Rashid ends T-6, Ormsby wins

Hong Kong, January 12

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Rashid Khan was the best-placed Indian with a tied sixth-place finish while three of his compatriots slipped on the back nine at the Hong Kong Open.

Australia’s Wade Ormsby cruised to the victory with a four-under-par 66 in the final round at the Hong Kong Golf Club. Ormsby totalled 17-under 263 for a wire-to-wire victory while Rashid (70) was 9-under 271. SSP Chawrasia, who seemed to be in with a chance at one point in the tournament, dropped two bogeys and a double bogey in last 10 holes to finish T-22, while Shiv Kapur (71) also had three bogeys in last eight holes and finished T-18 at 6-under. Ajeetesh Sandhu (70) was T-41st, Rahil Gangjee (72) and S Chikkarangappa (72) were T-47th. Aman Raj (74) ended T-60.

Unlike his first win at the Hong Kong Open in 2017 where he won by a single shot, Ormsby enjoyed a more comfortable victory as he triumphed by four shots over Major champion Shane Lowry of Ireland, who carded a final round of 64.

Steele shows steel in Hawaii

Los Angeles: American Brendan Steele, who hasn’t managed a US PGA top-10 finish in nearly two years, fired a six-under par 64 to seize a three-stroke lead at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

In wet and windy conditions at Honolulu’s Waialae Country Club, 403rd-ranked Steele fired his lowest round in three years and matched the week’s low round with a 6-under-par 64 to stand on 12-under 198 after 54 holes. Steele said. Americans Webb Simpson, Ryan Palmer and Collin Morikawa were on 203.

Grace storms to SA Open title

Johannesburg: Home favourite Branden Grace carded a sensational 9-under-par 62 to lift the European Tour’s South African Open trophy with a 3-shot victory. Grace mastered the Randpark Golf Club with eight birdies and an eagle, finishing on 21-under-par for the tournament, ahead of defending champion and overnight leader Louis Oosthuizen (68). It is a ninth European Tour title for the 32-year-old. — Agencies