Webster clinches first title

Ten years on from beating Tiger Woods and becoming top amateur at the Open, England’s Steve Webster finally lifted his first European Tour title today.

Sun, 08 May, 2005 - 16:47

Ten years on from beating Tiger Woods and becoming top amateur at the Open, England’s Steve Webster finally lifted his first European Tour title today.

At his 247th attempt and after five second place and 27 top-10 finishes, Webster kept his nerve to win the Telecom Italian Open in Milan by three strokes.

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