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BMW International Open 2015: Olesen wins first title of the week – and a prize that combines pedal power and electric mobility.
Tue Jun 23 19:56:02 CEST 2015 Press Release
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Tuesday’s “Opening Show Event” provided the perfect opportunity for a select few of the biggest names in the field at the BMW International Open (23rd to 28th June 2015) to warm up for the 27th staging of the iconic tournament at Golfclub München Eichenried.
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Nicole Stempinsky
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Munich. Tuesday’s “Opening Show Event” provided the
perfect opportunity for a select few of the biggest names in the
field at the BMW International Open (23rd to 28th June 2015) to warm
up for the 27th staging of the iconic tournament at Golfclub München
Eichenried. Henrik Stenson (Sweden), Camilo Villegas (Colombia), BMW
Golfsport Ambassador Max Kieffer (Germany), Thorbjørn Olesen
(Denmark), defending champion Fabrizio Zanotti (Paraguay), and
Retief Goosen (South Africa) thrilled spectators with an exciting
competition, which incorporated three very different competitive
elements – and saw Olesen walking away as beaming winner.
The stars first went head to head in a six-hole (stroke play)
competition, pulling off a number of spectacular, crowd-pleasing
shots in the course of this short round. Next up was the
“Hole-in-One Challenge”, which saw the players take aim at the
18th pin from the grandstand on the 18th green – in the midst of
the golf fans in München-Eichenried. Unfortunately, none of the
players managed to pull off the ultimate feat and sink their ball
in just one shot. This meant the main prize, a BMW Cruise e-Bike,
was carried over to the final competition of the day.
The winner was ultimately decided in the BMW Car Golf
Challenge: playing in two groups of three, the pros first went
head to head in two semi-finals, with the winner the first to
guide their ball into the hole using only a radio-controlled BMW
i8. Olesen and Villegas showed the kind of driving skills they are
renowned for on the golf course to emerge victorious and qualify
for the grand finale. Olesen again proved to be the man to beat
with a radio control in his hand, and was delighted to be
presented with his new bike.