An Byeong-hun of South Korea poses with the trophy after profitable the Genesis Championship golf event at Jack Nicklaus Golf Membership Korea in Incheon on Sunday. (AFP-Yonhap)
An Byeong-hun beat fellow South Korean Tom Kim in a play-off on the Genesis Championship on Sunday to win his second DP World Tour title and first for nearly 10 years.
The house pair thrilled massive crowds on the Jack Nicklaus Golf Membership in Incheon, close to Seoul, as they each carded final-round 67s to complete stage on 17-under.
They went again down the 18th the place Kim discovered bother within the form of the hospitality stands surrounding the inexperienced and will solely make a bogey, leaving An a tap-in for victory.
Six gamers at one stage held the lead or a share of it throughout a dramatic closing spherical.
However US PGA Tour star Kim emerged from the pack and was one away from An heading down the final after his fellow Korean had lipped out to drop a shot on the seventeenth.
Each hit very good approaches to eight ft on the par-five 18th. An put the stress on by draining his birdie earlier than Kim lipped out with the putt which might have given him the win. An took his first victory on the DP World Tour since lifting the 2015 PGA Championship at Wentworth.
“It is nice, I’ve had an awesome season clearly, it has been too lengthy (to win) on the primary Tour,” the 33-year-old An mentioned.
“All I attempted to do is present some nice golf in entrance of the house followers, it has been some time since I’ve performed in entrance of them.
“It feels superb, it is a bit of a disgrace that Tom had a little bit of a multitude there, however it’s been an awesome event for me, I’ve actually loved it.
“I simply bought a bit bit fortunate to be a winner on the market right now I feel.” (AFP)
