Adrian Otaegui overturned a five-shot deficit to safe his fifth DP World Tour title on the Volvo China Open and earn a spot within the US PGA Championship later this month.
The Spaniard entered the ultimate spherical five-strokes behind Swede Sebastian Söderberg, who had sat on the lead since Friday after Saturday’s third spherical was cancelled attributable to thunder and lightning within the Shenzhen space.
Brighter situations greeted the sector for the ultimate spherical at Hidden Grace Golf Membership and Otaegui made a terrific begin with 4 birdies and 5 pars on his entrance 9 to maneuver right into a share of the lead on the flip. One other achieve on the par-five thirteenth, adopted by back-to-back birdies on 16 and 17 noticed him hit the entrance for the primary time at 18 below par.
The 31-year-old held his nerve to par the par-four 18th gap and signal for a seven below par closing 65 and safe a one-shot victory over in-form Guido Migliozzi, who completed second.
Söderberg went out of bounds together with his remaining tee-shot for a closing double bogey, which noticed him slide right into a tie for third alongside Englishman Paul Waring and Switzerland’s Joel Girrbach at 16 below. Lloyd Jefferson Go from the Philippines completed in sixth at 15 below par, whereas South Africa’s Brandon Stone signed a final-round 64 to sit down one shot additional again in seventh.
Otaegui mentioned: “I needed to wait somewhat bit since I completed to see what was taking place within the remaining group, however fortunately for me, issues turned out effectively and I’m extraordinarily comfortable. I used to be beginning 5 pictures again and I attempted not to have a look at the leaderboard, and simply attempt to play how I performed on Thursday and Friday and suppose if issues go effectively, it’s a course the place I can have some birdie probabilities.
“I hit some excellent pictures on the previous few holes. I feel the four-iron I hit on 16 was excellent, I practically holed it. The three-wood on 17, the second shot, was extraordinarily good, so I simply felt good and saved taking part in my sport.
THREE PLAYERS EARN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS
Otaegui’s victory catapulted him to 3rd on the Asian Swing Rankings to earn a spot within the US PGA Championship alongside Söderberg, who received the rankings, and Japan’s Keita Nakajima, who completed second.
“Enjoying a Main this 12 months was a giant objective for me and I’m delighted that I can be on the PGA Championship in two weeks – it is going to give me simply sufficient time to relaxation somewhat bit at residence subsequent week after which head to America, ” Otaegui mentioned.