Australia’s Brendan Jones added to his already impressive string of victories in Japan, clinching his 13th Japan Tour title at the Mizuno Open.
Jones’ four-under-par final round saw him finish atop the leaderboard at 19-under, three shots clear of the nearest competitor, KT Kim, whose final-round of 69 saw him finish at 16-under.
“I played great. I putted well, felt like I knew where all my shots were going and felt like I was in control of the tournament all weekend and that does not happen very often!” said Jones.
For his efforts the 38-year-old New South Welshman earned ¥22,000,000, and nabbed a coveted spot in last month’s Open Championship at Muirfield. It was Jones’ second Mizuno Open title, after claiming the 2004 version in a playoff.
With the win, Jones set records for the lowest winning score in event history (19-under); career wins on the Japanese Tour by a foreign player (13) and most money earned by a foreign player on the Tour, with a whopping ¥830,054,000 (over A$9 million) in his 12-year career in Japan.
“I never imagined I would be able to do something like that,” Jones said.
Last year, Jones was one of Australia’s most successful professionals, winning more than $1m in prizemoney courtesy of two victories on the Japan Tour.
IN THE BAG: BJ used the Callaway X Hot Driver and fairway woods, Legacy irons, the HEX Black Tour Golf Ball and an Odyssey putter.
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FINAL LEADERBOARD
| Position | Player | Prize | Score | ||
| WIN | Brendan JONES | ¥22,000,000 | -19 | 269 | |
| 2 | Kyung-Tae KIM | 11,000,000 | -16 | 272 | |
| 3 | Makoto INOUE | 7,480,000 | -13 | 275 | |
| 4T | Tetsuji HIRATSUKA | 4,840,000 | -11 | 277 | |
| Shingo KATAYAMA | 4,840,000 | -11 | 277 | ||
| 6T | Jung-Gon HWANG | 3,265,166 | -10 | 278 | |
| Ji-Ho YANG | 3,265,166 | -10 | 278 | ||
| Dong-Kyu JANG | 3,265,166 | -10 | 278 | ||
| Michael HENDRY | 3,265,166 | -10 | 278 | ||
| Daisuke KATAOKA | 3,265,166 | -10 | 278 | ||
| Hidemasa HOSHINO | 3,265,166 | -10 | 278 | ||
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