On December 13, Beijing time, the QBE Shark Challenge ended. The Luo Xiangyu/Koklark combination caught 12 birds on the last 13 holes of the four-man four-goal best hole match. He handed over a all-time low of -12 in the final round and bounced back from a 3-stroke trail to win the tournament's first victory with a one-stroke advantage. Both have previously partnered with others to win the runner-up.
The $3.6 million tournament prize money will be split equally between the two of them at $895,000 in championship prize money.
(Round 3 Highlights)
First suppress and then rise! Catch 9 birds in a row and skyrocket
Koklark and Luo Xiangyu started off without a victory, they even swallowed a bogey on par 5, when they were five strokes behind, but they quickly adjusted to catch nine birdies in a row.
(Best goal in the third round: Luo Xiangyu's 9th green cutter to catch the bird!) ）
Seven of these birds were made a contribution by Luo Xiangyu. Kocrac also unleashed his power at a crucial moment, knocking on the door to victory with a 2-yard birdie.
(Catching 9 birds in a row)
With two holes left in the game, all four teams had a chance to win. Koclak hit the green with precision and hit the ball 2 yards from the side of the flagpole. In the end, he managed to catch a bird in the closing hole, which established a two-stroke lead. The two teams behind them had to hit the hole straight from the fairway to play the extra hole.
(Well done!) Complement each other and win in the end)
When the duo caught a bird in the first 5 holes today and swallowed a bogey, they didn't have the momentum to win the title at all. But then they didn't get discouraged and doubted themselves. In the ensuing fixtures, they caught birds on every hole except for the 15th hole.
"We had a bad start," Mr. Luo said. "We kept telling ourselves that there were a lot of birdie opportunities to hole after that. I started catching some birds and our hands started to heat up. ”
(Cup-up moment!) ）
Na jie and Kokrac are the same swing coach, Drew Steckel, and they often play practice rounds together.
Lead the table
Billy Hoschel scored a birdie near the water barrier and he and Burns shot a 61, one shot behind to finish in second place alone. Neither of the three rounds exceeded a 62.
(Dey and Leishman in the final round)
Mark Leishman and Jenson Dey started with a 56 and were in the lead throughout the week, but they failed to keep up. Leishman pushed in more than three yards on the 17th par-5 to close the gap to one shot.
But then Koklark caught the birdie, and the Australian duo only made a hole in the closing hole.
They finished with a 65, tied for third with last year's tournament champions Harris Inglish and Matt Kuchar, who finished with a 62.
(Lexie Thompson and Baba's interaction on the field)
Lexi Thompson, the only LPGA Tour player on the field, teamed up with Baba Watson to shoot a 68 in the third round to finish ninth from 12 participating teams.