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Maybank Malaysian Open Golf 2012 gets a World Class Champion

April 15, 2012

Agence-France Presse reports:

Maybank Malaysian Open Golf 2012 gets a World Class Champion

Oosthuizen wins by 3 shots in Kuala Lumpur, forward of Scotland's Stephen Gallacher

Louis Oosthuizen bounced behind from his US Masters heartbreak in a best possible fashion as he accomplished a stirring three-shot feat during a Malaysian Open upon Sunday.

Oosthuizen cut a miserable figure after last week's Augusta play-off, though he was all smiles following his win over Scotland's Stephen Gallacher, who pushed him until a last holes during par-72 Kuala Lumpur Golf as well as Country Club.

The South African, who soared to prominence when he won a British Open dual years ago, sealed with 68 for a 17 underneath standard total, sufficient for his initial feat in Middle East as well as his second of a season after January's Africa Open.

But many importantly, a win atones for his gut-wrenching Masters play-off better just a single week ago to America's Bubba Watson, whose mesmerising shot from trees proved a difference upon a sec! ond play -off hole.

Last year's Masters champion Charl Schwartzel was sixth, 6 shots back, whilst defending champion Matteo Manassero as well as former universe number a single Martin Kaymer were both in seventh spot.

Since Augusta, Oosthuizen has flown 10,000 miles (16,000 kilometres) across twelve time zones with his wife as well as 2 immature young kids as well as grappled with jetlag in tropical Malaysia, where erratic weather forced storm delays upon Friday as well as Saturday.

Oosthuizen had to climb early to finish 7 holes of his third round, after heavy showers curtailed Saturday's play. He accomplished it with 69 to say his narrow, one-shot lead over Scottish journeyman Gallacher.

He dashed straight behind out for his fourth turn and, as hot object replaced a rain-clouds, raced by a front 9 with 3 birdies opposite a spook upon a par-four sixth to turn during fifteen under, a lead of dual shots.

Fellow South African Schwartzel, who shot a overwhelming 64 in turn a single prior to slipping off a pace, had got off like a shot with birdie, eagle, birdie upon holes 4 to six, as well as he picked up an additional stroke upon a 10th.

But he simulated to snap his dabble in frustration after a spook upon thirteen slowed his charge, as well as afterwards drove in to a H2O upon sixteen as his challenge dissolved.

Meanwhile Gallacher slashed Oosthuizen's lead behind to a single shot when he birdied a 10th, as well as he hold his nerve with a five-foot save upon a par-four 13th to keep pressure u! pon a fr ont-runner.

But inside of minutes Oosthuizen, playing a same hole in a really subsequent group, arrowed his pitch to inside of 8 feet as well as duly holed out for a two-shot cushion upon sixteen underneath par.

Oosthuizen's dabble was using hot as well as he was in disbelief when a 30-foot birdie putt just veered centimetres (inches) left upon a par-four 14th. He afterwards shaved a cup with an additional long putt upon a par-three 15th.

And a 29-year-old, who had won usually 3 European Tour events prior to this season, accomplished it as a competition upon sixteen when he swept a overwhelming long iron shot from severe to inside of 3 feet to move to 17 underneath as well as a three-shot lead.

Oosthuizen was propitious to evasion a bunker as he landed in severe by a 18th immature though he calmly chipped on, putted to 3 inches, as well as afterwards waited for his partners to finish prior to drumming in for victory.

Earlier, Germany's Kaymer was 4 underneath by 10 holes though he came apart upon a home widen as well as accomplished with an ugly triple-bogey in front of massed fans upon a 18th immature for 71.

Six-time European Tour leader Alvaro Quiros (above right) accomplished scored equally for 29th as well as New Zealand major-winner Michael Campbell had to solve for a share of 63rd as his seven-year win drought continues.

Following have been a last results of a US$ 2.5 million (over RM7 million) 2012 Maybank Malaysian Open Golf Championship hold during a Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club in Bukit Kiara, here today:

Final scores:

271 Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 66-68-69-68;

274 Stephen Gallacher (SCO) 67-68-69-70;

276 Danny Willett (ENG) 69-69-67-71, David Lipsky (USA) 70-67-69-70,

Raf! ael Cabr era-Bello (ESP) 67-72-66-71;

277 Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 64-75-70-68;

279 Martin Kaymer (GER) 70-67-71-71, Hennie Otto (RSA) 71-64-72-72, Romain Wattel (FRA) 68-68-72-71, Matteo Manassero (ITA) 70-72-68-69;

280 Jeev Milkha Singh (IND) 65-73-70-72, Jbe Kruger (RSA) 70-65-77-68, Jyothi Randhawa (IND) 66-72-68-74, Victor Dubuisson (FRA) 72-68-69-71, Scott Hend (AUS) 70-71-73-66;

281 Ben Fox (USA) 70-68-70-73, Soren Kjeldsen (DEN) 68-72-71-70, Mo Joong-kyung (KOR) 71-71-70-69, Rikard Karlberg (SWE) 73-69-71-68;

282 Julien Quesne (FRA) 69-72-73-68, Chapchai Nirat (THA) 71-73-69-69,

Joost Luiten (NED) 72-69-73-68, Antonio Lascuna (PHI) 67-74-72-69;

283 Richardo Gonzalez (ARG) 68-71-66-78, Rhys Davies (WAL) 70-68-72-73,

Prom Meesawat (THA) 68-75-70-70, Simon Dyson (ENG) 69-70-70-74, Pablo Larrazabal (ESP) 69-73-67-74;

284 Alvaro Quiros (ESP) 72-68-73-71, Nicolas Colsaerts (GER) 72-68-73-71, Marcel Siem (GER) 69-73-70-72, Liang Wen-chong (CHN) 72-68-70-74;

285 Mardan Mamat (SIN) 73-71-70-71, Gary Boyd (ENG) 75-67-68-75, David Howell (ENG) 71-71-75-68, Berry Henson (USA) 72-72-70-71, Richard Green (AUS) 69-74-71- 71, Steve Webster (ENG) 7370-69-73, Scott Barr (AUS) 73 -70-70-72;

286 Daisuke Kataoka (JPN) 70-71-72-73, Panuphol Pittayarat (THA) 69-74-73-70, Joonas Granberg (FIN) 68-73-71-74, David Drysdale (SCO) 72-69-74-71, Gaurav Ghei (IND) 68-74-73-71, Branden Grace (RSA) 69-72-72-73, Tom Lewis (ENG) 70-70-72-74;

287 Robert-Jan Derksen (NED) 71-73-74-69, Lorenzo Gagli (ITA) 69-71-74-73, Marcus Both (AUS) 72-72-73-70, Jason Knutzon (USA) 66-75-71-75, Gregory Bourdy (FRA) 75-69-74-69;

288 Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR) 72-71-75-70, Simon Khan (ENG) 72-71-73-72, Shiv Kapur (IND) 69-72-72-75, Sidikkur Rahman (BAN) 72-71-73-72;

289 Peter Karmis (RSA) 72-70-74-73;

290 Shaaban Hussin (MAS) 70-72-75-73, Prayad Marksaeng (THA) 73-70-69-78, Anthony Kang (USA) 69-75-76-70, Stephen Lewton (ENG) 70-71-77-72, Bernd Wei! sberger (AUT) 73-71-75-71;

291 Thanyakon Khrongpha (THA) 73-68-72-7;

292 Zaw Moe (MYA) 72-71-74-75, Michael Campbell (AUS) 72-71-71-78,

Alastair Forsyth (SCO) 71-72-70-79;

293 Lee Sung (KOR) 69-75-75-74, Zhang Lian-wei (CHN) 70-74-72-77, Richard McEvoy (ENG) 72-71-75-75;

294 Pariya Junhasavasdikul (THA) 76-68-72-78;

295 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (FRA) 71-69-80-75;

296 Keith Horne (RSA) 72-72-78-74;

311 Ignacio Garrido (ESP) 71-70-81-89.