Nicolas Colsaerts and Graeme McDowell contested the final 12 months ago and today set up a quarter-final clash at the Volvo World Match Play Championship after both almost blew massive leads at the last-16 stage.
Graeme McDowell finally got the better of Nicolas Colsaerts in the Volvo World Match Play Championship, despite a remarkable escape from an unsavoury hazard by the defending champion.
Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts and former winner Ian Poulter face a battle to remain in the Volvo World Match Play Championship after losing their opening group games in Bulgaria today.
Nicolas Colsaerts outshone many of his Ryder Cup team-mates to hold a share of the lead after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa.
Nicolas Colsaerts is to become the first Belgian to play in the Ryder Cup - and the only uncapped player in Europe's side next month.
Nicolas Colsaerts really dug deep today to keep his Ryder Cup dream alive - and possibly spare European captain Jose Maria Olazabal a nightmare scenario.
Europe's biggest-hitter now has a big title to his name - Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts is the new Volvo World Match Play champion.
Read out text commentary as Nicolas Colsaerts from Belgium beat Ireland's Graeme McDowell in the final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship at the Finca Cortesin resort in Andalucia.
The lead is still four shots after two rounds of the Volvo Golf Champions at Fancourt in South Africa - but now it is local man Branden Grace rather than Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts out in front.
Nicolas Colsaerts birdied nine of the last 11 holes to set the pace with a course record nine-under-par 64 in the first round of the Volvo Golf Champions tournament at The Links at Fancourt.
Nicolas Colsaerts secured a four-shot victory at the Volvo China Open to lift his first European Tour title, while Peter Lawrie finished in a share of second place.
Shiv Kapur followed up his fine opening round with a two-under-par 68 at the KLM Open in Hilversum.
European Tour big-hitter Nicolas Colsaerts equalled his lowest score on the circuit with an opening eight-under-par 62 in the KLM Open at Hilversum today.
Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts led the weather-affected Nissan Irish Open on Friday by a stroke after a second round five-under-par 67 took him to four-under 140.
Young Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts, without a European tour card and without a top 20 finish all year, takes a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles tomorrow.
Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts hit ten birdies on his way to a seven under par 65 and a one shot lead after the first round of the Seville Open here on Thursday. Colsaerts had five birdies on each half although his front nine, the back nine of the course, also featured three bogeys.
Irishman Paul McGinley lies just three strokes behind leader Retief Goosen at the end of day three of the Lancome Trophy Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche.
There are a number of Irish players still in contention to win a Tour card for next season's European Tour.