Sunday, October 19, 2014

AUSSIE SCORES FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR WIN IN HONG KONG OPEN

PETER WHITEFORD TIED 20th AS HEND


BEATS QUE IN PLAY-OFF

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Australian Scott Hend won his maiden European Tour title at the Hong Kong Open, but only after a thrilling back-nine battle which culminated in a play-off with Angelo Que in Fanling.
A par on the first extra hole was enough to finally see off Que, who missed the green at the 18th hole and then under-hit his chip shot.
That was in stark contrast to his earlier efforts, with the Filipino having fired a superb approach to the 18th in regulation for his seventh gain of the day, a round of 66 and a 13 under par total.
Hend was also 13 under par at the time, but in rough down the left of the 16th hole, from where he did well to save par.
A good birdie chance at the 17th hole then went begging, but Hend did well to save par at the last after his approach plugged in a bunker, the Australian signing for a 67.
Ireland’s Kevin Phelan finished in third place after closing with three birdies for a round of 66 and an 11 under par aggregate total, whilst England’s Mark Foster took fourth on ten under.
Key quotes
Scott Hend:
“This means everything. I’ve won five times out here on the Asian Tour, and I’ve come very close on the PGA Tour and The European Tour and finally, finally, at the age of 41, I’ve won a European Tour event. It’s very special.
“This one is for my kids. They have been sending me music messages the last three mornings. So yeah, it’s very much to be treasured.”

ALL THE FINAL TOTALS

Par  280 (4x70)
267 S Hend (Aus) 67 66 67 67, A Que (Phi) 65 69 67 66 (Hend won play-off at first extra hole)
 269 K Phelan (Irl) 69 67 67 66,
 270 M Foster (Eng) 67 68 66 69,
 271 M Fraser (Aus) 67 67 65 72, S Chawrasia (Ind) 69 65 70 67, E Els (RSA) 66 65 71 69, L Bjerregaard  (Den) 69 68 67 67,
 272 E De La Riva  (Esp) 68 67 70 67, R Jacquelin (Fra) 66 67 69 70, C Smith (Aus) 68 65 69 70,
 273 J Colomo  (Esp) 68 70 64 71, L Wei-Chih (Tpe) 66 68 71 68, S Benson (Eng) 68 66 71 68,
 274 A Groom (Aus) 67 68 68 71, R Bland (Eng) 70 65 70 69, R Gangjee (Ind) 68 68 72 66, L Slattery (Eng) 68 66 73 67, J Randhawa (Ind) 64 70 68 72,
 275 C Wi (Kor) 70 68 69 68, P Junhasavasdikul (Tha) 69 68 68 70, J Kruger (RSA) 66 69 66 74, R Karlberg  (Swe) 67 70 72 66, M Joong-Kyung (Kor) 68 71 66 70, M Korhonen (Fin) 69 67 70 69, S Kapur (Ind) 68 68 70 69, D Im (USA) 69 68 70 68, P Whiteford (Sco) 67 70 71 67, D Huizing (Ned) 66 68 71 70, P Meesawat  (Tha) 71 66 68 70,
 276 A Pavan (Ita) 70 66 71 69, M Both (Aus) 67 67 71 71, M Nixon (Eng) 70 67 69 70,
 277 G Bourdy (Fra) 67 68 71 71, B Seuk-Hyun (Kor) 66 73 69 69, A Wall (Eng) 68 71 68 70, A Da Silva (Bra) 69 67 74 67, L Wen-Chong (Chn) 70 69 68 70, J Quesne  (Fra) 67 67 72 71, W Jeung-Hun (Kor) 72 67 69 69,
 278 T Wiratchant (Tha) 69 68 71 70, W Ormsby (Aus) 67 67 72 72, S Kjeldsen (Den) 71 68 70 69, J Janewattananond (Tha) 69 69 72 68,
 279 T Lewis (Eng) 71 68 71 69, S Manley (Wal) 68 71 70 70, J Hansen  (Den) 70 66 73 70, S Kim (SKor) 67 72 72 68, J Heath  (Eng) 66 73 74 66, N Elvira  (Esp) 66 69 71 73, A Forsyth (Sco) 69 66 72 72, A Hartø  (Den) 69 69 68 73,
 280 M Mamat (Sin) 71 67 71 71, N Fung (Mas) 69 70 73 68, J Doherty  (Sco) 68 67 72 73,
 281 C Kim (USA) 67 70 73 71, P Waring  (Eng) 73 64 70 74, C Lee (Sco) 71 65 70 75, M Rominger  (Sui) 72 67 73 69, J Morrison  (Eng) 71 68 73 69,
 282 D Lipsky (USA) 68 70 72 72, J Knutzon (USA) 68 68 73 73,
 283 M Crespi  (Ita) 71 68 69 75,
 284 J McLeary  (Sco) 69 69 77 69,
 285 T Chi-Huang (Tpe) 71 68 74 72,
 286 S Cyr (USA) 67 69 71 79



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