South Korea's Jin Jeong wins the Perth International. Source: GREG WOOD / AFP
KOREAN young gun Jin Jeong has claimed the biggest win of his short career after taking out the ISPS HANDA Perth International.
Jeong, 23, edged out England's Ross Fisher in a playoff to claim the title in front of a packed gallery at the 18th hole at Lake Karrinyup.
Fisher missed a four-metre par putt on the first playoff hole, leaving Jeong with a one-metre uphill putt, which he duly holed to snare the trophy.
Jeong will now hold a European Tour card for the next two years after earning an exemption, while the result was enough to propel Fisher into the top 60 of the Race to Dubai standings.
Jeong began the day just one shot off the pace before a double-bogey at the first hole threatened to derail his round early.
But the youngster refused to be rattled, snaring five birdies for the rest of the round – including a chip-in at the 12th – to seal his place in the playoff.
WA's Brody Ninyette held the lead for much of the day only to lose his way on the back nine.
The 26-year-old from Busselton opened up a three-shot advantage at one point, before bogeys at 13, 16 and 18 to finish even for the day and two strokes behind the leaders.
Fellow Aussie Dimitrios Papadatos and England's Danny Willett also finished in a tie for third.
World No.21 Dustin Johnson shot the best round of the day with a 66, but finished well off the pace at -4 for the tournament after a disappointing showing on Friday and Saturday.
Johnson said he was happy with his final round and already has his eye on returning next year.
"I played better today – I putted a little better," he said.
"I've really enjoyed my time here.
"I like the golf course and it's definitely a place I would come back to."
Defending champion Bo Van Pelt never got going today and failed to mount a serious charge, finishing at -3 after a round of 73.
WA's Brett Rumford was another who was unable make an impact, following up his blazing Saturday round of 65 with a 72 to finish three strokes back.
There was late drama at the 18th towards the end of the day when a female spectator was felled by an errant approach shot from Northern Ireland's Michael Hoey.
JIN JEONG (Korea) -10 – won in playoff
Ross Fisher (England) -10
Brody Ninyette (Australia) -8
Dimitrios Papadatos (Australia) -8
Danny Willett (England) -8
Brett Rumford (Australia) -7
Joel Sjoholm (Sweden) -6
Richard Finch (England) -6
JB Hansen (Denmark) -6
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