Aussie trio for Carnoustie
AUSTRALIA’S Adam Groom, David Gleeson and Won Joon Lee will play in this year’s Open Championship at Carnoustie after coming through final international qualifying.
Briton Ross Bain and Lam Chih-bing from Singapore also booked their places, after playing 36 holes over Sentosa Golf Club’s Tanjong course.
Groom, 28, finished on nine-under-par after rounds of 66 and 69, with Gleeson, Bain and Lam on eight-under, a shot ahead of Lee.
“It was going on well until I struck a triple bogey on the 9th hole,” said Groom. “But I knuckled down on the back nine and struck four birdies without a single bogey, so that was a good way to end the day.”
Lee finished level with Korea’s Park Jun-won, and took the final spot when he sank a three-foot birdie putt at the first play-off hole.
“This is fantastic. I was fully focused on my last shot at the play-off and, when it went in, I was really happy,” said Lee.
Lam became only the second Singaporean to qualify for the Open, at Carnoustie, Scotland, from July 19-22.
Reuters