Chinese Liang Wenchong won his first major title of this year by winning the Singapore Masters defeating Iain Steel of Malaysia. During the playoff on Sunday, Liang made par on the first hole of a sudden death to win the title. On the final round of 73, Liang had shot 1 over par while Steel could manage only 1 under 71 to end the tied game at 11 under 277. By winning the title, Laing has earned 1.1 million dollars of prize money which was co-sanctioned by Asian and European Tours. Liang who had finished third at the Philippine Open has four birdies against double bogey and three bogeys while Steel shot four birdies against a double bogey and a bogey for his final round.
After the loss, Steel said that he had not executed his shot well off the tee making him loss maximum points and also the title. Simon Dyson from England got the third place as he was only one stroke behind after 1 under 71, he could manage to make three birdies against two bogeys. Nick Dougherty who was the initial leader leading in the filed made seven birdies and finished two strokes behind with 279, with fellow golfers David Lynn, Anthony Wall and Jean Van de Velde of France finished behind Dougherty. Dougherty was not happy with the result as he considered complaining to the organizers about the golf course which he felt was not consistent. He said that the course in some places was rough and also bit long, which in his words is too obscene and pathetic. Other players who participated in this championship include Peter Lawrie of Ireland, Indian Jyoti Randhwa, Welshman Craig Smith, Lin Keng-Chi of Taiwan and Terry Pilkadaris & Scott Barr of Australia.