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| Van Pelt canters to victory in Malaysia Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:43 AM PDT
Leading by one shot from Overton, the 36-year-old Van Pelt (picture) hit a bogey-free seven-under 64 to win his second career title and a first prize of US$1.3 million at the Mines Resort and Golf Club. Van Pelt hit the ground running with birdies on the third and fourth holes, before adding five more on the back nine to card a four-day total of 23-under 261 to capture the PGA Tour and Asian Tour co-sanctioned event. "I feel like the luckiest guy in the world. I get to do what I love to do for a living," Van Pelt, who won his maiden title on the US circuit in 2009, told reporters after his win. "It was funny. I got here Tuesday morning, went to the hotel, got showered and then went to the range. "My swing felt good right at the first warm up and I kind of continued that all week and had confidence with what I wanted to do with my golf swing." Van Pelt was delighted with the margin of his victory. "I had a chance to win a couple of times this year but it didn't come out on top," he added. "I wanted to do a better job when I was having the lead and I took a lot of satisfaction with the way I played today. "I've watched other guys coming down 18 with a big lead and I thought that would be fun some day if I could do that and it was." Sweden's Fredrik Jacobson finished third, a shot behind the 28-year old Overton, who is still searching for his first title on the PGA Tour. Overton, who arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday evening after a last-minute call up following the withdrawal of David Duval, paid tribute to his fellow American. "That was one of the best rounds of golf I've seen ... at the end of the day, the guy, he played one of the best rounds of golf anybody has all year." Overton said. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| McIlroy pockets US$2m after playoff win over Kim Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:32 AM PDT SHANGHAI, Oct 30 — US Open champion Rory McIlroy held his nerve in the closing stages to edge out American Anthony Kim in a sudden death playoff and pocket the US$2 million (RM6.13 million) winner's cheque at the Shanghai Masters today. The Northern Irishman, who led by three strokes overnight, fell behind on the 11th hole but rallied to force Kim into a playoff with an even-par round of 72, matching the American's 18-under 270 at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Lake Malaren course.  McIlroy hugs his caddy after winning the Shanghai Masters today. — Reuters pic "I'll be the first to say I haven't won enough in my four years as a pro. I should have won a lot more," the mop-haired McIlroy said in a television interview. "Today was great for me ... under pressure on the back nine. One behind with four to play. "To win from that position gives me a lot of satisfaction. I don't care how I win as long as my name is on that trophy at the end of the day." On the first extra hole, the par-four 18th, McIlroy landed his chip from a greenside bunker to within a foot of the cup after both players had sent their approach shots next to each other in the sand. Kim left himself a five-foot putt for par after his bunker shot but could only look on in horror as his putt to the left of the cup kept its line and skimmed past the lip to gift McIlroy the victory. "When I went out today with a three-shot lead, I figured if I could shoot in the 60s it would have been enough but it was tricky out there today," McIlroy said. "The wind was stronger than it had been in the first three days. Anthony has played great all week and got off to a fast start when I didn't. I had to hang tough on the back nine." American Hunter Mahan and South Korea's Noh Seung-yul finished in a tie for third at 13-under in the inaugural event, a stroke clear of Briton Lee Westwood, who recorded a hole-in-one on the par-three 12th. Winner's purse McIlroy said the US$2 million first prize was not on his mind when he squandered his first chance of claiming the title. "All I was thinking the first time was 'I want to hole this putt because I don't want to go into a playoff'," he said. "It really never crossed my mind until that last putt went in. I just wanted another win as I feel I have been close to winning the past few weeks but haven't got it done. To get another win is nice." McIlroy, currently second on the European Tour money-list, has set his sights on overtaking world number one Englishman Luke Donald to win the order of merit that culminates at the Dubai World Championship in December. "I want to get closer to Luke (Donald) in the Race to Dubai. I know he's not playing next week (the WGC Champions event in Shanghai) and I feel I am playing well enough to contend there," he said. "So a big week next week could put me in the frame to win the Race to Dubai." Donald, who recently won the US PGA Tour money-list title, withdrew from next week's event to be at home in the US with his wife Diane, who is due to give birth to their second child. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Overnight leader Bo Van Pelt cantered to a six-stroke victory over fellow American Jeff Overton in the US$6.1 million (RM18.7 million) CIMB Asia Pacific Classic here today.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Sports To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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