Long-shot Kim springs a surprise
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June 6, 2011, Monday
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SOUTH Korea's Kim Bi-o, one of the most exciting young talents, prevailed in a sudden-death playoff to win the US$1 million Nanshan China Masters on the OneAsia Tour yesterday.
The 20-year-old holed an eight-foot birdie putt to close out New Zealand's Michael Long on the third extra hole in Longkou City, east China's Shandong Province.
Australians Craig Hancock and Scott Laycock were also in the playoff with the former going out on the second extra hole and the latter on the first.
Kim is making a name for himself competing as the youngest player on the US PGA Tour this season and he showed his class this week by becoming the youngest winner on OneAsia. He started the day six shots behind third-round leaders Long and Laycock but stormed through with a 6-under-par 66 to finish on 10-under 278.
Long and Laycock both fired 72 while Hancock shot 71.
"I was very nervous at the start of the playoff. My heart was beating so fast but I told myself to calm down and relax and enjoy it. If you get too pumped up then you get too nervous and make mistakes," Kim said.
China's Zhang Xinjun and Aussie Andre Stolz finished one stroke shy of the playoff after they both shot 70.
The 20-year-old holed an eight-foot birdie putt to close out New Zealand's Michael Long on the third extra hole in Longkou City, east China's Shandong Province.
Australians Craig Hancock and Scott Laycock were also in the playoff with the former going out on the second extra hole and the latter on the first.
Kim is making a name for himself competing as the youngest player on the US PGA Tour this season and he showed his class this week by becoming the youngest winner on OneAsia. He started the day six shots behind third-round leaders Long and Laycock but stormed through with a 6-under-par 66 to finish on 10-under 278.
Long and Laycock both fired 72 while Hancock shot 71.
"I was very nervous at the start of the playoff. My heart was beating so fast but I told myself to calm down and relax and enjoy it. If you get too pumped up then you get too nervous and make mistakes," Kim said.
China's Zhang Xinjun and Aussie Andre Stolz finished one stroke shy of the playoff after they both shot 70.
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