Andrew Coltart's 66 joint best of last-day scores

Scott Strange makes up four-shot leeway to win

Volvo China Open from Fernandez-Castano

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Three birdies in four holes over the back nine helped Scott Strange win the Volvo China Open by one stroke after a final round 68 for eight-under-par 280 at Beijing CBD International Golf Club.
Strange began his final round four strokes adrift of overnight leader Richard Finch but birdies at the fifth and eighth saw him move into contention as the leaderboard became more and more congested as the final day's action progressed.
A par putt at the 12th slid by the hole but it proved a temporary setback as birdies at the 14th and 15th were followed by another at the 17th when Strange sank a putt from around 15 feet after finding the left side of the green with a nice approach.
A solid par at the last sealed an eight under par total and victory ahead of Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño who had a 72 for 281.
Last year’s The Celtic Manor Wales Open champion Strange underlined it was a solid rather than spectacular week that enabled him to take the title.
“I didn't tear the golf course apart but I played the golf course the best way I could and produced a score which ended up winning,” he said.
“I had a peek on the board on 12 and I knew there was a log jam there. I didn't really know if I'd won when I holed that putt at the last.
“The boards weren't there, I wasn't looking at them, so I didn't think I was leading until I holed that putt at the last.”
Finch endured a tough front nine, posting three bogeys as he went out in 38. A birdie at the tenth reignited his challenge but further opportunities went begging as Strange eventually took charge. He finished with a two over 74.
Fernandez-Castaño, playing alongside Finch, signed for a 72 after a birdie at the last saw him finish level for the day and claim second place.
Hall and Brown, who both broke the course record in the third round, carded 71 and 69 respectively to tie for third alongside Finch on six under 282, the latter leading for a period before bogeys at the 11th and 14th and a double bogey at the 12th extinguished the New Zealander's hopes.
Finch was philosophical about seeing victory slip through his fingers.
“I'm a little disappointed, obviously 74 is not the final round I was looking for at all but positives are that I played the long game really well, I was delighted with how I struck the ball, gave myself plenty of chances for birdies but just didn't convert really,” he said.
“That was disappointing then I think I got a bit guilty of trying too hard, trying to think of my technique and change that, I'd hit one a bit too hard then I'd leave one short in the middle and I just didn't quite get my eye in like I did yesterday. “That's the way it goes, you've just got to take it on the chin so that's that.”
Andrew Coltart caught fire on the final round with a 66 - a Sunday score matched only by Australian Kurt Barnes - for a final total of three-under-par 285 and joint 11th position.
Colin Montgomerie closed with his third score of 73 for a total of 289.
Scott Drummond began with a 75 and ended with a 75 for a total of 291.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
280 Scott Strange (Aus) 70 73 69 68
281 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 71 70 68 72
282 Richard Finch 71 71 66 74, Mark Brown (USA) 71 77 65 69, Ashley Hall (Aus) 75 71 65 71
283 Stephen Dodd 74 71 70 68, David Dixon 72 73 67 71
284 Markus Brier (Aut) 67 73 71 73, Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 69 71 72 72, Paul McGinley 74 67 75 68
285 Andrew Coltart 74 73 72 66, Kurt Barnes (Aus) 76 70 73 66, Simon Dyson 69 73 70 73, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 73 71 72 69, Graeme Storm 72 71 70 72
286 Aaron Townsend (Aus) 73 71 70 72, Ho-sung Choi (Kor) 70 68 75 73, Branden Grace (Rsa) 72 73 71 70
287 Pablo Martin (Spa) 75 73 71 68
288 Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 72 72 72 72, David McKenzie (Aus) 68 74 71 75, Gareth Maybin 76 70 70 72, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 70 75 71 72, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 74 73 70 71
289 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 73 72 75 69, Colin Montgomerie 73 73 70 73, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 72 73 72 72, Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 72 74 70 73, Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 73 73 74 69
290 Craig Scott (Aus) 71 74 73 72, Inder Van Weerelt (Ned) 74 69 74 73, Kyung-nam Kang (Kor) 76 70 73 71
291 Brett Rumford (Aus) 74 72 74 71, James Kingston (Rsa) 73 73 71 74, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 76 70 75 70, Scott Drummond 75 70 71 75, Klas Eriksson (Swe) 72 75 72 72
292 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 71 77 70 74, Ki joon Song (Aus) 71 75 71 75, Damien McGrane 72 74 78 68, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 71 74 76 71, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 75 71 76 70, Johan Edfors (Swe) 74 72 72 74, Kyong-jun Moon (Kor) 73 74 73 72, Anthony Snobeck (Fra) 75 73 73 71, Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 74 72 73 73, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 71 75 74 72
293 Richard Bland 76 71 72 74, Chris Wood 72 74 73 74, David Gleeson (Aus) 74 73 69 77, Chris Gaunt (Aus) 74 74 72 73, Nick Dougherty 68 79 71 75, Jean Van de Velde (Fra) 74 74 72 73, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 76 71 77 69, Chinnarat Phadungsil (Tha) 70 74 74 75, Matthew Millar (Aus) 70 77 72 74
294 Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 73 73 75 73, Wil Besseling (Ned) 72 76 74 72, A-Shun Wu (Chn) 74 72 74 74, Paul Waring 72 76 73 73, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 74 72 75 73
295 Alexandre Rocha (Bra) 73 75 72 75, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 76 71 75 73, Miles Tunnicliff 74 74 69 78, Jae Hoon Jung (Kor) 75 71 76 73, Simon Wakefield 76 69 73 77
296 Won-Kyoung Heo (Kor) 72 72 75 77, Michael Long (Nzl) 73 75 74 74, Brad Kennedy (Aus) 72 73 74 77
298 Rafael Echenique (Arg) 72 74 76 76
300 Lian-Wei Zhang (Chn) 73 74 78 75
303 Wi-joong Kim (Kor) 75 72 80 76
310 Jun Zhou (Chn) 76 72 86 76