HONG KONG, Dec 4: Briton Colin Montgomerie snatched a one-stroke victory at the Hong Kong Open on Sunday after South Africa’s James Kingston double-bogeyed the last hole of the final round.

The European number one player had a mixed final round containing three birdies and three bogeys but held his nerve by making crucial pars to stay in touch with the leaders.

Leading final-round scores:

271 - Colin Montgomerie (SCO) 69-66-66-70

272 - Lin Keng-chi (TPE) 68-69-66-69, K.J. Choi (KOR) 67-72-64-69, Thammanoon Srirot (THA) 71-67-66-68, James Kingston (RSA) 68-69-64-71, Edward Loar (USA) 68-64-71-69

273 - Thongchai Jaidee (THA) 68-68-67-70, Damien McGrane (IRL) 68-71-63-71, Kang Wook-soon (KOR) 64-70-68-71

274 - Simon Yates (SCO) 69-69-61-75

275 - Martin Erlandsson (SWE) 65-68-68-74, Peter Gustafsson (SWE) 69-69-67-70, Rick Gibson (CAN) 65-66-71-73.—AFP