Rose holds off Bjerregaard in HK
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Justin Rose won his first European Tour title in 15 months yesterday, warding off a stubborn challenge from Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark to win the Hong Kong Open by one shot.
The Englishman, who started the final round even with Bjerregaard on 15 under and a four-shot lead over the field, carded an impressive 2-under-par 68 for a 17-under 263. It was his eighth career title on the European Tour.
鈥淚鈥檓 very happy to get the job done. Last week I had a chance to win in Napa when I was tied for the lead but I let that one flitter away. I wanted to hang on to this one,鈥 said Rose, the 2013 US Open champion whose last victory on the European Tour came at the 2014 Scottish Open.
鈥淟ucas played incredible golf and I was thoroughly impressed. When you separate yourself from the field like we did, it鈥檚 probably a tough one for him to lose. But he didn鈥檛 lose it, it鈥檚 just that both of us played incredibly well,鈥 added Rose, who has now won in every European Tour season dating back to 2012.
Bjerregaard鈥檚 attempt to win his first title was blown away on the 14th hole at the Hong Kong Golf Club when he made a double-bogey to let slip a one-stroke lead over Rose who then took over the lead by one.
Rose, 31, went two shots ahead at the 16th and despite a bogey at the final hole, only his third dropped shot all week, it was enough to ensure victory as the 24-year-old Bjerregaard failed to force a playoff and finished with 69 for a 16-under 264.
European Tour rookie Matt Fitzpatrick of England shot a final-round 69 to finish in a four-way tie for third with Lee Soo-min of South Korea (64), American Patrick Reed (67) and Australia鈥檚 Jason Scrivener (68) 鈥 all on 11 under and a massive seven shots behind Rose.
India鈥檚 Anirban Lahiri who had started in second place, four shots behind, struggled to a 71 to finish tied for seventh.
In Taipei, Lydia Ko cantered to a nine-stroke victory at the LPGA Taiwan Championship yesterday to take back the women鈥檚 world No. 1 spot from South Korean Park In-bee.
Ko started the final round with a four-stroke advantage and then carded a 7-under 65 for a total of 20-under, which also made the 18-year-old New Zealander the youngest player to earn 10 wins on the LPGA Tour, taking the honor from Nancy Lopez. The American won her 10th title when she was 22.
鈥淚 actually met her in Cleveland a couple of months ago, she鈥檚 such an amazing person and amazing golfer so to have beaten her record, it鈥檚 an honor,鈥 Ko said after pocketing a check for US$300,000 for the victory.
Ko needed to win or finish second in Chinese Taipei to move ahead of Park, who did not play in the tournament, and she could not have asked for a better start in the final round as she sunk four birdies in her first six holes.
South Koreans Ji Eun-hee (70) and Ryu So-yeon (68) finished tied for second spot at 11-under. Britain鈥檚 Charley Hull finished fourth a shot further adrift.
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