to be abandoned and Emerson returned to the saturated Le Meridien Moscow Country Club this morning facing the prospect of 35 holes in the day.

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