{"id":35943,"date":"2018-04-29T15:27:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T15:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=35943"},"modified":"2018-04-29T15:27:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T15:27:00","slug":"brilliant-bjork-seals-breakthrough-win-at-the-volvo-china-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=35943","title":{"rendered":"Brilliant Bjork seals breakthrough win at the Volvo China Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"294g\"Alexander Bj\u00f6rk became the first Swede to lift the prestigious Volvo China Open trophy after he closed with a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to win by one shot at the Topwin Golf and Country Club on Sunday<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 27-year-old Bj\u00f6rk, who started the round one shot back, rolled in seven birdies for a winning total of 18-under-par 270 and claimed his maiden title on both the Asian Tour and the European Tour in the CN\u00a520,000,000 (approx. US$3,178,000) event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bj\u00f6rk endured an anxious wait before his victory was confirmed after overnight co-leaders Matt Wallace of England and Adrian Otaegui of Spain failed to eagle the par-five 18th hole to force a play-off. He took home a winner\u2019s prize purse of CN\u00a53,333,330 (approx. US$526,400).<\/span><\/p>\n

Otaegui birdied the last to sign for a second straight 67 and finish in second place on his own. Wallace settled for a 68 following a closing par to share third place with countryman Jordan Smith (64) and Jorge Campillo (67) of Spain on 272.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ashun Wu produced the shot of the day when his eight-iron tee shot from 158 yards found the bottom of the cup on the par-three 13th hole. It was the third hole-in-one of the week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wu, who won the tournament in 2015, signed for an eventual 67 to emerge as the highest-ranked Chinese player in tied-seventh position in the 24th edition of the Volvo China Open, which is tri-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, European Tour and the China Golf Association.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who said what?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alexander Bjork (Swe) \u2013 Final round 65 (-7), Total 270 (-18)<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s great to know that I am the first Swede to win the prestigious tournament. It sounds pretty good. I am super happy. I would say the birdie on 17 was good. I knew I had a good chance on 18. I know I will have a good chance if I can make par on 18.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s tough to describe the emotions right now but I am really very happy. I am very proud of myself. The way I played today, it\u2019s probably one of the best rounds of golf that I have ever played.<\/span><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t make any mistakes today. I am super happy. I have been striking the ball so good off the tee and I putted great on the greens as well. It has been so solid. It\u2019s easy to play around when you feel like your swing is there.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s really nice to be working out well for me today since it\u2019s the final round and the pressure comes on. I still hit good shots all the way. I didn\u2019t look at the leaderboard too much on the first nine holes.<\/span><\/p>\n

From 12, I knew I was up in the leaderboard and I saw Jordan Smith finished on -16 so I knew I had to make birdies coming down the stretch. That helped me to stay positive and give me the strength to make birdies instead of trying to play safe.<\/span><\/p>\n

That was important for me to try and make birdies. I had mixed feelings on the last. I was happy with the par save but obviously I would want to finish with a birdie. It\u2019s a tough hole to make an eagle on the last as well. I thought I had a pretty good chance but you never know.<\/span><\/p>\n

You never think you were going to win. You hope it will happen. I had a really good feeling this morning actually. I was less nervous than how I would usually be before the final round. I guess it was meant to be today. I missed out on the win in Hong Kong earlier this season. I had a bad finish. It was my turn to win today so I am very happy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adrian Otaegui (Esp) \u2013 Final round 67 (-5), Total 271 (-17)<\/span><\/p>\n

I am happy with my second-place finish at the Volvo China Open. I hit a three-wood left and I knew it was a good spot to miss on the left. It was about 35 meters short. It was a difficult putt to make but I managed to make a good up-and-down there for birdie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Matt Wallace (Eng) \u2013 Final round 68 (-4), Total 272 (-16)<\/span><\/p>\n

It was gutting. I hit one of the best shots that I have ever hit into the last hole. Get no lie, no shot and then missed the putt to finish tied-third.<\/span><\/p>\n

I played great. When you play great, you want to win. You want to know you can win. I kind of got a little bit unlucky with every bad shot that I hit today. I probably hit three bad shots today.<\/span><\/p>\n

I had to chip outside where you saw on the third hole and had a really bad lie on the 10th to make bogey. I will learn from it and I will come back stronger again. It\u2019s hard to take right now.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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