Gonzalo Fernandez-castano

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano stands on the verge of the biggest win of his career after claiming a one-shot lead to take into the final round of the three-million-pound Scottish Open. But the rising Spainish star, who fired a flawless 3rd-round 64 on Saturday, claimed he would gladly give it up for the safe return of Petra, his family's pet dog who went missing from his home in Marbella earlier this week. "I have to go and phone home now and see if there has been any news. Unfortunately they did not know when I teed off," the Spaniard said after his flawless display. Asked if, ... Read Full Story

Updated: May 21, 2009, 16:00 VIRGINIA WATER, England(AP) Tour rookie David Horsey, Anthony Wall and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano shot five-under 67s to share the first-round lead in the BMW PGA Championship. Some of the top players faltered Thursday, with Masters champion Angel Cabrera and newly-elected Hall of Famer Jose Maria Olazabal each shooting 2-over 74 and John Daly at 1-over 73. Players Championsip winner Henrik Stenson shot 78. Horsey and Wall each birdied four holes on the back nine; Fernandez-Castano finished birdie-eagle. Charl Schwartzel, Niclas Fasth, Ross Fischer, Barry Lane and defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez were at 68. Paul Casey, Robert Karlsson, Colin Montgomerie ... Read Full Story

Updated: April 26, 2009, 07:56 JEJU ISLAND, South Korea(AP) Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee won the $2.9 million Ballantine's Championship after a three-way playoff Sunday against Kang Wook-soon and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano. Thongchai closed with a 2-under 70 to finish 4-under 284 on Sunday along with first-round leader Fernandez-Castano and Kang, who carded a 68 in the final round at the jointly sanctioned Asian and European Tour event. Thongchai won the playoff with a birdie on the extra hole, the par 4 18th, for his second win in two months. Fernandez-Castano, who closed with a 3-under 69, overshot the green with his second shot and had to ... Read Full Story

Thongchai Jaidee emerged triumphant from a dramatic three-way playoff to capture the Ballantine’s Championship in Korea on Sunday. The Thai ace sank a six-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to edge out Spain’s Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño and local hero Kang Sung Hoon. The trio had all finished on four-under-par 284 on another day of blustery conditions at Pinx Golf Club on the holiday island of Jeju. Thongchai – who claimed the fourth European Tour title of his career – was a relieved man after the thrilling finish to the €2.1 million showpiece. Thongchai Jaidee Picture © Getty Images “I’m so happy for my ... Read Full Story

Updated: April 23, 2009, 06:20 JEJU ISLAND, South Korea(AP) Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano had an eagle and three birdies on the back nine Thursday to surge into a share of the lead with New Zealander Mark Brown after the first round of the $2.9 million Ballantine's Championship. Fernandez-Castano went out in 34, including three birdies and a bogey, and returned in 31 - starting with an eagle 3 on the 545-yard par-5 10th - for a 7-under 65. The 28-year-old Spaniard is coming off back-to-back second-place finishes this month, at the Estoril Open in Portugal and at the Volvo China Open last weekend in Beijing. "I'm ... Read Full Story