Greg Chalmers Australian Open
Greg Chalmers has won the Emirates Australian Open by a shot after a thrilling fourth round at The Lakes Golf Club.
The Australian left-hander hit a 3 under par 69 in a final round that included five birdies and two bogeys. Chalmers finished at 13 under par, a shot ahead of fellow Australian and third round leader John Senden and two shots ahead of Tiger Woods. Despite hitting 5 under par in the final round, Woods was unable to do enough to repair the damage done by his 3 over par third round score.
Tiger Woods Australian Open
Defending champion Geoff Ogilvy rallied in the fourth round and produced a stunning 7 under par round to climb up the leaderboard and finish joint 4th at 9 under par alongside Jason Day, Nick O’Hern, Adam Scott and Nick Watney.
Chalmers started the day two shots behind round three leader John Senden but hit 3 birdies in the first 7 holes to move two shots in front. Senden was able to reduce the deficit to a shot and was a 15m putt away from forcing the playoff on the 18th. But the was unable to make the shot handing Chalmers the victory and the chance of lifting the Stonehaven Cup.
Emirates Australian Open Leaderboard
| Position | Player Names | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Round Four | Total Strokes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Chalmers | 67 | 72 | 67 | 69 | 275 | -13 |
| 2 | John Senden | 70 | 71 | 63 | 72 | 276 | -12 |
| 3 | Tiger Woods | 68 | 67 | 75 | 67 | 277 | -11 |
| 4 | Geoff Ogilvy | 70 | 74 | 70 | 65 | 279 | -9 |
| 4 | Nick O’Hern | 69 | 72 | 66 | 72 | 279 | -9 |
| 4 | Adam Scott | 69 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 279 | -9 |
| 4 | Jason Day | 69 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 279 | -9 |
| 4 | Nick Watney | 66 | 73 | 68 | 72 | 279 | -9 |
| 9 | Aaron Baddeley | 73 | 71 | 67 | 69 | 280 | -8 |
| 9 | Ryan Haller | 70 | 73 | 65 | 72 | 280 | -8 |
View the full leaderboard and results for the 2011 Australian Open here.
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