Overnight co-leader David Smail held off a late charge from Toru Suzuki to capture his second title of the season after a 5-under-par 67 at the Bridgestone Open on Sunday.
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| David Smail holds the trophy after winning the Bridgestone Open at Sodegaura Country Club in Chiba Prefecture. |
Tied for the third-round lead with Yusaku Miyazato, New Zealander Smail pulled away with birdies on Nos. 1 and 2 at Sodegaura Country Club in Chiba and picked up another shot with a 15-foot birdie putt on the seventh to complete a bogey-free front nine.
The 35-year-old Acom International winner carried the momentum on to the back nine and added birdies on the 10th and 15th but bogeyed the 17th and saw his lead cut to one stroke after Suzuki birdied No. 18.