Brilliant Brazel

Australian Sam Brazel produced a stunning approach shot to the final hole to set up the brilliant birdie which defeated Rafa Cabrera Bello by one shot and secured his first European Tour title at the UBS Hong Kong Open

Brazel lines up for his eight-foot putt on the 18th green

Brazel was looking cool and calm, rolling in a 30-footer on the 13th to get to 12 under and, while Dodt joined him with a gain on the 17th, the two-time winner dropped a shot on the last. Cabrera Bello had been out of sorts but he rolled in from the fringe on the 16th and when he made a 15-footer on the 17th, he and Brazel were back where they began the day, tied at the top.

Birdies at the 15th and 17th got Fleetwood to 11 under before playing partner Lipsky found the water on the 18th and all attention turned back to the final group and Brazel's big finish.

Paul Waring was at eight under, a shot ahead of Danny Chia and Pablo Larrazábal, with Jorge Campillo, Marcus Fraser, Jbe Kruger and Jason Scrivener rounding out the top ten at six under. What an epic final round with various players came within touching distance of winning the UBS Hong Kong Open as the European Tour brought down the curtain on 2016 in dramatic fashion.

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