Hendry eases to seven-shot victory
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July 5, 2010, Monday
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NEW Zealand's Michael Hendry propelled his name into the spotlight yesterday with an emphatic seven-stroke victory at the US$1 million Indonesia Open in Jakarta.
The 30-year-old from North Harbor started the day with a one-stroke lead and fired a flawless final-round seven-under 65 to finish comfortably ahead of Liang Wenchong of China.
Liang came in with a 71, in the fifth event of the season on OneAsia.
Unheralded Hendry killed off the challenge of his nearest competitors with a brilliant run of seven birdies on six, eight, nine, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
It was far and away the biggest victory of Hendry's career and is the culmination of an outstanding run of form. He won the Fiji Open two weeks ago and was a back-to-back winner on the New Zealand domestic Tour in May.
"This feels surreal. It will take some time to sink in. It is a very emotional moment for me," said Hendry, who finished with an aggregate of 19-under 269 and earned US$180,000.
Liang was hot favorite to take the title having won the season-opening Chengdu Open in China on OneAsia in April. He also claimed last year's Midea China Classic.
The 31-year-old birdied the second hole to draw level with playing partner Hendry. The tournament developed into a two-horse race on the front nine but Liang uncharacteristically fell back with three bogeys on the trot from the 10th.
Australian Anthony Brown and Chinese Taipei's Hsieh Tung-shu finished in a tie for third, nine strokes behind Hendry, after shooting rounds of 70 and 71, respectively.
In Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, Briton Justin Rose tamed the tough Aronimink course with a commanding display to earn a four-shot lead after the third round of the AT&T National on Saturday.
Rose, who made just one bogey in a three-under-par round of 67 in bone-dry afternoon heat, moved within sight of his second victory in three starts on a 10-under total of 200.
Burly Swede Carl Pettersson (65) shot the day's best score to move into a tie for second with South Korea's Charlie Wi (70) on six-under, while Tiger Woods's title defense is all but over, the American falling 13 shots off the pace after posting a 70.
The 30-year-old from North Harbor started the day with a one-stroke lead and fired a flawless final-round seven-under 65 to finish comfortably ahead of Liang Wenchong of China.
Liang came in with a 71, in the fifth event of the season on OneAsia.
Unheralded Hendry killed off the challenge of his nearest competitors with a brilliant run of seven birdies on six, eight, nine, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
It was far and away the biggest victory of Hendry's career and is the culmination of an outstanding run of form. He won the Fiji Open two weeks ago and was a back-to-back winner on the New Zealand domestic Tour in May.
"This feels surreal. It will take some time to sink in. It is a very emotional moment for me," said Hendry, who finished with an aggregate of 19-under 269 and earned US$180,000.
Liang was hot favorite to take the title having won the season-opening Chengdu Open in China on OneAsia in April. He also claimed last year's Midea China Classic.
The 31-year-old birdied the second hole to draw level with playing partner Hendry. The tournament developed into a two-horse race on the front nine but Liang uncharacteristically fell back with three bogeys on the trot from the 10th.
Australian Anthony Brown and Chinese Taipei's Hsieh Tung-shu finished in a tie for third, nine strokes behind Hendry, after shooting rounds of 70 and 71, respectively.
In Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, Briton Justin Rose tamed the tough Aronimink course with a commanding display to earn a four-shot lead after the third round of the AT&T National on Saturday.
Rose, who made just one bogey in a three-under-par round of 67 in bone-dry afternoon heat, moved within sight of his second victory in three starts on a 10-under total of 200.
Burly Swede Carl Pettersson (65) shot the day's best score to move into a tie for second with South Korea's Charlie Wi (70) on six-under, while Tiger Woods's title defense is all but over, the American falling 13 shots off the pace after posting a 70.
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