Bo Van Pelt wins CIMB Asia Pacific Classic

Bo Van Pelt of the USA has won the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic at The Mines Resort & Golf Club by six shots from his countryman Jeff Overton.

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Fergus Bisset
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Bo Van Pelt of the USA has won the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic at The Mines Resort & Golf Club by six shots from his countryman Jeff Overton.

Van Pelt began the final round of the event, co-sanctioned by the PGA and Asian Tours, with a one-stroke lead over Overton. The American increased his advantage with birdies on the 3rd and 4th holes.

Overton rallied slightly with birdies on the 9th then the 11th. But Van Pelt matched the birdie at the 11th before going on to put the tournament beyond doubt with four birdies in five holes from the 13th.

In the end Overton did well to hold on to second place and only managed to do so by birdying the 15th and 17th holes. He finished one clear of Fredrik Jacobson in third place.

Cameron Tringale of the USA posted a 64 to match Van Pelt's low round of the day. It lifted him into a share of fourth place with Colombia's Camilo Villegas and Mark Wilson of the USA.

CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia The Mines Resort & Golf Club, Selangor, Malaysia Oct 27-30, purse $6,100,000, par 71

1   Bo Van Pelt (USA)   66   64   67   64   261   $1,300,000 2   Jeff Overton (USA)   67   62   69   69   267   $550,000 3   Fredrik Jacobson (Swe)   65   64   71   68   268   $420,000 T4   Cameron Tringale (USA) 66   68   71   64   269   $265,000 T4   Camilo Villegas (Col)   69   66   68   66   269   $265,000 T4   Mark Wilson (USA)   67   66   67   69   269   $265,000 T7   John Senden (Aus)   67   70   68   65   270   $175,000 T7   Vijay Singh (Fij)      72   64   66   68   270   $175,000 T7   Ryan Palmer (USA)   71   65   67   67   270   $175,000

Note: Player score in bold signifies Titleist ball usage

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Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
Contributing Editor

Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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