China's Zhang wins golf championship<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Zhang Lian Wei of China beat South Korea's Kang
\nWook-soon yesterday by a hole in a grueling final match to win
\nthe US$150,000 Asian Volvo Matchplay Golf Championship.<\/p>\n
Zhang, China's number-one golfer from the Shenzhen Golf Club,
\ntrailed Kang for the first 14 holes of the final match before
\ngetting even by hitting a birdie three at the 15th.<\/p>\n
The two maintained even scores for the next eight holes,
\nincluding both striking birdie fours at the 17th.<\/p>\n
Zhang, the winner of six Volvo tournaments in his three-year
\nprofessional career, scored a birdie four at the 24th but Kang,
\nthis year's Omega Order of Merit winner, immediately redressed
\nthe situation with a birdie three at the next hole.<\/p>\n
The tough match between the two finalists went on with Zhang
\nscoring another birdie at the 28th to take the lead until a
\ndouble-bogey six at the 32nd hole, combined with Kang's two
\nconsecutive birdies at the 32nd and 33rd wiped out the Chinese'
\ntwo-point advantage.<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old Zhang clinched the game and first prize of
\n$40,000 with a birdie three at the 36th.<\/p>\n
Kang became $21,000 richer as the runner up.<\/p>\n
In the 18-hole final of the Hugo Boss Foursomes -- also held
\nat Esmeralda Golf and Country Club at Cibinong, West Java --
\nAustralian Paul Foley and U.S. player John Kernohan won first
\nplace by defeating Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant and Prayad
\nMarksaeng, 2 and 1.<\/p>\n
In the morning Foley and Kernohan beat South Korea's Choi
\nKyung-ju and South Africa's Kamps on the 19th hole, while
\nMarksaeng and Wiratchant beat Indonesia's only hope, Maan Naasim
\nand Robert Stephens, 3 and 2.<\/p>\n
The US-Australian pair each took home $9,025 in cash prizes.<\/p>\n
Wiratchant and Marksaeng, who had won $11,000 each for
\nreaching the semifinals in the Asian Matchplays, secured another
\n$4,050 each as runners up in the Foursomes. (rsl)<\/p>\n
Finals results<\/p>\n
Asian Matchplay finals:
\n Zhang Lianwei (Chn) bt Kang Wook-soon (Kor) won by one hole<\/p>\n
Hugo Boss Foursome finals:
\n Paul Foley (Aus)\/John Kernohan (USA) bt Thaworn
\nWiratchant\/Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 2 and 1<\/p>",
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