Rose draws on Ryder Cup success to see off Westwood's challenge

Saturday 13 October 2012

Justin Rose drew on memories of his part in the "Miracle at Medinah" to beat Ryder Cup team-mate Lee Westwood for the second time in three days to win the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final and $1.5m.

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Rose had got the better of Westwood in the round-robin stages at Antalya Golf Club, shooting a round of 66 on his way to three wins out of three in Group 2 before beating 14-time major winner Tiger Woods in the semi-finals.

The Englishman again carded a round of 66 yesterday to win by a shot, with Westwood unable to reproduce the form that helped him shoot 64 in his final group match and then a stunning round of 61 a few hours later in his semi-final win over former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel.Rose never trailed in the match after holing from 25 feet for birdie on the first, but saw a two-shot lead cut in half on the 16th when he missed from three feet for birdie after Westwood had holed from three times the distance. However, Rose responded superbly with a long-range birdie 2 on the 17th, evoking memories of his monster putt on the same hole at Medinah as he birdied the last two holes to beat Phil Mickelson in the singles."I hit a poor putt on 16 and Lee flipped the script on me," Rose said. "I thought his ball was in the hazard – it was actually plugged in the rough – and then he makes 4 and I make 5. From that moment, it's going to be a tight finish."He hit a great shot into 17 and I really felt like I needed to make that putt, and the 17th against Phil came to mind, just drawing on positive experiences."Westwood had to settle for "just" $1m as runner-up, but was delighted to have quickly hit top form ahead of a busy end to the season."We both played really well, the slight difference was on the greens," Westwood said. "Justin rolled in a couple of 20-foot putts, one crucial one on 17, and the longest I made was nine feet on 16."I left a lot of chances out there but it's been a great week and that's the way it goes sometimes."

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