GULLANE (UNITED KINGDOM) - Swede Alex Noren notched up two impressive victories on Saturday to set up a final against Anthony Wall in the Paul Lawrie Matchplay event in East Lothian on Saturday. "Probably (my) best consistency," Noren, a five-time European Tour winner, added about his season so far. Alex Noren of Sweden, pictured on July 30, 2016, set up a final against Anthony Wall in the Paul Lawrie Matchplay eventSurprise defeats for European Ryder Cup hopefuls Matthew Fitzpatrick and Chris Wood on Friday left Noren as the highest-ranked player in the tournament. Journeyman Wall has played 431 European Tour events since claiming the only title of his career in South Africa 16 years ago. I've never even been close in a match play event before, and it's pretty hard mentally these matches, but I like it," he told the European Tour website.

Source: Bangkok Post August 06, 2016 18:33 UTC