Justin Rose successfully defended his Turkish Airlines Open title and tomorrow he will become the new world number one in golf. Rose posted final round 68 and finished the tournament at 17 under par. Third round leader Haotong Li finished with the same score after 71 today. On the first play-off hole Rose made par which was enough for the win after Li’s bogey.
Turkish Airlines Open 2018 final leaderboard:
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Justin Rose and Haotong Li had the chance to win the tournament on the 72nd hole, but both of them missed their par putts.
Both players had putts for par on the 72nd hole#TurkishAirlinesOpen #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/snx5if94OV
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For the first time in his career Justin Rose successfully defends a title.
Toughest hole. Not for Rose!
Co-leader.#TurkishAirlinesOpen #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/G8TIxiNz1T
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Haotong Li had a tough day on the course.
"COME ON, BE GOOD!"
It was better than good 🎯 pic.twitter.com/B5hcFTdkZX
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Good week for Tommy Fleetwood, who shared 7th place in Turkey.
You can stop looking…
We've just witnessed the best up-and-down of the year!#TurkishAirlinesOpen #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/tz1sEvJb7K
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