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BEIJING, Nov 27: Briton Paul Casey fired a closing-round 65 to surge through the field and set up a playoff victory over compatriot Oliver Wilson in the China Open at Shenzhen Golf Club on Sunday.
Casey had trailed overnight leader Ross Fisher by five strokes in joint 15th place but his superb finish set a 13-under-par (275) target which only Wilson could match.
Leading final round scores:
275 — Paul Casey (Britain) 71, 69, 70, 65; Oliver Wilson (Britain) 68, 67, 71, 69 (Casey wins on first playoff hole).
276 — Barry Lane (Britain) 67, 74, 67, 68.
277 — Chawalit Plaphol (Thailand) 65, 67, 74, 71; Ross Fisher (Britain) 69, 68, 68, 72.
278 — Peter Lawrie (Ireland) 69, 72, 68, 69.
279 — Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 72, 70, 70, 67; Jyoti Randhawa (India) 71, 67, 71, 70; Miles Tunnicliff (Britain) 68, 70, 70, 71; Lian-Wei Zhang (China) 70, 71, 66, 72.
ALLENBY TRIUMPHS
MELBOURNE: Robert Allenby won his second Australian Open title on Sunday after he squandered a big lead but still managed to scrape home by a single shot.
Leading final round scores:
284 — Robert Allenby (Australia) 63, 72, 72, 77.
285 — John Senden (Australia) 69, 71, 75, 70; Nick O’Hern (Australia) 67, 75, 71, 72; Paul Sheehan (Australia) 69, 71, 72, 73.
286 — Mathew Goggin (Australia) 76, 71, 69, 70; Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 70, 70, 73, 73.
287 — Martin Doyle (Australia) 71, 71, 72, 73.
288 — Stuart Appleby (Australia) 70, 73, 72, 73; Rod Pampling (Australia) 70, 70, 73, 75.—Agencies
