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Andrew Dodt wins Avantha Masters

Sunday, 14 February 2010
Fergus Bisset
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Andrew Dodt

Australia's Andrew Dodt emerged from a tightly bunched pack to claim his first European Tour victory at the Avantha Masters in New Delhi.

The 24-year-old who is a regular on the Asian Tour, birdied the final hole for a closing round of 68 to post the clubhouse lead on 14-under-par, a single shot clear of England's Richard Finch.

Barry Lane and Richard Bland had chances to catch Dodt, but both stumbled as their rounds reached a climax. Lane missed a short par putt on the 17th then a five-footer for birdie on the 72nd green.

Bland came to the 18th tee needing a birdie to join Dodt at the top of the leaderboard. But, he pulled his tee shot into the trees and his ball ended stymied against a tree root. He required two shots to extricate himself from the trouble and, in the end, did well to limit the damage to a bogey six.

Lane and Bland finished in a tie for third with Scotland's David Drysdale and Tetsuji Hiratsuka of Japan.

For Dodt, ranked 195th in the world going into this tournament, the victory gives his career a significant boost. He's now exempt for two years on the European Tour.

Avantha Masters
DLF Golf and Country Club, New Delhi, India
Feb 11-14, purse €1,500,000, par 72

1   Andrew Dodt (Aus)   67   68   71   68   274   €250,000
2   Richard Finch (Eng)   69   69   71   66   275   €166,660
T3   Richard Bland (Eng)   68   71   66   71   276   €71,250
T3   David Drysdale (Sco)   68   67   71   70   276   €71,250
T3   Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jap)   73   62   70   71   276   €71,250
T3   Barry Lane (Eng)       67   67   71   71   276   €71,250
7   Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 68 71 66   72   277   €45,000
T8   Yih-Shin Chan (Tpe)   65   68   72   73   278   €29,775
T8   Darren Clarke (NIR)   71   66   70   71   278   €29,775
T8   Oliver Fisher (Eng)   70   67   71   70   278   €29,775
T8   Jeppe Huldahl (Den)   71   70   66   71   278   €29,775
T8   Jason Knutzon (USA)   70   67   72   69   278   €29,775
T8   Steven O'Hara (Sco)   69   73   67   69   278   €29,775

Note: Player scores in bold signifies Titleist ball usage only