Hend cruises to victory at Macau Open

Yahoo Sports | October 18, 2015

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In this photo taken and released by the Asian Tour on October 18, 2015, Scott Hend of Australia poses with the trophy after winning the Macao Open 2015 in China (AFP Photo/Arep Kulal)

Australian Scott Hend Sunday won a second Venetian Macau Open victory in three years after holding off title holder Anirban Lahiri and Chiragh Kumar of India with a final round of five-under-par 66.

Hend cruised to a three-stroke triumph at the Macau Golf and Country Club to become only the second player after China’s Zhang Lian-wei to win twice at the US$1 million Asian Tour event with a tournament record of 20-under-par 264.