Taiwan golfer gets better of South Korean rival in play-off, exactly a year after losing a sudden-death showdown at Macau Golf and Country Club

Wang Wei-hsuan made sure lightning did not strike twice at the SJM Macau Open, winning in a play-off almost a year after a sudden death shoot-out shattered his hopes of taking the title.

Just 364 days after a heartbreaking loss to Germany’s Dominic Foos, the Taiwanese golfer got the better of South Korea’s Im Sung-jae in a final-round battle that went right down to the 72nd hole and beyond.

Trailing by a shot heading down the par-5 18th at Macau Golf and Country Club, Wang chipped in for an eagle to move ahead, only for his rival to grab a birdie, and their matching three-under-par 67s left them tied on 17 under overall.