Wu Ashun claimed his fourth DP World Tour title after an exemplary ultimate spherical show noticed him overcome a four-shot deficit and safe a four-stroke victory on the Magical Kenya Open at Muthaiga Golf Membership.
The 36-year-old was already probably the most profitable Chinese language participant within the Tour’s historical past, and his newest title can be one for the annals as he grew to become the primary Asian winner within the 55-year historical past of Kenya’s nationwide open.
Wu started the day 4 photographs again from chief Ewen Ferguson, however the Scot struggled proper from the off and opened the door to a wave of title contenders all through an exciting day at Muthaiga Golf Membership.
Regardless of a bogey on the second, Wu pressured his method again into the combo and a run of 4 successive birdies from the seventh gap launched him right into a two-stroke lead. Thereafter, he was composure personified and a birdie-birdie end rounded off a six beneath 65 – his greatest spherical of the week – for a 16 beneath par profitable whole.
Germany’s Hurly Lengthy and Canadian Aaron Cockerill each loved the perfect outcomes of their DP World Tour careers, sharing second place with Thriston Lawrence of South Africa, winner of the season-opening Joburg Open, on ten beneath par. Ferguson, who led by 4 photographs in a single day, closed with a five-over 77 to complete tied ninth. He later admitted that the stress of main obtained to him.
