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Peter Hanson with the SAS Masters trophy Peter Hanson defied cold, wet and windy conditions to give Sweden their first home win in the SAS Masters in 10 years. The 30-year-old, whose only previous European Tour victory in 174 starts came in Spain three years ago, hung on in a nervous finish to lift the £209,056 first prize by one from compatriot Pelle Edberg and England's Nick Dougherty. For Dougherty it meant a runner-up finish in the event for the second year running, but there was real drama attached to his performance this time. The 26-year-old Ryder Cup hopeful tweaked his back somehow during the night and in trying to warm up in the gym it got only worse. "What a day. If my chiropractor had been here he might have told me to pull out, so I'm glad he wasn't," said Dougherty. "After all I've been through I was going to... [read full story]
