Felipe Aguilar wins The Championship at Laguna National

Felipe Aguilar wins The Championship at Laguna National
Felipe Aguilar wins The Championship at Laguna National

Felipe Aguilar of Chile produced a remarkable finish to win The Championship at Laguna National by a single shot from Denmark’s Anders Hansen and David Lipsky of the USA.

Felipe Aguilar of Chile produced a remarkable finish to win The Championship at Laguna National by a single shot from Denmark’s Anders Hansen and David Lipsky of the USA.

“Yesterday I didn’t have a good round and you figure that you’re so far back that you have no chance,” said Aguilar, who shot 72 on Saturday. “But today after the front nine I shot two under, I knew I had to go deep so I went for every single pin.

“Eight under on the back nine to win is pretty strong. I was right in between clubs on the 18th and, with the adrenaline, you don’t want to hit a half shot. So I took a hard pitching wedge and it went in – it was very special finishing like that.”

He couldn’t find another birdie and the title went to Aguilar.

“What can you say? It’s just one of those days,” said Hansen. “He played well obviously, although I thought I played well too. I can’t really blame myself.”

The win was Aguilar’s first since the 2008 Indonesia Open. The Chilean has played in 166 European Tour events since that last victory.

The Championship at Laguna National Laguna National G&CC, Tampines, Singapore May 1-4, purse €1,100,000, par 72

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