SHANGHAI: Nineteen-year-old Li Haotong on Sunday became the youngest winner of an Asia-Pacific OneAsia tournament, taking the Nanshan China Masters by shooting a final round one-under-par 70.
"I think I am too young to win a Masters event," Li joked. He finished the tournament at nine under, taking home $180,000 of the $1 million purse.
Winds gusting up to 40 miles (64 kilometres) per hour added to the challenge on the final day.
"I could not stand sometimes when I was putting as the wind was so strong. I never played in wind like this," Li said.
Australian Lee Jun Seok shot a 69 at the par-71 Nanshan International Golf Club to take second place while Todd Baek of Korea posted a 74 for third.
Leading final round scores (par-71) 275 - Li Haotong (CHN) 68-65-72-70 279 - Lee Jun Seok (AUS) 69-69-72-69 281 - Todd Baek (KOR) 73-69-65-74 282 - Zhou Guowu (CHN) 68-71-70-73 283 - Nick Gillespie (NZL) 68-68-74-73 284 - Hu Mu (CHN) 69-71-72-72, Michael Sim (AUS) 70-69-69-76 285 - Lee Sang-yeop (KOR) 71-73-71-70, Choi Jin-ho (KOR) 70-73-67-75, Chang Yi-keun (KOR) 70-71-65-79
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