Asian Tour: Ogletree romps to International Series England triumph, as Hong Kong’s Kho finds form for top 10 finish
- American Andy Ogletree cards final round 64 to finish seven shots ahead of England’s Ian Poulter
- Taichi Kho fires a 66 to finish in a tie for 10th, his best performance since winning the World City Championship in March
Andy Ogletree romped to his second International Series victory of the season in England on Sunday, as Taichi Kho rediscovered the form that helped him to become the first Hongkonger to win on the Asian Tour.
Ogletree began the day with a one-shot lead over South African Neil Schietekat, and overcame a bogey at the par-4 first to card a seven-under-par 64 to finish on 16 under overall.
While the American’s challengers came and went, most notably Schietekat whose 76 dropped him well down the list at three under, Ian Poulter matched the 64 to race up the leaderboard to finish second on nine under.
Abraham Ancer, Matt Jones and David Puig all began the day with hopes of challenging the leader, but could only manage even-par rounds of 71 to finish on seven under.
“If you’re leading and shoot the lowest round of the day no one can catch you, and I’ve always said that,” Ogletree said. “That’s my mentality, I don’t want to win by one, I want to, you know, crush people and that’s what I try to do. I’m super competitive and every day is a new tournament for me.”
Having already won in Qatar this year, Ogletree’s victory cements his place at the top of the International Series’ order of merit. Winning that would earn him a spot in LIV Golf next season.