GOLF NEWS
Rumford wins Ballantine ’ s
Brett Rumford has won the Ballantine ' s Championship in South Korea after the final round was forced into a threeway playoff .
Rumford played a very strong game on the front nine with a total of six birdies and made it to the turn in just 30 strokes . In fact , he had a two-shot lead right up until the seventeenth hole , a bogey on the thirteenth salvaged by a birdie on the following hole .
However he then stumbled with double-bogey after a penalty drop from a bush . This drew him level with Marcus Fraser and Peter Whiteford . On the final hole , Rumford missed his chance to birdie and had to settle for par . Fraser and Whiteford followed suit and the result was a three-way tie at the top with 11-under scores of 277 .
The round was forced into a playoff between the three leaders on the eighteenth hole but things soon looked up for
Rumford when he made it to the green in two strokes , something his rivals failed to do . From there , all it took was an eagle putt to win him the game .
" It was an absolute rollercoaster ride of emotions out there this afternoon ." Rumford said . " Obviously my last five holes yesterday and front nine today got me in a great position to take this tournament . Ballantine ' s is always a tremendous sponsor and it ' s just a great event ."
This victory marks Rumford ' s fourth European Tour title and it gives him a significant bump in the world Golf Rankings from 253rd up to the top 120 .
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