Sep 17, 2018: Sanghyun Park of Korea stamped his authority as he shot a magnificent eight-under-par 63 to claim a wire-to-wire victory at the KR?1,200,000,000 (approximately US$1,000,000) 34th Shinhan Donghae Open on Sunday.
The 35-year-old Park won his second Asian Tour title following his dominant five-shot triumph at the Bear’s Best Cheongna Golf Club in Incheon, Korea.
Park started the final round with a slim one-shot lead, but he pulled away from the rest of the field after scoring six birdies on his front nine. Even with a five-shot lead at the turn, Park continued to dictate proceedings as he marked another two birdies on his scorecard before signing for 22-under-par 262 total.
The Korean set a new tournament record for the lowest winning gross score. Jiman Kang and Gaganjeet Bhullar, champions in 2006 and 2016 respectively, jointly held the previous record of 269.
Bhullar carded three-under-par 68 with five birdies and three bogeys to tie for eighth place. Rashid Khan of India also had a great finish within top 20. He shot a bogey free wound with four birdies to finish with 67 and lying at T15.
Park also beat the record for lowest winning to-par score of 19-under-par, set by Kang.
Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent posted his eighth top-10 finish on the Asian Tour this season after a carding a 66 to land in lone second place.
He crept up to Park towards the end of the round after sinking three consecutive birdies from holes 13 to 15, but his tournament unravelled after his approach at the 16th found the water, resulting in a double bogey.
Nick Voke, playing on a sponsor’s invitation, traded eight birdies against two bogeys en route to a 65 to finish commendably in third place.
Travis Smyth of Australia displayed plenty of promise as he notched his first top-10 on the Asian Tour. He finished seventh after a carding a final-round 70.
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