Montgomerie fires a 10-under 60
Updated: March 27, 2005, 2:55 PM ET
Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand won the Indonesia Open by five strokes on Sunday, but it was Colin Montgomerie who had a final round to remember.
Montgomerie fired a 10-under 60, and saw his chance at 59 end when he missed a birdie putt on his last hole. He finished tied for fourth with Frankie Minoza of the Philippines at 18-under 262, seven shots behind Thaworn.
Montgomerie set one PGA European Tour and Asian Tour record with 10 birdies in his round, and just missed becoming the first player on the tours to shoot a sub-60 round.
"I had what's known as a golden opportunity to do a 59 ... but 60 is my lowest score," Montgomerie said. "I'm trying my hardest here to get back to where I feel I should be."
Raphael Jacquelin of France, with a final-round 65, was second, followed by Adam Fraser of Australia, who had a hole-in-one in his final round of 62.
Thaworn, who played 27 holes Sunday, completed his third round of the rain-interrupted event with a 4-under 66. Then, he had eight birdies and a bogey to finish with a four-day total of 25-under 255.
"I had a good feeling this week and felt I could take this tournament," Thaworn said.
The winner joins Thongchai Jaidee as the only Thai winners on the European Tour.
Montgomerie also completed his third-round earlier in the day -- a 4-under 66 thanks to an eagle on the par 5 ninth hole.
Ranked 54th in the world, Montgomerie needs to be in the top 50 to qualify for the Masters.
"If it's good enough to get into the top 50 for the Masters, then it's good enough," he said. "If it's 51st or 52nd, then we'll keep going."
All 79 players completed their third rounds early Sunday before playing the final 18 holes at the par-70 Cengkareng Golf Club.
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press
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