Best season: for Colsaerts

GOLF : BELGIAN Nicolas Colsaerts has the distinction of recording the most number of top-10 finishes on the European Tour this…

GOLF: BELGIAN Nicolas Colsaerts has the distinction of recording the most number of top-10 finishes on the European Tour this season of any player in this week's field.

Enjoying his best season, and up to 36th in the latest world rankings, Colsaerts’ run of form has seen him win once (the Volvo World Matchplay), finish runner-up once (Volvo China Open) and third once (in the Sicilian Open).

In addition, he was fourth at the Volvo Champions, seventh at the Spanish Open and tied-ninth at both the Qatar Masters and the Dubai Desert Classic.

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