Jose Maria Olazabal was all smiles after recording his lowest round in three years but said that will change quickly when his mind returns to the speeches he will give as the captain of Europe's Ryder Cup team.
Olazabal bogeyed the first but then birdied three in a row on the way to a seven-under 65 for a seven-under-par tally. His fellow Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano made amends for missing out on Ryder Cup selection by winning his second BMW Italian Open title in six years. He came in two strokes in front at 24 under, with a last- round 64.
South African Garth Mulroy (67) was second with the Ryder Cup duo of Nicolas Colsaerts and Martin Kaymer, both with 67s, a further four back.
Olazabal will rest at home in Spain this week before heading to London over the weekend and join just three team members – London-based Francesco Molinari, Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts and Aberdeen's Paul Lawrie – aboard next Monday's special charter from Heathrow to Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
But while the Spaniard, who is heading to his 10th Ryder Cup, is delighted with the form of his 12 players, he fears the formality of the occasion.
"That's why I am taking this week off as I am going to stay at home, relax, chill out, make a few calls and check everything's in place," he said.
"The speeches are the part I feel more uncomfortable with.We are not used to doing that and talking in front of millions of people.
"It's tough as you don't want to forget anyone, you have to thank the right people.
"I know Sam [Torrance] got some coaching, so it's not easy. As players we are used to hitting tee shots, chips and putts and there's nothing really to fear, but making speeches? That's different."
In Turin, Marc Warren birdied five of his final eight holes in a 67 for a share of 10th place at 16-under par. He moved two places to 46th on the Race to Dubai.
Warren was the best placed Scot in the competition, four ahead of Scott Jamieson, who finished on 276 after matching Warren's final round score. Alastair Forsyth shot 71 for a total of 282.
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