Justin Rose produced a brilliant finish to take advantage of a dramatic collapse from world No 1 Dustin Johnson to win the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.
J ustin Rose produced a brilliant finish to take advantage of a dramatic collapse from world No 1 Dustin Johnson to win the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.
Rose began the final round eight shots behind Johnson and was still six adrift at the turn, but carded five birdies in a back nine of 31 to complete a closing 67, with Johnson slumping to a 77.
At 14 under par, Rose finished two shots ahead of Ryder Cup partner Henrik Stenson, Brooks Koepka and Johnson, who had started the day with a six-shot lead in pursuit of a record third World Golf Championship victory this year.
Rose’s second WGC title lifts him from 13th place in the world to sixth, with Koepka and Stenson seventh and eighth, pushing the absent Rory McIlroy down to ninth.
