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| Bae Sang-moon © Gallo Images |
South Korea's Bae Sang-moon fended off a strong challenge from compatriot Ted Oh in a thrilling play-off to win the GS Caltex Maekyung Open in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday.
Bae defeated his rival on the second playoff hole at the Nam
Seoul Country Club with a par on the par-four 18th after Oh bogeyed
with a disappointing three-putt.
Bae has now secured a hat-trick of victories on home soil after
chalking up wins on the Asian Tour at the SK Telecom Open in 2007
and the Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open in 2008.
"It's unbelievable! I've never played in a playoff before and
to win the event this way is always something special. I want to
thank all my fans for coming out here and supporting me," said the
champion.
Bae's win also meant that the GS Caltex Maekyung Open trophy
will be kept on home soil for another year, as there has been no
international winner since Mark Calcavecchia of the United States
won in 2004.
The South Koreans dominated the tournament, with Kim Jong-duk
and Kim Dae-sub taking a share of third place on 283 with another
Korean trio of Kim Hyung-sung, Byun Jin-jae and Kang Kyung-nam tied
for fifth at 284.
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