Bjork on song to win China Open

Sweden's Alexander Bjork has stormed to a one-shot win at the China Open in Beijing thanks to a final-round 65.

Sweden's Alexander Bjork produced a brilliant final round to secure his first European Tour title at the China Open in Beijing.

Bjork carded seven birdies in a flawless closing 65 at Topwin Golf and Country Club - which sits at the base of The Great Wall of China - to finish 18-under par, a shot ahead of Spain's Adrian Otaegui.

Otaegui was left to rue a three-putt bogey on the 17th, although a birdie on the last sealed outright second ahead of compatriot Jorge Campillo and the English pair of Matt Wallace and Jordan Smith.

Bjork began the day a shot behind Wallace and Otaegui, but made an ideal start with a birdie on the first and picked up further shots on the fourth and eighth to reach the turn in 33.

The 27-year-old also birdied the 11th, 12th and 15th to move ahead of clubhouse leader Smith, who had surged through the field with a superb 64, before a birdie on the 17th capped a nerveless display.


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