ENGLAND’S JUSTIN ROSE has secured back-to-back victories for the first time in his career in winning the Turkish Airlines Open at Antalya on Sunday.
Rose held off a strong challenge from Padraig Harrington, who finished two shots back on -16 after a four under par final round.
The Dubliner hit four birdies and an eagle in an impressive final round, but ultimately a pair of bogeys denied him a play-off against Rose.
Just your average Padraig par... pic.twitter.com/TDipBFDppc
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) November 5, 2017
Shane Lowry finished tied for eighth after an underwhelming +1 final round.
Rose holed a 10-foot birdie putt at the final hole for a six-under par 65 to win by a stroke with an 18-under par tally on the Regnum Carya course.
The win comes a week after Rose captured the WGC – HSBC Champions in Shanghai and it boost sthe Rio Olympic champion’s hope of ending the year as European Tour No. 1.
South African Dylan Frittelli, with a seven-under par 64, shared second on 17-under with Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts who signed for a 66.
WHAT. A. FINISH!
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) November 5, 2017
A 72nd hole birdie and @JustinRose99 wins the #TurkishAirlinesOpen 🏆 pic.twitter.com/dpzduDNOca
– © AFP 2017 with additional reporting from Kevin O’Brien
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