Golf: Goosen wraps up classic win

Retief Goosen won the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth by a massive eight shots today to go back to the top of the European Order of Merit he won last year.

A tour-record 13 strokes clear after his course-record 63 in the third round, the US Open champion resumed with a double-bogey six but was never going to be threatened unless he continued to self-destruct. It did not happen.

There was another six at the long 15th and a closing bogey, but three birdies came as well to give Goosen the £150,000 first prize with a 73 and 14-under-par total of 274.

Sweden’s Pierre Fulke, who will make his Ryder Cup debut in September, showed a return to form with a best-of-the-day 66 to pip Sergio Garcia for second place. Ernie Els was fourth.

Perth Leaderboard:

14 under - Retief Goosen (Rsa)

6 under - Pierre Fulke (Swe)

5 under - Sergio Garcia (Spa)

2 under - Ernie Els (Rsa)

1 under - Simon Dyson

Raphael Jacquelin (Fra)

Anthony Wall

Level - Nick Dougherty

Mathias Gronberg (Swe)

Others:

1 over - Nick Faldo

3 over - Justin Rose

10 over - Lee Westwood