Daniel Nisbet Wins Clearwater Bay Open in Playoff Against Alexander Kang

Daniel Nisbet Wins Clearwater Bay Open in Playoff Against Alexander Kang
Daniel Nisbet winner of the PGA Tour China Series Clearwater Bay Open hits an iron off the 16th tee on the final day Sunday Nov 6, 2016. Bill Cox/Epoch Times
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HONG KONG—Daniel Nisbet of Australia picked up 5 shots on the 4-shot overnight leader Alexander Kang to force a playoff, which Nisbet won with an 10ft eagle putt on the first play-off hole to secure the inaugural PGA China Tour Clearwater Bay Open title on Sunday Nov 6, 2016.

“That’s the fastest my heart has ever been beating on a golf course. It was just so exciting,” said Nisbet,

“I knew that if I controlled the speed of the putt that it would go in. I was a little bit excited as I put a good score together and then found out I was in a playoff, so there were a lot of emotions running through my body.

“When I was on 18 again for the playoff, I was calm, but my tee-shot started out left and I knew it had to be a little bit longer to be good. Luckily it hit the cart path and then bounced over the bunker and I probably got an extra 30 yards out of it as well. A little bit of luck went a long way for me today.”

Daniel Nisbet winner of the PGA Tour China Series Clearwater Bay Open lines up his put on the 18th green on the final day Sunday Nov 6, 2016. (Bill Cox/Epoch Times)
Daniel Nisbet winner of the PGA Tour China Series Clearwater Bay Open lines up his put on the 18th green on the final day Sunday Nov 6, 2016. Bill Cox/Epoch Times