MACAU: Taiwan’s Wang Ter-chang shot a 3-under-par 68 Sunday to hold on to his overnight lead and win the Macau Open, ending a six-year title drought.
Wang started strongly with four birdies on the front nine at the 6,027-meter (6,624-yard) course at the Macau Golf and Country Club, but slipped on the back nine with consecutive bogeys on the par-5, 12th and 13th holes. The veteran golfer stayed on par for the rest of the course, sealing his win with a four-round total of 270. “At my age, it feels great to win again,” Wang said.
Australia’s Marcus Both finished with a 5-under-par 66 and compatriot Jarrod Lyle shot a 67 to finish at joint second at 13-under 271. Defending champion Jason Knutzon (70) shot three birdies against two bogeys to end four strokes off the pace at 274 with fellow American Edward Loar and Australian Terry Pilkadaris. China’s Zhang Lianwei, a two-time Macau Open champion, shot an impressive 6-under-par 65 on the back of seven birdies to join American Corey Harris, South Korea’s Suk Jong-yul and India’s Arjun Singh with 278.
Former US Masters champion Fred Couples made an eagle on the par-5 18th hole, but also shot three bogeys and a double bogey for a final round 70, nine strokes off the lead.
