Westwood retains Sun City title
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December 6, 2011, Tuesday
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LEE Westwood finished with two bogeys and a 1-over 73 but it was still enough to retain his title by two strokes at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City on Sunday.
The No. 3-ranked Westwood ended with a 15-under 273 total to stay clear of Robert Karlsson in second, despite a final-round charge from the Swedish player that cut Westwood's seven-shot overnight lead in South Africa.
Westwood made just two birdies on the final day and dropped three strokes over the back nine, but his dominant performance on Saturday, when he shot a course-record 62, set up victory and only the second back-to-back win here over the last decade.
A smiling Westwood threw his ball into the galleries on No. 18 after beating out Karlsson (68), who made seven birdies but dropped shots at Nos. 1, 8 and 16 and ultimately couldn't overcome Westwood's hefty advantage.
"Today wasn't going to be easy, going out with such a big lead," Westwood said. "When you've got a big lead you're never sure how to play. I tried to just break it down into fairways and greens. That wasn't possible all the time but I didn't make any silly mistakes out there."
American Jason Dufner (69) tied for third with Graeme McDowell (70) on 11-under, while top-ranked Luke Donald finished seventh, closing with a level-par 72.
The No. 3-ranked Westwood ended with a 15-under 273 total to stay clear of Robert Karlsson in second, despite a final-round charge from the Swedish player that cut Westwood's seven-shot overnight lead in South Africa.
Westwood made just two birdies on the final day and dropped three strokes over the back nine, but his dominant performance on Saturday, when he shot a course-record 62, set up victory and only the second back-to-back win here over the last decade.
A smiling Westwood threw his ball into the galleries on No. 18 after beating out Karlsson (68), who made seven birdies but dropped shots at Nos. 1, 8 and 16 and ultimately couldn't overcome Westwood's hefty advantage.
"Today wasn't going to be easy, going out with such a big lead," Westwood said. "When you've got a big lead you're never sure how to play. I tried to just break it down into fairways and greens. That wasn't possible all the time but I didn't make any silly mistakes out there."
American Jason Dufner (69) tied for third with Graeme McDowell (70) on 11-under, while top-ranked Luke Donald finished seventh, closing with a level-par 72.
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