Song ends long wait for title
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SOUTH Korea’s Song Young-han won the US$1.0 million Singapore Open yesterday, edging out world No. 1 Jordan Spieth in a nail-biting finish.
Song shot a one-under-par 70 over the final round to finish the tournament at 12-under 272, one stroke ahead of the American who wrapped up a 66 on Monday. China’s Liang Wenchong (69) was alone in third place on 274, while Miguel Tabuena (68) of the Philippines and Japan’s Shintaro Kobayashi (71) were tied fourth on 275.
The final round at the Serapong Golf Course on Sentosa Island was suspended on Sunday because of thunderstorms just as Spieth was lining up a five-foot birdie putt on the 18th green. Spieth got his birdie when play resumed yesterday but Song, playing two groups behind, refused to buckle and parred his final three holes to secure the title.
It was Song’s first career victory after six second-place finishes in Japan and Korea since 2013. Song also became the first Asian to win the Singapore Open since India’s Jeev Milkha Singh took home the trophy in 2008.
The South Korean never relinquished the lead after Friday’s second round when he fired a blistering eight-under 63 that equalled the course record.
Song said yesterday he had felt the pressure building overnight. “Last night felt like a week,” the 24-year-old said. “I couldn’t eat because the whole night I was thinking about the 16th green.
“I ‘hated’ Jordan last night,” he added. “The situation made me very nervous and I just left it to luck and the golfing gods.”
It was also a restless night for Spieth as he awaited the cliff-hanger finale. “It was tough to sleep on a putt that you have to come back (to), even though it wasn’t the most challenging putt,” he said.
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