Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Australian golfer Nick Cullen won the Indonesia Open 2012 International Golf Tournament assuring a stroke over after a final put at Emeralda Gold, Cimanggis, Depok, West Java, on Sunday.

Nick Cullen also led in the third round before on Saturday with unsurpassable scores although he did not play quite accurately recording 74 strokes or two strokes over par at the final put.

Totally however Nick scored 279 strokes or nine under par,which was a stroke over that of New Zealander golfer David Smail who scored 280 strokes or eight under par.

Three golfers namely Michael Long (New Zealand), Yoshikazu (Japan) and David Oh (US) were tied at third place with 281 total strokes or seven under par.

Indonesian number one golfer Rory Hie meanwhile had to be satisfied with a ninth tie with two other golfers namely Liang Wenchong from China and Park Eun-shin from South Korea with 283 total strokes or five under par and four strokes below Cullen`s.

Other Indonesian pro-golfer Andik Mauluddin was tied at 286 total strokes or two under par.

"I have prepared well for the tournament. I have trained hard and the result was I played well," Cullen said.

"This was the second time I played in Asia and the condition here was different from that in my country," he said. Cullen received US$172,000 in prize for his victory.

Following is the final results of the Indonesia Open 2012:

270 - Nick Cullen (Australia) 72-66-67-74

280 - David Smail (Australia) 68-69-74-69

281 - Michael Long (New Zealand) 75-73-68-65, Yoshikazu Haku

(Japan)70-69-74-68, David Oh (US) 72-67-71-71

282 - Satoshi Tomiyama (Japan) 71-70-74-67, Hu Mu (China)

73-68-71-70, Stephen Leaney (Australia) 72-70-67-73

283- Rory Hie (Indonesia) 73-70-72-69. Liang Wenchong (China)

69-73-72-68, Park Eun-shin (South Korea) 74-69-69-71

284- Prayad Marksaeng (Thailand) 74-68-74-68, Kim Meen-Wee

(South Korea) 70-70-68-74-68.

285 - Naoto Nakanishi (Japan) 72-71-73-69, Jay Choi (US)

71-72-71-71, Ashley Hall (Australia) 7-74-67-72.286 -

Andik Mauludin (Indonesia) 71-74-72-69, Masaya Tomida

(Japan) 72-70-76-68, Thaworn Wiratchant (Thailand)

75-71-69-71, Terry Pilkadaris (Australia) 73-71-70-72,

Hiroyuki Fujita (Japan) 70-71-72-73.

287 - Scott Laycock (Australia) 76-71-71-69, Mark Brown

(New Zealand) 76-72-71-68, Matthew Griffin (Australia)

73-74-69-71, Mamo Osanai (Japan) 71-72-69-75. (*)

Editor: Kunto Wibisono
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