Oosthuizen wins Malaysian Open by three strokes
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April 16, 2012, Monday
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LOUIS Oosthuizen drove away mental and physical fatigue to bounce back from last week's US Masters heartbreak and romp to a three-stroke victory at the rain-hit Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
The South African, who finished runner-up at the Masters to American Bubba Watson in a playoff, registered a total of 17-under 271, three ahead of Britain's Stephen Gallacher.
The 2010 British Open champion, who made a 30-hour journey from Augusta National to take part in the US$2.5 million event in the Malaysian capital, fired a 4-under 68 in the final round to win his fifth European Tour title.
"It would have been better if I had the green jacket," said Oosthuizen, whose daughter rushed out to congratulate him after the win, with a laugh.
"I thought I was going to be a lot more tired. It was a long journey to get here and I have to be honest and say that I didn't expect to play this well because of the tiredness."
Having the family around in the Malaysian capital meant he got little sleep and struggled to get over the jetlag, but yesterday he was not complaining.
"I was pretty tired at points in those first couple of rounds but overall it has been great and I am over the moon with the result," he said. "I didn't want to come here and play bad but to win means a lot because I have been playing well for the last few weeks now and to win gives me a lot of confidence for the rest of the season."
The 29-year old Oosthuizen had to return to the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club early yesterday to complete the remaining eight holes of his third round after thunderstorms and rain had ended play early for the second consecutive day on Saturday.
Gallacher, 37, hit a bogey-free round of 2-under 70.
Rafael Cabrera-Bello of Spain, Danny Willet of England and Asian Tour rookie David Lipsky of the US shared third spot, five shots behind Oosthuizen.
2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa finished sixth while former world No. 1 Martin Kaymer of Germany tied for seventh at 9 under.
The South African, who finished runner-up at the Masters to American Bubba Watson in a playoff, registered a total of 17-under 271, three ahead of Britain's Stephen Gallacher.
The 2010 British Open champion, who made a 30-hour journey from Augusta National to take part in the US$2.5 million event in the Malaysian capital, fired a 4-under 68 in the final round to win his fifth European Tour title.
"It would have been better if I had the green jacket," said Oosthuizen, whose daughter rushed out to congratulate him after the win, with a laugh.
"I thought I was going to be a lot more tired. It was a long journey to get here and I have to be honest and say that I didn't expect to play this well because of the tiredness."
Having the family around in the Malaysian capital meant he got little sleep and struggled to get over the jetlag, but yesterday he was not complaining.
"I was pretty tired at points in those first couple of rounds but overall it has been great and I am over the moon with the result," he said. "I didn't want to come here and play bad but to win means a lot because I have been playing well for the last few weeks now and to win gives me a lot of confidence for the rest of the season."
The 29-year old Oosthuizen had to return to the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club early yesterday to complete the remaining eight holes of his third round after thunderstorms and rain had ended play early for the second consecutive day on Saturday.
Gallacher, 37, hit a bogey-free round of 2-under 70.
Rafael Cabrera-Bello of Spain, Danny Willet of England and Asian Tour rookie David Lipsky of the US shared third spot, five shots behind Oosthuizen.
2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa finished sixth while former world No. 1 Martin Kaymer of Germany tied for seventh at 9 under.
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