Hong Kong's Scott Rowe shot a closing round two-under-par 68 to share eighth place at the Perrier Hong Kong Open for his best finish in the tournament.
The towering 24-year-old finished ninth two years ago and he went one better this time to become the best Hong Kong finisher.
Rowe also gave himself a psychological boost after recently winning his European Tour card for next year.
'It's always nice to finish as the top Hong Kong player. Had I improved my score by another two shots I would have been in the top five, but top 10 is pretty good for me,' said the Hong Kong-based American, who became US$6,780 richer.
'I played okay today. I wasn't very sharp. I wasn't hitting as solidly as I liked but it's satisfactory.
'I had an opportunity to finish higher but four-under is a respectable score,' he said.
Rowe said gaining the European Tour card was a career boost and was just the ticket for him to earn a bigger slice of the prize money in more prestigious events.
