Scott cruises to third Singapore Open title

Published>Mon, Nov 15 10 09:23 AM

Australia's Adam Scott cruised to a three-shot victory at the $6 million Singapore Open on Monday, capping a fine fourth-round 68 with a birdie to become the first three-times winner of the event.

The Australian, a winner here in 2005 and 2006, returned to the Sentosa Golf Club early on Monday to finish the weather-hit co-sanctioned tournament on 17-under-par.

Denmark's Anders Hansen finished second after a 68 while U.S. Open winner Graeme McDowell (70) was tied for third with Sweden's Rikard Karlberg (67) on 13-under-par.

Last year's winner Ian Poulter started the day three shots off the lead but ended the round two-over-par and finished tied for sixth.

Scott said nerves almost got to him in the closing stages but a birdie on the 15th settled him.

"I haven't been putting my best lately and the demons starting creeping in a little bit on the back nine," Scott said.

"But fortunately I squashed them and made a good putt on 15. That gave me a little buffer and calmed me down for the last three."

Scott held a three-shot lead when the fourth round was suspended due to darkness a day earlier. Play had been suspended for five-and-a-half hours on Sunday due to thunderstorms and lightning.

Coming back to finish 10 holes on Monday was not ideal, Scott said, but he made the best of it.

"It was a bit of a grind this morning," said Scott, who returned to the Serapong course at 0730 local time.

"It's not an easy back nine to come out and play and I didn't make it look that easy either, so I'm just happy to be done.

"I'm very happy to be a winner here again."

McDowell, battling Martin Kaymer for the Race to Dubai title, took a chunk out of the German's lead but it could have been even better but for a three-putt par on the last.

Kaymer finished tied for 10th. (Editing by Alastair Himmer; to query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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