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England’s Justin Rose produced one of the greatest comebacks in golfing history by overcoming an eight-shot deficit to win the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday.
The Olympic gold medalist started the day tied for fourth with world number one Dustin Johnson of the United States seemingly in a commanding position as he was six clear at the start of the day.
The day however took a dramatic twist with Johnson struggling to get his game going. Unlike the last three days where he marked his card with a total of 22 birdies, the American failed to get a single birdie on the day which matters most.
Rose was still six back at the turn but fired five birdies for an inward 31 to sign off with a five-under-par 67. The Englishman’s winning total of 14-under-par 274 was enough to give him a two-shot victory over Johnson, Sweden’s Henrik Stenson and Brooks Koepka of the United States, who shared second place.
He said, "It's unbelievable. Obviously we all know the position DJ was in, and I think today was the kind of day that the leader probably didn't want -- well, you want a six-shot lead any time, but this is the kind of day where that kind of swing is possible. I shot five-under in tough conditions and he had to play good golf to keep it around par today, and obviously he made a few mistakes. It was really tricky out there, and obviously I played one of the best back nines I've played in a long time. To shoot 31 on the back to come through, saved my best till last. It's been a long time since I've won, or at least it feels like that. Well, I've won every year since 2010, if you include the Olympics last year; that was my only win. This is only win in 2017. I left it late this year but it feels amazing."
India’s S.S.P. Chawrasia meanwhile closed with a 72 to take a share of 31st place while Asian Tour Order of Merit leader Gavin Green of Malaysia signed off in tied-38th place after a final round 77.
SSP Chawrasia said, "It has been a good experience, playing with the top players. I’ve learnt many things. To be honest, they know how to score. They adopt a different attitude each time they hit a bad shot. For me, I get angry and frustrated with myself. But for them, they don't care. They just forget about it and get on with their next shot. I’ve got to adopt the same mentality like them."
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