DP World Tour : Volvo China Open Results
Ashun Wu produced a stunning final round of 65 to ensure there was a home winner as he secured his second Volvo China Open title in Shanghai.
The Chinese claimed his maiden DP World Tour crown at this event in 2015, which came six days short of exactly ten years before his second success in Shanghai.
The 39-year-old was on the periphery on the chasing pack for much of the final round, but five birdies on his back nine saw him climb to the top at -14 at Enhance Anting Golf Club.
None of the final three groups could match his total though, as Englishman Jordan Smith - Wu's playing partner - came home in second at -13.
Wu's fifth win on the DP World Tour - the 11th by a Chinese player - will see him rise to 22nd place in the Race to Dubai Rankings.
Wu, who carded two birdies and a bogey on the front nine, set alight his final round by matching Smith with birdies at the tenth and 11th to sit two adrift of his leading playing partner.
He added another at the 13th and when the Chinese crowd cheered home his 35 foot birdie putt at the 15th, he was joint leader at -13
Smith found the thick rough at the drivable par-four 17th and could not get up and down for a par to slide back, just as Wu played a splendid bunker shot to five feet for birdie to open up a two shot lead.
Wu laid up at the last to set the clubhouse target of -14 under with the lowest round of the day, with Smith completing his round with a birdie to finish one behind.
Germany's Paul was in third at -12, while Li, who had carded a double bogey, three dropped shots and three birdies through 16 holes, boosted his slim chances of play-off with an eagle two at the 17th.
The leading Chinese could not find the green in two at the par-five last as he settled for a bogey and tie for third with Chacarra and Dou at -11.
Finland's Pulkkanen was in solo seventh at -10, while Ding ensured there was four Chinese players in the top ten at -9 alongside Denmark's Jacob Skov Olesen.
edit ** Next week in China the tour moves 1500 kilometers south from Shanghai into the remarkable multi sport, entertainment and golf Mission Hills resort, headed up by Ken Chu who went to university at Western here in London, Ontario studying law before inheriting his father's Mission Hills resort, in Shenzhen.
They will play on Hainan Island, part of the Mission Hills development.
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Bryan Angus (edit)
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