Y.E. Yang wins Volvo China Open

South Korea’s Y.E. Yang claimed victory in the Volvo China Open at Suzhou Jinji Lake GC by two strokes over Welshmen Rhys Davies and Stephen Dodd.

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South Korea's Y.E. Yang claimed victory in the Volvo China Open at Suzhou Jinji Lake GC by two strokes over Welshmen Rhys Davies and Stephen Dodd.

After finishing tied eighth in last week's Masters, Yang made a 30-hour flight to Suzhou in China. But he showed no signs of fatigue in completing four excellent rounds to end the week on a total of 15-under-par.

Finland's Mikko Ilonen and another Welshman Jamie Donaldson were Yang's closest challengers going into the final day, starting the round one shot adrift of the Korean. But the pair failed to get it going over the closing 18 holes and both fell back into a tie for fourth with Johan Edfors of Sweden.

Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
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Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?