Jimenez wins Hong Kong Open golf

AFP
Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez carded a final-round 65 to take the trophy home by the most slender of margins

HONG KONG (AFP) –

Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez held off the rampaging Fredrik Andersson Hed to win the $2 million UBS Hong Kong Open on Sunday by one shot and become the oldest winner on the European Tour.

Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez held off the rampaging Fredrik Andersson Hed to win the $2 million UBS Hong Kong Open on Sunday by one shot and become the oldest winner on the European Tour.

The Swede surged into contention with a six-under-par 64 for a four-day total of 14-under-par 266. But Jimenez, 48, the overnight co-leader, clung on. He carded a final-round 65 to take the trophy home by the most slender of margins.