Oosty wins Perth International by one stroke -
ASIAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE
Perth,
Australia: South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen proved
unstoppable when he closed with a final round one-under-par 71 an aggregate of 16-under-par 272 to mae
the ISPS Handa Perth International his first victory in two years today and his first ever in Australia ... on his competitive debut in the country.
Despite
the spirited challenges from France’s Alexander Levy and Australia’s
Jason Scrivener, Oosthuizen kept his composure to win the A$1.75 million
event by one shot at the Lake Karrinyup Country Club.
Levy
signed off with a 66 to take second place while Scrivener took the
outright third position with his 274 total at the Perth showpiece which
saw the return of the best players from the Asian Tour to Australia
after seven years.
Singapore’s
Mardan Mamat emerged as the leading player from the Asian Tour after he
carded a 71 to take sole possession of eighth place with his 278 total.
Victory
was especially sweet for Oosthuizen as his win marked his return to the
winner’s circle after two years. The 2010 Open Championship winner was
also making his first ever professional appearance in
Australia.
“It's been two years since I won, so it's great to be back in the winning circle. And to do it here in Perth is really special.
It's
important to know that you can still win events, and not get too far
from winning tournaments or too long from winning tournaments. This will
be great for my season going forward,” said Oosthuizen.
The
South African, who came into the week as the highest ranked player in the field at
world number 21, stumbled with an early bogey on the second hole.
He
then saw his overnight three-shot advantage quickly wiped out when
Scrivener carded his third birdie on seven to briefly share the lead.
The
South African however responded immediately with two birdies on seven
and eight to get back to the front and cruised home with an outward 36
despite making a bogey at the last.
“I
don't change my game plan. I do what I think is best with each shot,
where I give myself the best birdie opportunity. You get nervous, but
you feed off that. It's great to be nervous with three holes to
go in a tournament because it means you're up there somewhere.
“You've
got a chance of winning it. That's what we do all the hard work for.
To try and get into that position and it's a great feeling to be able to
do that and win a tournament,” said Oosthuizen.
Scrivener,
who had the local crowd cheering him on, conceded his title chances
were effectively lost after marking his card with a pair of bogeys on
nine and 10.
“Those
soft bogeys on 9 and 10 really killed my momentum. Once I made those
bogeys, I kind of knew my chances of winning were gone,” said the
Australian.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72) Length: 6,531metres. prizemoney in euros
272 - Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 70-64-67-71 (186,760).
273 - Alexander Levy (FRA) 70-67-70-66 (124,506).
274 - Jason Scrivener (AUS) 69-67-69-69 (70,148).
275 - Gregory Bourdy (FRA) 73-71-65-66, Peter Uihlein (USA) 65-68-71-71 (51,771 each).
276 - Romain Wattel (FRA) 66-73-65-72.
277 - Brett Rumford (AUS) 68-65-73-71.
278 - Mardan Mamat (SIN) 69-69-69-71.
279
- David Lipsky (USA) 72-67-72-68, Julien Quesne (FRA) 73-69-69-68,
Magnus A Carlsson (SWE) 68-71-71-69, Benjamin Hebert (FRA) 70-70-68-71,
Peter Senior (AUS) 69-73-66-71, Mikko Korhonen (FIN) 71-70-66-72.
280
- Wade Ormsby (AUS) 69-73-70-68, Nick Cullen (AUS) 68-76-67-69, Robert
Dinwiddie (ENG) 70-71-69-70, Masahiro Kawamura (JPN) 70-72-68-70, Andrew
Johnston (ENG) 70-71-68-71, David Drysdale (SCO) 69-70-69-72,
Marcus Fraser (AUS) 69-73-65-73 (14,599 each).
281 -
Aron Price (AUS) 71-71-72-67, Soomin Lee (SKOR) 74-70-69-68, Richard
McEvoy (ENG) 75-67-70-69, Terry Pilkadaris (AUS) 73-69-70-69, Daniel
Nisbet (AUS) 70-70-71-70, Matthew Griffin (AUS) 72-71-65-73, Richard
Lee (CAN) 68-71-68-74.
282
- Jeunhung Wang (SKOR) 71-68-75-68, David Bransdon (AUS) 71-68-73-70,
Adilson da Silva (BRA) 72-67-73-70, Ashley Hall (AUS) 69-73-70-70, Jamie
McLeary (SCO) 71-69-71-71, Shiv Kapur (IND) 66-73-71-72, Panuphol
Pittayarat (THA) 73-67-70-72 (9,316 each) (T29).
283 - Himmat Rai (IND) 74-67-73-69, Scott Arnold (AUS) 68-71-70-74.
SELECTED TOTAL
284 Michael Sim (Sco) 69 72 68 75 (T38) (7,283)
284 Michael Sim (Sco) 69 72 68 75 (T38) (7,283)
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