Kruger wins Asian Tour’s typhoon-ravaged Taiwan Masters

HONG KONG: Jbe Kruger shot a final-round three-under 69 to triumph by two strokes at the Asian Tour´s weather-shortened Mercuries Taiwan Masters on Sunday for his first win in five years.

South Africa´s Kruger finished on eight-under par after Typhoon Krathon wiped out Thursday and Friday´s play and reduced the tournament to 54 holes crammed into the weekend. South Korea´s Wang Jeung-hun and Thailand´s Pavit Tangkamolprasert finished tied for second on six-under at Taiwan Golf and Country Club.

Kruger and Wang had stood on the 18th tee both on seven-under par but the South African´s closing birdie proved more than enough as the South Korean dropped a shot after missing the fairway. “It means the world,” said 38-year-old Kruger, who becomes a three-time winner on the Asian Tour.