Aiken Clinches Avantha Masters

 

Thomas Aiken  clinched the Avantha Masters with a a bogey-free 67 to claim a three-shot victory.

The South African's final round took him to 23-under-par overall and earned him the second European Tour victory of his career at the Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa resort in New Delhi.
Aiken, went in at on Saturday at 3 ahead overnight after firing a 62, reached the turn in 34 thanks to birdies at the second and fifth.
And three further birdies on the back nine, including at the 18th, closed out the 29-year-old's triumph.
His nearest challenger was India's Gaganjeet Bhullar, whose eight-under 64 was the low round of the day and left him on 20-under-par for the tournament.

China's Liang Wenchong, playing with Aiken in the final group, had a hole-in-one at the par-three seventh before his challenge petered out during the back nine and his 69 placed him third at 18-under-par.

"They just kept coming at me today," said Aiken, whose previous win came at the Spanish Open in 2011.
"I tried my best to get a little bit of a lead but couldn't get it going, everyone was holing everything. Finally I can have a bit of a breather."