Spectacular finish gives Aguilar The Championship in Singapore

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REUTERS: Chile’s Felipe Aguilar holed out for an eagle on the par-four 18th to complete a stunning back-nine fight back and secure an unlikely one-stroke victory at The Championship in Singapore on Sunday (4 May).

Aguilar added six more birdies after making the turn, including one on the notoriously difficult par-three 17, to sign for an error-free 10-under-par 62 and a tournament tally of 22-under at the co-sanctioned European and Asian Tour event. Overnight joint-leader Anders Hansen of Denmark (67) had started his round with a bogey but picked up five birdies before the turn and looked set to claim a first European Tour win in five years. But he was pegged back by a bogey on the 16th and then needed to birdie either of the last two holes to tie Aguilar and force a playoff but fell just short. Hansen, who has three wins on the European Tour, finished joint second alongside American David Lipsky, who carded a bogey-free 65. India’s Rahil Gangjee birdied his last five holes during his round of 65 to finish three shots behind the winner in fourth. Thailand’s Panuphol Pittayarat, who had topped the leaderboard on the first three days, suffered a meltdown on Sunday and carded a 74 to finish eight shots back of the winner in a tie for 11th.

Mithun finishes joint 14th at The Championship, Singapore

Mithun Perera finished off with scores of 65, 71, 73 and 72 to finish up joint 14th with an overall score of 281 at the European Tour The Championship played at the par-72 course on Sunday at Tampines, Singapore to finish just behind Spaniard Rafael Cabrera-Bello on Sunday.