Y E Yang wins Volvo China Open by two
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
United States PGA Championship winner Y E Yang needed just two final-round birdies to win the Volvo China Open by two shots at a damp Suzhou Jinji Lake International Golf Club today.
The 38-year-old South Korean held a one-shot overnight lead but a battling one-under-par final round of 71 was enough to top the leaderboard at 15 under ahead of Challenge Tour graduate Rhys Davies and former champion Stephen Dodd.
Yang went 50 holes from Friday afternoon without dropping a shot, although hewas denied a bogey-free last round on the final green after finding sand off the tee.
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Fresh from posting a maiden European Tour win at the Trophee Hassan II in Morocco last month, Davies followed up a flawless third-round 65 with a bogey-free 67, meaning the Welshman did not drop a shot over his final 43 holes as he posted the best scores over the final two rounds.
Dodd, the 2004 champion, joined compatriot Davies at 13-under-par after carding four birdies in a final round of 69.
Another Welshman, Jamie Donaldson (73), had kept the pressure on Yang for much of the final round and finished with back-to-back birdies to share fourth place with Mikko Ilonen (73) and Johan Edfors (69).
Oliver Fisher, who lost his card at the end of last season, claimed a fourth consecutive top-10 finish after a closing 69 ensured seventh place.
Graeme McDowell (68), Asian number one Thongchai Jaidee (69), Nicolas Colsaerts (69), world number 16 Henrik Stenson (69), Alexander Noren (70), Ross McGowan (70), halfway leader Kim Do-hoon (72) and Pablo Larrazabal (73) all shared eighth, rounding out the top 10 at 10 under par.
It was not a particularly good tournament for the Scots although Peter Whiteford from Kirkcaldy finished well up on 284 and earned 15,827 Euros and Stephen Gallacher was also in steady form to earn 12,718 Euros.
But Marc Warren had a catastrophic final round of 81 to finish joint 67th of 75 on 293. David Drysdale finished behind him in 73rd place.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
273 Y E Yang (Kor) 68 66 68 71 (311,708 Euros)
275 Stephen Dodd 69 71 66 69, Rhys Davies 73 70 65 67 (162,441 Euros each)
276 Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 68 67 68 73, Jamie Donaldson 66 68 69 73, Johan Edfors (Swe) 68 71 68 69 (78,424 Euros each).
277 Oliver Fisher 73 65 70 69
278 Do-hoon Kim (Pkr) 64 69 73 72, Graeme McDowell 70 70 70 68, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 69 72 68 69, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 66 69 70 73, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 64 70 75 69, Alexander Noren (Swe) 71 67 70 70, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 68 73 68 69, Ross McGowan 71 68 69 70
280 Corey Pavin (USA) 67 70 73 70
281 Damien McGrane 67 73 70 71, Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 66 70 73 72, Bradley Dredge 70 70 68 73, Graeme Storm 69 69 73 70, Josh Geary (Nzl) 73 67 72 69
282 Dae-hyun Kim (Kor) 70 67 75 70
283 Anthony Wall 72 70 71 70, Shane Lowry 70 68 72 73, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 70 72 69 72, Ted Oh (Kor) 73 69 71 70, Tano Goya (Arg) 70 72 73 68
284 Peter Hanson (Swe) 72 67 72 73, Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 69 68 73 74, Peter Whiteford 70 70 71 73, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 71 72 68 73, David Dixon 70 72 69 73, Danny Willett 71 69 73 71, Peter Lawrie 67 72 72 73, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 72 70 71 71 (15,827 Euros each).
285 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 71 72 70 72, Stephen Gallacher 70 71 73 71, Sang-moon Bae (Kor) 71 69 70 75, Wen-Tang Lin (Tpe) 71 70 70 74, Joon-eob Son (Pkr) 71 72 72 70, Pablo Martin (Spa) 71 70 72 72 (12,718 Euros each).
286 David Horsey 76 68 70 72, Steven Bowditch (Aus) 72 68 70 76, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 74 70 74 68
287 Soon-sang Hong (Kor) 67 71 75 74, Colin Montgomerie 72 68 72 75, Gareth Maybin 72 72 72 71, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 71 71 71 74, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 74 70 70 73, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 71 71 72 73 (9,351 Euros each).
288 Matthew Millar (Aus) 72 71 70 75, Oliver Wilson 69 74 72 73
289 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 71 71 72 75, Danny Lee (Nzl) 73 71 73 72, David Gleeson (Aus) 73 70 76 70, Phillip Price 73 70 72 74, Paul McGinley 71 72 73 73, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 73 71 73 72
290 Marcus Both (Aus) 74 70 73 73
291 Scott Barr (Aus) 75 69 74 73, Alastair Forsyth 69 74 73 75, Hao Yuan (Chn) 72 72 73 74, Qin Xu (Chn) 74 69 74 74, Mu Hu (Chn) 69 74 75 73 (4,946 Euros each).
292 Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 73 68 74 77, Mark Foster 75 64 77 76
293 Marc Warren 71 68 73 81, Ki-sang Lee (Kor) 75 68 73 77, Stephen Dartnell (Aus) 74 70 72 77, David Howell 73 71 73 76, Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn) 75 67 76 75, Kang-Chun Wu (Chn) 72 70 72 79 (3,593 Euros each).
294 David Drysdale 75 69 73 77 (2,802 Euros).
296 Richard Lee (Nzl) 72 72 73 79
298 Gui Ming Liao (Chn) 70 74 75 79
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
United States PGA Championship winner Y E Yang needed just two final-round birdies to win the Volvo China Open by two shots at a damp Suzhou Jinji Lake International Golf Club today.
The 38-year-old South Korean held a one-shot overnight lead but a battling one-under-par final round of 71 was enough to top the leaderboard at 15 under ahead of Challenge Tour graduate Rhys Davies and former champion Stephen Dodd.
Yang went 50 holes from Friday afternoon without dropping a shot, although hewas denied a bogey-free last round on the final green after finding sand off the tee.
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Links to more golf news:
British duo chasing Furyk
Oda retains title in play-off
Nordqvist triumphs in Jamaica
World Match Play will return - Sponsors
European Tour's official website
=============================
Fresh from posting a maiden European Tour win at the Trophee Hassan II in Morocco last month, Davies followed up a flawless third-round 65 with a bogey-free 67, meaning the Welshman did not drop a shot over his final 43 holes as he posted the best scores over the final two rounds.
Dodd, the 2004 champion, joined compatriot Davies at 13-under-par after carding four birdies in a final round of 69.
Another Welshman, Jamie Donaldson (73), had kept the pressure on Yang for much of the final round and finished with back-to-back birdies to share fourth place with Mikko Ilonen (73) and Johan Edfors (69).
Oliver Fisher, who lost his card at the end of last season, claimed a fourth consecutive top-10 finish after a closing 69 ensured seventh place.
Graeme McDowell (68), Asian number one Thongchai Jaidee (69), Nicolas Colsaerts (69), world number 16 Henrik Stenson (69), Alexander Noren (70), Ross McGowan (70), halfway leader Kim Do-hoon (72) and Pablo Larrazabal (73) all shared eighth, rounding out the top 10 at 10 under par.
It was not a particularly good tournament for the Scots although Peter Whiteford from Kirkcaldy finished well up on 284 and earned 15,827 Euros and Stephen Gallacher was also in steady form to earn 12,718 Euros.
But Marc Warren had a catastrophic final round of 81 to finish joint 67th of 75 on 293. David Drysdale finished behind him in 73rd place.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
273 Y E Yang (Kor) 68 66 68 71 (311,708 Euros)
275 Stephen Dodd 69 71 66 69, Rhys Davies 73 70 65 67 (162,441 Euros each)
276 Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 68 67 68 73, Jamie Donaldson 66 68 69 73, Johan Edfors (Swe) 68 71 68 69 (78,424 Euros each).
277 Oliver Fisher 73 65 70 69
278 Do-hoon Kim (Pkr) 64 69 73 72, Graeme McDowell 70 70 70 68, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 69 72 68 69, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 66 69 70 73, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 64 70 75 69, Alexander Noren (Swe) 71 67 70 70, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 68 73 68 69, Ross McGowan 71 68 69 70
280 Corey Pavin (USA) 67 70 73 70
281 Damien McGrane 67 73 70 71, Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 66 70 73 72, Bradley Dredge 70 70 68 73, Graeme Storm 69 69 73 70, Josh Geary (Nzl) 73 67 72 69
282 Dae-hyun Kim (Kor) 70 67 75 70
283 Anthony Wall 72 70 71 70, Shane Lowry 70 68 72 73, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 70 72 69 72, Ted Oh (Kor) 73 69 71 70, Tano Goya (Arg) 70 72 73 68
284 Peter Hanson (Swe) 72 67 72 73, Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 69 68 73 74, Peter Whiteford 70 70 71 73, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 71 72 68 73, David Dixon 70 72 69 73, Danny Willett 71 69 73 71, Peter Lawrie 67 72 72 73, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 72 70 71 71 (15,827 Euros each).
285 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 71 72 70 72, Stephen Gallacher 70 71 73 71, Sang-moon Bae (Kor) 71 69 70 75, Wen-Tang Lin (Tpe) 71 70 70 74, Joon-eob Son (Pkr) 71 72 72 70, Pablo Martin (Spa) 71 70 72 72 (12,718 Euros each).
286 David Horsey 76 68 70 72, Steven Bowditch (Aus) 72 68 70 76, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 74 70 74 68
287 Soon-sang Hong (Kor) 67 71 75 74, Colin Montgomerie 72 68 72 75, Gareth Maybin 72 72 72 71, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 71 71 71 74, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 74 70 70 73, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 71 71 72 73 (9,351 Euros each).
288 Matthew Millar (Aus) 72 71 70 75, Oliver Wilson 69 74 72 73
289 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 71 71 72 75, Danny Lee (Nzl) 73 71 73 72, David Gleeson (Aus) 73 70 76 70, Phillip Price 73 70 72 74, Paul McGinley 71 72 73 73, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 73 71 73 72
290 Marcus Both (Aus) 74 70 73 73
291 Scott Barr (Aus) 75 69 74 73, Alastair Forsyth 69 74 73 75, Hao Yuan (Chn) 72 72 73 74, Qin Xu (Chn) 74 69 74 74, Mu Hu (Chn) 69 74 75 73 (4,946 Euros each).
292 Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 73 68 74 77, Mark Foster 75 64 77 76
293 Marc Warren 71 68 73 81, Ki-sang Lee (Kor) 75 68 73 77, Stephen Dartnell (Aus) 74 70 72 77, David Howell 73 71 73 76, Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn) 75 67 76 75, Kang-Chun Wu (Chn) 72 70 72 79 (3,593 Euros each).
294 David Drysdale 75 69 73 77 (2,802 Euros).
296 Richard Lee (Nzl) 72 72 73 79
298 Gui Ming Liao (Chn) 70 74 75 79
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