South Korea's Kang Wook-soon dumped his Hong Kong bridesmaid tag yesterday, clinching a two-shot victory in the US$300,000 Perrier Open to erase the memories of his recent Fanling failures. Kang, runner-up in the 1997 Hong Kong Open and in the 1996 Alfred Dunhill Masters, fired a gutsy four-under-par 67 to finish on 12 under for the tournament ahead of England's Edward Fryatt. The softly spoken 32-year-old from Pohang had started the day two shots off third-round leader Hsieh Chin-sheng and knew he had to produce a low score to stake a claim for the title. His aggressive approach paid dividends immediately, when a superb nine-iron second shot left him barely a foot from the pin to set up a birdie. Four more birdies put him clear by three shots, and although he bogeyed the last he was not to be denied victory. The turning point, Kang said, came on the 16th hole. Two years ago, in the Alfred Dunhill Masters, Kang had led the field on the final round but a bogey on the 16th torpedoed his hopes, letting Bernhard Langer in for the win. 'Today the pin was in the same place as the Alfred Dunhill Masters. When I played it two years ago I hit left and bogeyed . . . today I hit right and I birdied. When I did that I knew I would win,' a delighted Kang said after picking up his US$50,010 winner's cheque. 'I knew I had to be aggressive because there were a lot of people near the top when I started,' he said. 'I like this course a lot. It has a lot of trees and it feels like a Korean golf course,' said Kang, when asked about his phenomenal success on the 6,727-yard Championship layout. Kang's nearest rival was Fryatt, who finished on 10 under for the tournament after a three-under-par 68. Like Kang, the turning point for Fryatt came on the 16th, where a double-bogey put paid to his chances. Overnight leader Hsieh also fell by the wayside, with a disappointing two-over-par 73 which left him joint sixth at eight under for the tournament. The expected challenge from Rodrigo Cuello, the 1996 Open winner who started the day two shots off the lead, also failed to materialise. Cuello's hopes were scuppered in the opening three holes, when he bogeyed the first and then suffered a calamitous quintuple bogey 10 on the sweeping 526-yard par-five third. Cuello finished the day with an eight-over-par 79 leaving him with an even par total of 284. On the local front, Derek Fung sealed his best ever Hong Kong Open with a solid one-under-par 70 for a five-under-par aggregate of 279, tied in 19th place with five others. Dominique Boulet, who was unable to repeat his high finishes of recent years, salvaged some pride with a respectable three-under-par 68 to finish in joint 42nd position on 283, one under for the tournament.