Chris Wood hole in one secures 4th at BMW Championship

Woody holes out to win BMWi8 and take 4th place

VIRGINIA WATER, ENGLAND - MAY 24: Chris Wood of England celebrates his hole-in-one on the 14th hole during day 4 of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on May 24, 2015 in Virginia Water, England.  (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Chris Wood celebrates hole in one. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Mizuno’s Chris Wood finished off a great week on the European Tour’s flagship event with a car winning hole in one at the BMW Championship / Wentworth GC.

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Chris holed out with his MP-4 #7iron.

Wood’s #7iron hole in one contributed to a last round 66 – taking him to -13 for the week and 4th place winning 250,000 Euros.  The Grain Flow Forged MP-4 iron he struck so purely into the par 3 14th added a BMWi8 to his takings for the week.  Maybe it was an omen that Wood’s final day shirt matched the paintwork of the prize.

After leading briefly on Thursday at -5 standing on the 17th, Wood slipped back into the pack on day 2, before closing rounds of 68, 66 demonstrated his class.  Wood’s driving with his piercing blue JPX850 was on point all week – with an average of 292.3 yards (second longest in the field).  A wrist injury sustained in 2014 now looks well behind him and 2015 could be the year one of game’s big talents fulfills his full potential.

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 14:  Chris Wood of England hits his tee shot on the 7th hole during Day 1 of the Open de Espana held at Real Club de Golf el Prat on May 14, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain.  (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Chris Wood tees off with JPX850 driver / Getty Images

Wood’s 292.3 yard drive average was 2nd in the field.  But was well beaten by a 371 yard beast in Mizuno’s long drive comp.

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Long drive winner Dean Wright was 41 yards past Chris Wood

Despite seeing off the majority of Wentworth’s big hitters, Woody couldn’t beat the public in a long drive comp.  Having posted an impressive 330 yards in Mizuno’s long drive competition (hosted in the Championship Village), Wood was put in his place by some big hitters on a daily basis.  Dean Wright streaked 41 yards past with a 371 yard beast on Friday morning.

Back on the course Mizuno’s other players Magnus A Carlsson (-5) and two time winner Luke Donald (-2) also showed form heading into the business end of the season.