Sami Välimäki overcame Jorge Campillo in a play-off to win the 2023 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters after hunting down the Spaniard during a thrilling back-nine battle.
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DP World Tour - Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
Sami Välimäki overcame Jorge Campillo in a play-off to win the 2023 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters after hunting down the Spaniard during a thrilling back-nine battle. Trailing third-round leader Campillo all afternoon, Finland's Välimäki finally lead for the first time all afternoon after the 17th courtesy of holing a seven-foot birdie putt.
The momentum swung back Campillo's way on the 18th as he found the green in two, while Välimäki had to lay up. With Välimäki only managing a par to sign for a closing 69, Campillo tapped in his birdie putt from close range to post a 70 and take the contest to a play-off. However, Välimäki only needed one play-off hole to seal victory, as a nerveless birdie putt knocking in his birdie putt from around six feet after Campillo had missed his attempt, earning him a second DP World Tour title.
An emotional Valimaki was thrilled with his victory, saying: "Unbelievable. It's hard to talk. It's been a long journey, and it feels great. I've worked so hard, and I feel like I've earned it a couple of times but it hasn't come my way. That's why it feels so amazing." When asked what it meant to have his fiancée present for his victory, he added: "She is my number one."
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Points Won - 18.1121
World Number 177 - 110
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KPGA Korean Tour - Backsong Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open
Jaewoong Eom completed his 2nd win on the KPGA Korean Tour, his last win was back in 2018 at the Huons Celebrity Pro-Am. This week he claimed the Backsong Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open with a total score of 15 under par. Although he didn’t finish the final 4th round as well as his impressive first 3 rounds of (66,66 & 65) he did enough to claim victory and get over the line winning by 3 shots after his final round of 72 (+1).
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https://www.owgr.com/events/backsong-holdings-asiad-cc-busan-open-10200
Points Won - 4.8032
World Number 572 - 401
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Sunshine Tour - SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun Sibaya
Martin Rohwer had the good graces to call it “unexpected” and thanked the weather for helping him, but his wonderful victory in the SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun Sibaya at Umhlali Country Club on Friday was down to the fabulous golf he played on the final day.
Starting the last round eight shots off the lead, Rohwer fired a superb six-under-par 65 on Friday, lifting him into a playoff with Christiaan Burke. Rohwer then parred the par-three 18th hole three times, with Burke making bogey on the third attempt, to seal a most unlikely triumph.
“I just made the cut on the number yesterday and I missed the cut last week, so to win is obviously unexpected,” a delighted Rohwer said. “The win never crossed my mind and I was just thinking about getting a low round and moving as high up the leaderboard as possible.”
“But the way the weather changed, Mother Nature did me a favour. We heard that the wind was going to pick up in the afternoon and as soon as I stepped off the 18th, the wind turned south-westerly and started blowing quite hard. So it was a struggle for the later golfers.
“The best part of my game was on the greens. I made some really nice putts. I drove the ball pretty well too. It’s been a pretty solid season. I’ve finished third twice, had another top-10, and I’ve only missed two cuts. But I’m stoked to win and hopefully I can take this form into the summer swing and the rest of the year,” Rohwer said.
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https://sunshinetour.com/surprised-rohwer-clinches-sunbet-challenge-title
Points Won - 1.8036
World Number 908 - 793
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China Tour - Hengdian International Golf Elite Pro-Am
The Hengdian International Golf Elite Pro-Am winner was decided via play off as both players Chen Yilong and LI linqiang finished with a total score of 20 under par. Not only did LI liqiang have the better final round of 5 under par compared Chen Yilong’s 2 under par but he also claimed the victory in the playoff winning his 4th win on the China Tour this year.
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https://www.owgr.com/events/hengdian-international-golf-elite-pro-am-10197
http://competitions.cgagolf.org.cn/en/golf/gamestation_results.do?id=157
Points Won - 0.3778
World Number 1378 - 1285
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Professional Golf Tour of India - Haryana Open presented by Wonder Cement
Tricity lad Jairaj prevails in playoff over Honey Baisoya. Chandigarh golfer Jairaj Singh Sandhu’s consistency through the week paid off as he clinched his maiden title at the INR 1 crore Haryana Open 2023 presented by Wonder Cement played at the Panchkula Golf Club.
Jairaj (66-69-68-67), who was in the lead on the first two days before slipping to second place on day three, produced a flawless five-under 67 on Saturday before finally prevailing in a playoff to weather the storm called Honey Baisoya (68-70-66-66), who on his part shot the last day’s best score of six-under 66.
Jairaj and seven-time winner Honey headed to the playoff after both players were tied at the top at a total of 18-under 270 at the end of the regulation 72 holes. The left-handed player Sandhu sank a five-footer for victory on the playoff hole to pick up a cheque worth INR 15 lakh that lifted him 31 spots from 44th to 13th position in the TATA Steel PGTI Ranking.
Jairaj thus became the fifth first-time winner on the PGTI this season, the other four being Sachin Baisoya, Karan Pratap Singh, Sunhit Bishnoi and Harshjeet Singh Sethie.
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https://pgtofindia.com/news/2495
Points Won - 0.8472
World Number 2096 - 1513
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