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Ormsby clinches thrilling victory at UBS Hong Kong Open

Australia’s Wade Ormsby overcame a one-shot deficit by closing with a two-under-par 68 to win the UBS Hong Kong Open.

Despite a late bogey at the last hole, the 37-year-old Australian could still afford to clinch the UBS Hong Kong Open by a single shot as none of his nearest rivals could surmount their late challenge to dislodge him from the top of the leaderboard.

It was sweet relief for Ormsby as his last win on the Asian Tour dated back to 2013 and his victory at the Hong Kong Golf Club was also his first on the European Tour after 263 starts.

American Paul Peterson produced a late charge but his closing 10-under-par 270 total was not enough to force a play-off with Ormsby and he had to settle for a share of second place together with compatriot Julian Suri, Spain’s Rafa Cabrera Bello and Sweden’s Alexander Bjork.

Newly-crowned Asian Tour winner Micah Lauren Shin of the United States continued his good form by ending the week in tied-seventh place that includes Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez and overnight leader S.S.P. Chawrasia of India, who had a day to forget after he signed off with a 72.

Malaysia’s Gavin Green meanwhile continues to lead the Asian Tour Order of Merit despite signing off in tied-62nd place after a 74.

• 269 - Wade ORMSBY (AUS) 68-68-65-68.
• 270 - Julian SURI (USA) 68-67-69-66, Paul PETERSON (USA) 70-68-65-67, Alexander BJORK (SWE) 69-66-67-68, Rafa CABRERA BELLO (ESP) 69-68-64-69.
• 271 - Tommy FLEETWOOD (ENG) 68-68-66-69.
• 272 - Miguel Angel JIMENEZ (ESP) 70-69-70-63, Micah Lauren SHIN (USA) 67-69-68-68, S.S.P. CHAWRASIA (IND) 65-66-69-72.
• 273 - Shubhankar SHARMA (IND) 66-71-69-67, Kiradech APHIBARNRAT (THA) 70-68-68-67, Clement SORDET (FRA) 71-71-64-67, Justin ROSE (ENG) 68-69-68-68, James MORRISON (ENG) 71-66-68-68, Thomas DETRY (BEL) 67-69-66-71.
• 274 - Poom SAKSANSIN (THA) 67-68-70-69, Sean CROCKER (USA) 69-70-66-69, Dylan FRITTELLI (RSA) 71-65-68-70.
• 275 - LI Haotong (CHN) 68-69-72-66, Matthew FITZPATRICK (ENG) 66-73-67-69, Sergio GARCIA (ESP) 69-71-66-69, Joakim LAGERGREN (SWE) 69-66-70-70.
• 276 - Nino BERTASIO (ITA) 73-69-67-67, Jamie DONALDSON (WAL) 67-69-70-70, Sam BRAZEL (AUS) 69-71-66-70, Chris PAISLEY (ENG) 71-70-65-70.