Ok.J. Choi captured the primary main of his profession after securing a two-stroke victory on the Senior Open Championship on Sunday in Carnoustie, Scotland.
Choi, 54, completed with a 2-under-par 70 on the ultimate spherical and ended up with a complete of 10-under-par 278 at Carnoustie Golf Hyperlinks. Sunday’s triumph was his first because the 2021 PURE Insurance coverage Championship.
Choi rolled in a protracted putt for an eagle on the par-5 14th to focus on his day. He additionally had 4 birdies to offset 4 bogeys.
Choi entered the ultimate spherical with a one-stroke lead over Australian Richard Inexperienced, who was bidding for his first main on the Champions Tour.
Inexperienced shot a 71 on Sunday to complete in second place at 8-under. He shot even-par on the entrance 9 earlier than recording 4 birdies towards three bogeys on the again 9.
Inexperienced ended up two strokes forward of England’s Paul Broadhurst (70 on Sunday), who gained the match in 2016 at Carnoustie.
“Slightly bit tentative, leaving all the pieces a foot and a half quick,” Broadhurst mentioned. “I had a little bit of a run at it on 12 and hit it six ft by and made it coming again.
“Clearly Ok.J. has performed very well across the again. I do not know what occurred, however he went from nowhere to 4 clear. He is clearly killed it someplace across the mid a part of the spherical. So nice stuff to him. He is performed very well.”
Canadian Stephen Ames, the first-round chief, carded a 71 to reside in fourth place at 3-under, one stroke forward of a seven-golfer contingent in fifth place.
Eire’s Padraig Harrington, who was included in that blend, had completed second on the occasion in every of the previous two years. He overcame a disastrous begin to the ultimate spherical — a triple bogey and a double bogey on the primary two holes — and made a spirited rally to complete with a 72 on Sunday.
“Yeah, look, that is what occurs on this recreation,” Harrington mentioned. “I knew I needed to push at the moment. I feel even after that, the couple of eagle possibilities, I had three good eagle possibilities there. I might have slipped a couple of extra putts in. However the excellent news for me is Ok.J. has run away with it, which is a pleasant factor. I’d hate to be ending up at the moment and 6-under par, 7-under par was profitable; it was would have been a disappointing day.”
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