Monday, June 29, 2009

Ishikawa triumphs despite a 73


Ryo Ishikawa carded a one-over-par 73 in the final round but still managed to win the Yomiuri Classic.

Two-under at the turn following three birdies and a bogey and holding a six-shot lead, Ishikawa looked in danger of throwing the title away when a dropped shot at the 10th was followed by a nine at the par-four 12th.

However, the Saitama golfer managed to compose himself, eagling the 16th and birdying the last to finish 13-under and three ahead of David Smail.

Smail needed a repeat of yesterday's blistering 64 but had to settle for a level-par 72 that included one birdie and one bogey.

Tomohiro Kondo, Kenichi Kuboya and Kim Hyung-sung all finished in a tie for third after shooting 70, 71 and 74 respectively.

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