24 May 2004	Monday	04 Rabi-us-Saani 1425

ST LEON-ROT, May 23: South African Trevor Immelman birdied the 72nd hole in the Tournament Players Championship of Europe on Sunday to claim his second European Tour title of the year and leave Ireland's Padraig Harrington having to settle for his 22nd professional runner-up finish.

Immelman's 17-under-par 271 total after a closing seven-under-par 65 left him a stroke better than defending champion Harrington, who crucially missed his birdie chance on the final hole.

Leading final round scores (Britain unless stated):

271 - Trevor Immelman (South Africa) 65, 72, 69, 65.

272 - Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 70, 68, 68, 66.

276 - Darren Clarke 70, 67, 70, 69; Joakim Haeggman (Sweden) 69, 72, 66, 69.

277 - Ernie Els (South Africa) 67, 72, 72, 66; David Howell 65, 71, 75, 66; Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark) 70, 70, 71, 66.

280 - Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 69, 68, 71, 72.

281 - Alex Cejka (Germany) 69, 64, 76, 72; Retief Goosen (South Africa) 70, 72, 69, 70.

282 - Anders Hansen (Denmark) 68, 70, 73, 71.

283 - Nick Price (Zimbabwe) 74, 66, 70, 73.

284 - Emanuele Canonica (Italy) 68, 76, 72, 68; David Carter 71, 71, 71, 71; Richard Green (Australia) 70, 73, 73, 68; Soren Hansen (Denmark) 70, 71, 70, 73; Jean-Francois Remesy (France) 71, 68, 73, 72.

285 - Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 71, 68, 72, 74; Michael Campbell (New Zealand) 73, 68, 78, 66; Klas Eriksson (Sweden) 69, 69, 74, 73; David Lynn 72, 72, 75, 66; Stephen Scahill (New Zealand) 68, 69, 74, 74.

286 - Gregory Havret (France) 65, 71, 68, 82; Barry Lane 67, 77, 73, 69; Andrew Marshall 73, 70, 73, 70; Phillip Price 68, 77, 70, 71; Jarmo Sandelin (Sweden) 69, 70, 76, 71.

YATES TRIUMPHS

SEOUL: Scotsman Simon Yates ended a six-year title drought when he won the SK Telecom Open by one shot from overnight leader Charlie Wi of Korea and Rick Gibson of Canada on Sunday.

Starting the final round one stroke off the lead, the Thai-based Yates fired a final round of two-under-par 70 in the Asian Tour event to triumph at Baekahmvista Country Club, picking up a cheque of $85,470.

Leading final round scores:

279 - Simon Yates (Scotland) 70, 69,70, 70.

280 - Charlie Wi (South Korea) 70, 66, 72, 72; Rick Gibson (Canada) 70, 72, 67, 71.

283 - Chung Joon (South Korea) 71, 72, 68, 72.

284 - Anthony Kang (US) 71, 72, 68, 73; Fred Couples (US) 70, 74, 69, 71.

285 - Shin Yong-jin (South Korea) 72, 73, 70, 70.

286 - Lee Sung-man (South Korea) 69, 73, 74, 70; Kim Jong-duk (South Korea) 77, 67, 69, 73.

287 - Jason Dawes (Australia) 70, 74, 73, 70; Edward Michaels (US) 72, 70, 74, 71.

288 - Jung Jae-hoon (South Korea) 76, 67, 75, 70; Hur Suk-ho (South Korea) 72, 72, 70, 74.

289 - Choi Gwang-Soo (South Korea) 75, 72, 72, 70; Jang Ik-jae (South Korea) 73, 73, 70, 73; Kim Dae-sub (South Korea) 72, 70, 73, 74; Thaworn Wiratchant (Thailand) 68, 70, 76, 75; Choi Kyung-ju (South Korea) 69, 74, 72, 74.

290 - Ted Oh (South Korea) 70, 71, 75, 74; Choi Ho-sung (South Korea) 71, 72, 73, 74.

291 - Kang Ji-man (South Korea) 73, 73, 73, 72; Paul Spargo (Australia) 75, 71, 73, 72; Chen Tze-chung (Taiwan) 74, 73, 75, 69; Park Jae-kyung (South Korea) 73, 75, 70, 73; Bae Sung-chul (South Korea) 72, 73, 72, 74.

CAMPBELL LEADS

FORT WORTH: Chad Campbell shot a brilliant nine-under-par 61 in windy conditions on Saturday to gain a share of the lead after three rounds of the PGA Tour's Colonial tournament.

Campbell finished on eight-under 202 along with US compatriots Brian Gay (65) and Steve Flesch (67).

Leading third round scores (US unless stated):

202 - Chad Campbell 70, 71, 61; Brian Gay 70, 67, 65; Steve Flesch 66, 69, 67.

204 - Zach Johnson 71, 65, 68.

205 - Jesper Parnevik (Sweden) 65, 72, 68; Craig Perks (New Zealand) 64, 71, 70.

206 - Mark Brooks 71, 68, 67; Brian Bateman 69, 69, 68; Frank Lickliter II 68, 70, 68; Brett Quigley 70, 68, 68; Tim Petrovic 70, 68, 68; Robert Gamez 71, 64, 71; Justin Leonard 70, 64, 72. -Agencies