An Unforgettable Week

The quality of golf that the trio played on that final afternoon when the wind was at its strongest was nothing short of sensational. Together they combined for 14 birdies and just seven bogeys - exceptional scoring in the circumstances.

Jin contributed four of those birdies - the last of which would prove to be the most important of his career to date. After dropping shots at the 14th and 17th, his lead had evaporated. He was at 10-under playing the last, a score that Davis and Ruffels had both matched. Davis, who bogeyed the 17th, made the mistake of not making a four down the reachable 18th, while Ruffels, after an breathtaking long-iron to 12 feet, saw his eagle attempt on the home green narrowly miss. If Jin could make a four there was every chance, given the Sunday forecast, that the title - and that all-important Masters invitation - would be his.

In the press conference after the round, Jin said he had been fortunate that after firing his second shot through the green his ball was sitting up in the rough in a good lie. He was being modest because the chip that he struck to within tap-in distance of the hole for a cast-iron birdie was brilliant. There was of course no certainty then that the shot had just won him the title but so it proved.