Top-three results for Kobori, Garvey, Ieremia
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New Zealand golfer Kazuma Kobori has surged to his best finish on the DP World Tour.
Kobori fired a nine-under 63 in the final round of the BMW International Open in Munich, Germany on Sunday (Monday NZ Time) to finish in solo third at 18-under, four strokes behind tournament winner, Englishman Daniel Brown.
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The result, which netted the 23-year-old from Canterbury almost €150,000 (NZ$300,000), improved on his tie for ninth at the Singapore Classic in March. It was his ninth top-30 finish in 24 starts.
With an eagle, nine birdies and two bogeys at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried, Kobori climbed from a share of 17th after 54 holes to within reach of a maiden title.
He made the turn at five-under, after four birdies in a five-hole stretch from the second to sixth holes, and an eagle at the par-five ninth, where he put his second shot from 239 yards to within five feet.
Birdies continued to come on the back-nine, at the 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 18th holes, along with a bogey at the 17th.
Kobori is projected to move up 29 places in the DP World Tour's Race to Dubai rankings to 44th.
Fellow Kiwi Daniel Hillier will slip one spot to 10th in the season-long standings after missing the weekend cut by one stroke.
Amelia Garvey continued her strong form on the Ladies European Tour, finishing third for the third time in four tournaments.
Garvey shot a six-under 67 in the fourth round of the Women's Irish Open at Carton House on Sunday (Monday NZT), moving up to solo third at 14-under, seven shots behind runaway winner, English amateur Lottie Woad.
The 25-year-old from Canterbury made five birdies on the front-side, including three consecutive at the second, third and fourth, before two more at the 14th and 17th holes. She has moved to 10th in the LET Order of Merit.
Compatriot Momoka Kobori produced eight birdies - including at the last three holes - two bogeys and a double-bogey in a four-under 69 in the final round to move up to a tie for 31st at three-under.
On the Asian Tour, Denzel Ieremia produced six birdies and two bogeys in a four-under 69 on the last day of the International Series Morocco tournament to rise to a share of third at nine-under.
The result, which will lift the 29-year-old to 37th in the Asian Tour Order of Merit and 17th in the International Series rankings, bettered his tie for fourth at the Asia-Pacific Open Diamond Cup in 2019.
Ieremia managed the equal-second-best round of the day, with birdies at the fifth, eighth, ninth, 12th, 14th and 17th holes, along with a bogey on each side.
LIV Golf star Ben Campbell carded a two-under 71, including four birdies and two bogeys, on the final day at Royal Golf Dar es Salam to finish in a share of 22nd at three-under, overcoming a four-over 77 in the third round.
Meanwhile, Taranaki's Sam Jones shot rounds of 62, 68, 67 and 65 to finish tied for 15th at the Hotel Planner Tour's Interwitten Open in Austria. He has moved up to 23rd in the secondary tour's rankings as he chases a DP World Tour card.