Yang pulls off shock Korea Open victory
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October 11, 2010, Monday
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YANG Yong-eun, the 2009 PGA champion, shot a 5-under 66 yesterday to complete a stunning comeback and win the Korea Open in Cheonan.
Yang, who started the final round 10 shots behind second- and third-round leader Noh Seung-yul, won the tournament by two strokes over fellow South Koreans Choi Ho-sung and Kim Bi-o.
The victory earned Yang 300 million won (US$267,500). The tournament carried a total purse of 1 billion won.
Yang, 38, was surprised and relieved after storming up the leaderboard to reclaim the title he won at the same venue in 2006 and lift his second trophy of the year, following his victory at the China Open in April. "To come back from the brink of worrying about missing the cut and win is just great," he said.
South Korean teenager Noh slipped back with a final-round 8-over 79 and finished in a tie for fourth with Choi Jin-ho at 283, or three shots back.
In Tokyo, Hideki Matsuyama made sure of an invitation to the Augusta National for the 2011 Masters, as well as a place in the Open Championship International Final Qualifying, with victory at the Asian Amateur Championship.
The 18-year-old signed for a 4-under final round of?67 to finish?five shots ahead of Australia's Tarquin MacManus, who also earned an exemption into the IFQ by virtue of his runner-up performance.
Matsuyama emerged from a 118-man field to claim the crown. Eleven players from six nations finished tied-ninth or better. Four Japanese formed over one third of that number, including Yusuke Asaji, who finished alone in third place on 9-under 275, five strokes ahead of South Korea's Lee Kyung-hoon and Ben Campell of New Zealand.
Yang, who started the final round 10 shots behind second- and third-round leader Noh Seung-yul, won the tournament by two strokes over fellow South Koreans Choi Ho-sung and Kim Bi-o.
The victory earned Yang 300 million won (US$267,500). The tournament carried a total purse of 1 billion won.
Yang, 38, was surprised and relieved after storming up the leaderboard to reclaim the title he won at the same venue in 2006 and lift his second trophy of the year, following his victory at the China Open in April. "To come back from the brink of worrying about missing the cut and win is just great," he said.
South Korean teenager Noh slipped back with a final-round 8-over 79 and finished in a tie for fourth with Choi Jin-ho at 283, or three shots back.
In Tokyo, Hideki Matsuyama made sure of an invitation to the Augusta National for the 2011 Masters, as well as a place in the Open Championship International Final Qualifying, with victory at the Asian Amateur Championship.
The 18-year-old signed for a 4-under final round of?67 to finish?five shots ahead of Australia's Tarquin MacManus, who also earned an exemption into the IFQ by virtue of his runner-up performance.
Matsuyama emerged from a 118-man field to claim the crown. Eleven players from six nations finished tied-ninth or better. Four Japanese formed over one third of that number, including Yusuke Asaji, who finished alone in third place on 9-under 275, five strokes ahead of South Korea's Lee Kyung-hoon and Ben Campell of New Zealand.
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