VYSOKY UJEZD, Czech Republic — Former Illini Thomas Pieters shot a 3-under 69 on Sunday to win the Czech Masters by 3 strokes for his first European Tour victory.
Pieters overcame a bad start with a double bogey on the third hole by making four birdies the rest of the way to hold off Pelle Edberg of Sweden. The 23-year-old Belgian finished with a 20-under 268 at the Albatross Golf course near Prague.
“To be a European Tour winner, it’s an amazing feeling right now,” Pieters said. “Right now it means everything. You work for it all year long, up till now my whole life.