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Westwood overcomes late wobble for Indonesia hat-trick

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Lee Westwood battled back from a late putting collapse in the final round to win his third Indonesian Masters (AFP Photo/Arep Kulal)

Jakarta (AFP) - Lee Westwood battled back from a late putting collapse in the final round to win his third Indonesian Masters title Sunday in a dramatic sudden-death playoff with Thailand's Chapchai Nirat.

The English former world number one holed a six-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole to defeat the Thai and continue his love affair with golf in Asia.

Westwood's only two wins in 2014 came at the Thailand Golf Championship, in December, and the Malaysian Open last April.