Andrew Dodt wins Avantha Masters
- Sunday, 14 February 2010
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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













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