In his first back-to-back win on tour, Justin faced a repeat of his (missed) playoff putt in the Masters against Sergio Garcia on the final green. With joint leader Nicolas Colsaerts an inch or two closer to the hole, Rose drained his 10-footer nervelessly then watched as his opponent’s effort slipped by the left edge.
His closing 65 was enough to pip first-round leader Colsaerts and the surging Dylan Frittelli by a stroke. With a maiden win on tour and a playoff loss to his credit, Frittelli is having a fantastic year. He really caught the eye here with a spectacular run of five birdies in a row on the front-nine, including three chip-ins!
In contrast with his sparkling play in earlier rounds, joint overnight leader Shane Lowry stumbled on Sunday and was soon passed by the field. However, there was a welcome return to form for Padraig Harrington in 4th, who was left ruing some loose play on Friday, but otherwise put together some of the tidiest golf of the week.
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