JOOST LUITEN HANGS ON TO WIN IN WALES
Joost Luiten bounced back from a poor start and overcame a nervous finish to claim his fourth European Tour title in the Wales Open at Celtic Manor on Sunday.
Luiten opened with two straight bogeys but bounced back with three birdies on the back nine and then recovered from a poor tee shot on the 18th to make par for the victory. The Dutchman, who had led by two shots after the third round, finished with a 14-under total of 270.
Luiten let slip his two-shot overnight lead when he bogeyed the first two holes of the final round. But he recovered with three birdies and one bogey on the back nine for a final round of 71 to finish 14 under par, one shot ahead of England's Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry of Ireland.
The victory was compensation for Luiten, who had failed in his defence of the KLM Open title Zandvoort the previous weekend by only finishing fifth.
Wales Open (Final)
1. Joost Luiten (NED) 270 (-14)
T2. Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) 271 (-13)
T2. Shane Lowry (IRL) 271 (-13)
T4. Edoardo Molinari (ITA) 272 (-12)
T4. Nicolas Colsaerts (BEL) 272 (-12)
T4. Jamie Donaldson (WAL) 272 (-12)
T4. Marc Warren (SCO) 272 (-12)
T4. Eddie Pepperell (ENG) 272 (-12)
T9. Andrea Pavan (ITA) 273 (-11)
T9. Robert Rock (ENG) 273 (-11)
T9. Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) (-11)
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