Justin Rose won the Indonesian Masters by an impressive eight shots to end his 2017 season on a high note.
The Ryder Cup star fired a final round 62 at Royale Jakarta Golf Club to pull well clear of the chasing pack, which was led by Thailand’s Phachara Khongwatmai.
Rose was 10 under par after 13 holes in the final round, and a 59 looked on the cards, but a bogey at the par-4 16th ended his hopes of breaking the magic 60 barrier.
After weather delays on Friday and Saturday, Rose was forced to play the final 12 holes of his third round on Sunday. He completed that in 66 to give him a three-stroke lead heading into the final round, which started almost immediately. He started strongly, with four birdies in a row before eagling the ninth to make the turn in 29. He kept the momentum up over the back nine, dropping just one shot to bogey the 16th.
Poor weather plagued the event, disrupting play most days, and it was no different on Sunday, as lightning storms saw the tournament suspended twice. But the foul weather appeared to have little impact on the 2016 Olympic champion, who commanded the clubhouse lead on day one and never relinquished it, ending the week on 29 under par.
“That’s my largest ever winning margin at a tournament,” said Rose, for whom this was his third victory in the last two months. “To do it at the end of a long season, to come here with my game in good shape, and to deal with the jetlag, deal with the rain delays, and to stay focused all four rounds, is something I’m very pleased about.”