Shanghai — Justin Rose roared back from an eight-stroke deficit to claim a stunning two-shot win at the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai on Sunday after world No1 Dustin Johnson threw away the tournament with a record-tying collapse. Eight strokes adrift of Johnson on the first tee, Englishman Rose fired a five-under 67, tearing up the back nine with five birdies at Sheshan Golf Club as the US player gave up a six-stroke lead to finish runner-up with Henrik Stenson and Brooks Koepka. Johnson, who had been bidding to become the first to win three WGC titles in a year, instead joined Sergio Garcia and Greg Norman with the record for the largest blown lead in surrendering a PGA Tour event. Garcia lost at Quail Hollow in 2005, with Norman’s meltdown coming at the 1996 Masters. "I kind of played matchplay against the golf course," said former US Open winner Rose, who finished the $9.75m event with a 14-under total of 274. "I figured I was playing for second. I thought 13 [under] was ...
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