PARATORE IN FIRST TOUR WIN

ITALY’S Renato Paratore claimed his first European Tour title in the Nordea Masters after overnight leader Chris Wood bogeyed the final hole in Malmo.

Paratore carded a closing 70 at Barseback Golf and Country Club to finish 11 under par, the 20-yearold crucially saving par on the 18th after being fortunate to have a shot to the green following a wayward drive.

Playing in the group behind, England’s Wood also pulled his tee shot on the last into the trees and was forced to take a penalty drop from an unplayable lie, the resulting bogey dropping him into a tie for second with compatriot Matt Fitzpatrick, the defending champion.

Fitzpatrick was left to rue a double bogey on the third after carding seven birdies in a final round of 68, with Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen and South Africa’s George Coetzee sharing fourth place on nine under.

Jamie Donaldson of Wales finished four shots off the pace after leading on Friday.

Five-time major winner Phil Mickelson says he is likely to miss the US Open later this month to attend daughter Amanda’s high school graduation.

The tournament is the only major the 46-year-old has not won.

The US Open first round at Erin Hills in Wisconsin is on the same day, 15 June, as the ceremony in California.

“As I look back on life, this is a moment I’ll always cherish and be glad I was present,” Mickelson told the New York Times. “There’s no greater joy as a parent.”