Kazuma Kobori second at British Masters
- Dave Worsley
- 8 hours ago
- 1 min read
New Zealand golfer Kazuma Kobori has had his best finish on the DP World Tour with a tie for second at the British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo.
The 23-year-old carded a seven-under-par 65 on the final day including going five-under in his final four holes. It moved him to finish at 15-under overall and six places up the leaderboard.
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Kobori had the clubhouse lead when he finished his final round ahead of Nicolai Hojgaard and Alex Noren his closest rivals, with the pair at that point one shot back but only through 14 holes.
Swedish veteran Noren finished with three birdies and a par through his final four holes to end the tournament 16-under and take a one-shot win. Hojgaard finished tied with Kobori for second
The result sees Kobori set a new career-best result on the DP World Tour, bettering his third-placed finish at the BMW International Open in mid-July.
Kobori pockets $521,899 and should move into the top 25 of the DP World Tour’s race to Dubai standings, with the top 70 at the end of the season moving into the playoffs.
Momoka Kobori the sister of Kazuma had a top-10 finish with an eighth placing at the Hills Open in Gothenburg on the Ladies European Tour. She was six shots back from the winner, Sweden's Meja