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SA’s Dylan Frittelli pushes Rose all the way in Turkey
Antalya — SA’s Dylan Frittelli earned an R8.5m payday with the best round of the day after a thrilling final-round battle pitched him against Olympic gold medallist Justin Rose in the Turkish Airlines Open on Sunday.Frittelli ended his round with a fist pump as he holed out for birdie at the last for a seven-under-par 64, but the spoils went to Justin Rose just eight days after his World Golf Championship HSBC triumph.The Englishman denied Frittelli and Nicolas Colsaerts from Belgium a stab at a play-off when he also knocked in a birdie putt at the par-four closing hole for a six-under 65.The 37-year-old Rose sealed victory on 18-under-par 266, leaving Frittelli and Colsaerts, who returned a 66, to share second on 267.Over four days in Turkey, Frittelli again showed that he is a player of immense stature as he gave an excellent account of himself in one of the premium Rolex Series events on the European Tour’s Race to Dubai.Having followed a runner-up finish in the Volvo China Open ...
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