Quiros wins on dramatic final day

Spanish rookie Alvaro Quiros came from behind to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship by one stroke at Leopard Creek on Sunday.

Quiros wins on dramatic final day
Sun, 10 Dec, 2006 - 16:21
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Spanish rookie Alvaro Quiros came from behind to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship by one stroke at Leopard Creek on Sunday.

The unheralded Quiros shot a five-under-par 67 for a total score of 13-under-par 275 overall, pipping long-time leader, Charl Schwartzel.

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