Luiten staves off Wood to claim Oman Open title


  • Golf
  • Sunday, 18 Feb 2018

FILE PHOTO - The 146th Open Championship - Royal Birkdale - Southport, Britain - July 21, 2017 Netherlands’ Joost Luiten hits his tee shot on the second hole during the second round REUTERS/Andrew Boyers

(Reuters) - Joost Luiten of the Netherlands outplayed England's Chris Wood on the final stretch of the Oman Open to claim a two-shot win and his sixth European Tour title at Al Mouj Golf on Sunday.

Luiten, 32, fired three birdies on the back nine and carded a four-under-par 68 to stand at 16-under for the tournament and move into the top 10 of the Race to Dubai Rankings.

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