Korean golfer Wang wins Mauritius Open for second consecutive title
South Korean Wang Jeung-hun claimed his second European Tour title in as many weeks by overhauling overnight leader Siddikur Rahman to win the Mauritius Open by one shot on Sunday.
The 20-year-old took the Trophee Hassan II title last week in Morocco, and could now move into the top 70 in the world rankings having been 133rd a fortnight ago.
He carded an even-par final round of 72 at the Four Seasons Golf Club, with a birdie at the 18th sealing a thrilling victory on a six-under-par total of 282.
Wang is the first man to win back-to-back European Tour events since Rory McIlroy at the Bridgestone Invitational and USPGA Championship in 2014.
He is also the third-youngest player to win his first two tournaments on the tour in the same season, with only Spaniards Sergio Garcia and Jose Maria Olazabal managing the feat at a younger age.
"I hope I can win three in a row, but next week is a really big tournament and it's my first time in Ireland, so I'm not sure," Wang told www.europeantour.com, referring to next week's Irish Open at the K Club.
"I probably had luck on my side today. I wasn't even thinking about winning this week until the 16th. I missed a lot of putts so I thought I didn't have any chance to win."
Wang started the day one stroke behind playing partner Rahman of Bangladesh, and slipped further adrift with a bogey at the opening hole.
Rahman briefly pulled four clear, and took a three-shot advantage into the final three holes.
But the 31-year-old buckled under the pressure of trying to win his first title on one of the two major tours, double bogeying the 16th and taking a four on the par-three penultimate hole.
The duo were locked at five under going up the par-five last and Wang superbly got up and down from the greenside bunker for birdie, before Rahman saw his chip to force a play-off hit the pin.