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| February 20, 2006 | Monday | Muharram 21, 1427 |
South Korean Wi claims Malaysian Open
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19: South Korea’s Charlie Wi birdied his last hole for a closing nine-under-par 63 Sunday to win the Malaysian Open
Wi finished the shortened tournament with a total 19-under-par 197 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club to edge two-time defending champion Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand by one stroke.
Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin carded the week’s best with a 62 for third place on 199, one shot ahead of English duo John Bickerton and Mark Foster.
Thongchai failed in his bid to win the same event three times in a row as he carded a 66 Sunday, missing a birdie chance from 18 feet on the last hole.
Thai teenager Chinarat Phadungsil, winner of the Double A International Open on home soil last season, did well with sixth position alongside Australia’s Gary Simpson.
Wi launched his title charge with a birdie on the fourth, followed by a 30-foot eagle at the next hole and turned in 31 with birdies on seventh and nine.
With the chasing pack hot on his heels, he grabbed the lead with birdies on the
10th, 13th and 16th holes and made a crucial par save on 17 before rolling in a five-foot putt at the last to clinch the win — his first on the European Tour.
Leading final scores:
Charlie Wi 66-68-63 — 197
Thongchai Jaidee 69-63-66 — 198
Raphael Jacquelin 72-65-62 — 199
John Bickerton 66-68-66 — 200
Mark Foster 71-66-63 — 200
Chinarat Phadungsil 70-66-66 — 202
Gary Simpson 67-68-67 — 202
Francesco Molinari 66-67-70 — 203
Mattias Eliasson 70-67-66 — 203
OPEN SCORES
PACIFIC PALISADES (California): Leading third-round scores of Nissan Open golf tournament on Saturday.
199 - Rory Sabbatini 67-65-67
203 - Fred Couples 66-72-65, Craig Barlow 67-69-67
204 - Tim Clark 70-67-67, Trevor Immelman 67-70-67
205 - John Rollins 70-71-64
206 - Jim Furyk 69-72-65, Mark Brooks 72-67-67, Dean Wilson 64-73-69, Bob Estes 66-71-69
207 - Nick Watney 68-70-69, Lee Westwood 71-66-70, Tom Lehman 67-70-70
208 - Carl Pettersson 70-70-68, Adam Scott 68-71-69, Justin Rose 64-74-70, KJ Choi 69-69-70.—Agencies
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