Reaction from champion Thomas Pieters and joint runner-up Lee Slattery following the conclusion of the KLM Open in Zandvoort, Netherlands on Sunday (3th September).

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SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Pieters, KLM Open champion:(on comparing his second win on the European Tour to his first, at the Czech Master two weeks ago)

"I feel like I played a bit better in Czech (the Czech Open), but my putter was really good this week. Saved me a bunch of times and rolled in a couple of good ones early this round and made a really good par save on nine, which kept my round going and yeah... I mean, I had chances coming in, like I needed to make just a couple more, but I feel gutted for Lee (Slattery), he played great, but that's golf."

SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Pieters, KLM Open champion:

"Yeah, I felt like this was a little more hard work. I hit it a little worse, I mean, not that I can say 'worse', but I hit it better in Czech a couple of weeks ago and had a good week off and did some work and I'll have plenty to work on going forward, but just really happy that I won."

SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Pieters, KLM Open champion:(on a busy end of the year)

"Yeah, I mean, I was really happy just to make it to Dubai this year and it looks like I'm going to be doing that, but I'd like to be competing there too for a title."

SOUNDBITE (English) Lee Slattery, KLM Open joint runner-up:(on missing a par putt at the 18th which would have forced a play-off with Pieters)

"Yeah, I think so. Going into today, obviously I had a great chance to win again. I feel like I've done everything right, really, apart from just pulled that pull a little bit on the last, but you know, I've played some great golf again, so I'm just looking forward to the next tournament now and... onwards and upwards, given me a lot of confidence, playing at a level like this, this week, with a lot of good players in the field and nearly doing the job, you know, it's just onwards and upwards."