Hong Kong, November 12: New Zealand’s Ben Campbell drained a 15-foot birdie putt on the famous par-four 18th hole to win the US$2 million Hong Kong Open today after gripping battle over the closing stages with playing-partners Cam Smith from Australia and Thailand’s Phachara Khongwatmai.
Campbell, who had not led at any stage of the tournament until that brilliant last putt, shot a four-under-par 66 to finish on 19-under-par and beat Smith by one and Phacahara by two.
Results,
261 – Ben Campbell (NZL) 66-64-65-66.
262 – Cameron Smith (AUS) 63-66-65-68.
263 – Richard T. Lee (CAN) 70-64-65-64, Phachara Khongwatmai (THA) 65-63-66-69.
264 – Yubin Jang (KOR) 64-67-70-63.
265 – Miguel Carballo (ARG) 71-65-64-65, Sangmoon Bae (KOR) 66-63-68-68.
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Exclusive Reporter: William Leung
