Liang's birdie putt seals Nanshan title
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October 15, 2012, Monday
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LOCAL favorite Liang Wenchong sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff to overtake South Korea's Y.E. Yang and win the China Masters in Nanshan yesterday.
Yang scored a two-under-par fourth-round 69 to overnight leader Liang's 73 to leave both at 8-under for the tournament. They then matched each other shot-for-shot as they played the 18th five times to try to settle the OneAsia US$1 million event yesterday.
Neither player has won on any tour since each claiming two OneAsia titles in 2010. For a time it seemed that Australian Aaron Townsend (72) might pip them both in the final round.
But Townsend stuttered down the finish, and missed the playoff by one stroke after two bogeys in the last five holes.
"I'm very happy," Liang said after sinking his putt in fading light at the Nanshan International Golf Club's Danling course.
"I have never been involved in something like this. Thanks to Y.E. for making it so exciting," he said.
Yang, who won the 2009 PGA Championship to become the first Major winner from Asia, said he was disappointed that his final-round charge did not succeed, but added that Liang was a worthy winner.
Louis Oosthuizen, the 2010 Open Champion, was three shots off the pace after a final-round 67. He ended in joint fourth place with Wang Jeung-Hun of Korea and American Garrett Sapp, who both closed with 69s.
Yang scored a two-under-par fourth-round 69 to overnight leader Liang's 73 to leave both at 8-under for the tournament. They then matched each other shot-for-shot as they played the 18th five times to try to settle the OneAsia US$1 million event yesterday.
Neither player has won on any tour since each claiming two OneAsia titles in 2010. For a time it seemed that Australian Aaron Townsend (72) might pip them both in the final round.
But Townsend stuttered down the finish, and missed the playoff by one stroke after two bogeys in the last five holes.
"I'm very happy," Liang said after sinking his putt in fading light at the Nanshan International Golf Club's Danling course.
"I have never been involved in something like this. Thanks to Y.E. for making it so exciting," he said.
Yang, who won the 2009 PGA Championship to become the first Major winner from Asia, said he was disappointed that his final-round charge did not succeed, but added that Liang was a worthy winner.
Louis Oosthuizen, the 2010 Open Champion, was three shots off the pace after a final-round 67. He ended in joint fourth place with Wang Jeung-Hun of Korea and American Garrett Sapp, who both closed with 69s.
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