Golf: Australia's Hend seals first Asian Tour win

Australian star Scott Hend secured his maiden title on the Asian Tour with a three-stroke triumph at the Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational on Sunday.
He nailed a solid six-under-par 66 amid tough conditions at the Damai Indah Golf and Country Club for a 16-under-par 272 total, beating joint overnight leader Lin Wen-tang who finished alone in second place.
As a result of his success, Hend walked away with the top prize of 63,400 dollars and rises to 10th place on the Asian Tour's Order of Merit with total earnings of 210,917 dollars.
"I had a few runner-up finishes, which is nice financially but there is nothing like winning a tournament, it is truly satisfying," said Hend, who is in his second year on the circuit.
The former US PGA Tour player, who was five strokes off the pace heading into the final round, was three under after 12 before an eagle at the par five 13th placed him within a stroke of pace-setter Lin.
The Taiwanese star took a double bogey on the par three 15th after finding the water as Hend parred it to take the sole lead. He secured the title with a final birdie on the 17th.
"I was solid on the back nine. I was thinking that if I shot a six under today, I'll be happy no matter what the outcome, even if I had not won. Although Lin was banking on steady iorn play, Lin was unable to take advantage of the par three 15th hole as he slipped to a 74.
"My iron play was good so I thought I could be aggressive on the 15th hole. I was too fast off the tee and the ball found the water. But a good game by Scott," said Lin.
The other overnight leader, Iain Steel of Malaysia, was disappointed with his run when he finished in sixth spot after carding 76 for a 277 total. "It was a bad round. I was pressing for a win. It was my real chance to win without having to do anything spectacular as all I had to do was shoot a two under," said Steel.
Filipino Mars Pucay shot a 69 to finish in a tie for third place alongside Thailand's Udorn Duangdecha, who posted a 67, and American Anthony Kang who recorded a 73.