JUSTIN ROSE LOSES BY ONE STROKE
AFTER LAST-HOLE DOUBLE BOGEY

Justin Rose almost threw away victory in the recent Volvo Masters.
In today's conclusion to the Nedbank Golf Challenge, the Englishman DID let certain success slip through his fingers with a double bogey at the last of the 72 holes at Sun City, South Africa.
That catastrophic finish cost Rose a £725,000 victory, which he presented to playing partner and South African Trevor Immelman whose last-hole bogey was enough to win.
"It just shows what nerves can do," said Immelman, referring to the flurry of dropped shots he and the Englishman made over the closing holes as they fought it out for the title.
Immelman was leading by two with three holes to play, but bogeyed all three. Rose's gutsy pars at 16 and 17, both after his tee-shots had landed in thick rough, saw him pull level and the two close friends stood on the tee at the par-four 18th tied for the lead on 17 under par with no one else in contention.
Rose, though, yanked his drive left into long grass and had no option but to lay up short of the water. He then mishit his third into the grandstand at the back of the green, dropped out without penalty, before chipping and two-putting for a double-bogey 6.
Immelman found the fairway with his tee-shot, knocked his seven-iron approach just over the green, fluffed his first chip before hitting the next close enough to the cup to tap in for a bogey and victory.
After going clear of the field over the first three days with sub-par, quality golf, Immelman closed with a 72 for a 16-under-par 272 with Rose signing for a 73 and 273. Ernie Els was a distant third on 277.
A deeply disappointed Rose chose not to speak to the media after his meltdown, simply saying that he wanted to "have a few drinks".
Immelman, understandably, was far more talkative.
He said: "This event is what we in South Africa have always regarded as Africa's major. Ever since I was a kid I've watched it on television. I dreamed of playing it one day, and then I dreamed of winning it. Today that dream has come true and it is a very special moment for me." The South African, a late invitation to the 12-man event, had appeared to have blown his chances after squandering the two-shot lead he held after 15 holes.
On the short 16th both pulled their tee shots but Immelman chipped and two-putted while Rose splashed out of a bunker to the edge of the green and holed from 12 feet.
Three-time champion Ernie Els shot a disappointing 72 to finish third on 11 under while England's Luke Donald's 73 was only good enough for a share of sixth on five under.

NEDBANK GOLF CHALLENGE
Sun City, South Africa
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
272 Trevor Immelman 67 66 67 72
273 Justin Rose (Eng) 68 65 67 73
277 Ernie Els 69 67 69 72
281 Henrik Stenson (Swe) 72 65 72 72
282 Rory Sabbatini 76 68 67 71
283 Luke Donald (Eng) 68 71 71 73, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 69 73 70 71
286 Adam Scott (Aus) 67 71 72 76
288 Niclas Fasth (Swe) 74 72 70 72
290 Charl Schwartzel 74 74 68 74
291 Stewart Cink (US) 72 73 75 71
298 Retief Goosen 74 71 75 78