England's Justin Rose edged Dane Lucas Bjerregaard by a stroke in their final-round duel to win the Hong Kong Open Sunday for his eighth European Tour title. The lead changed hands several times during the round but it was the world No. 7 who finally prevailed with a two-under-par 70, which included four birdies and two bogeys, for a final total of 17-under. "Lucas played incredible golf," Rose told reporters. "It was the first time I had the chance to play with him. I was thoroughly impressed, not just his game but his temperament and how he is as a person. "When you separate yourself from the field like we did, it's probably a tough one for him to lose. But he didn't lose it, just both of us played incredibly well and separated from the field. "I'm very happy to get the job done. I had a chance to win in Napa last week, I was tied for the lead going down the 10th hole and let that one flitter away a little bit. I wanted to hang onto this one." The duo came into the final round four strokes clear of the chasing pack and maintained that gap while fighting for the title. Bjerregaard, who picked up his fourth top-10 finish in the last month, saw his chances fade with a double bogey on the par-four 14th. He carded five birdies and two bogeys during his round of 69. "It was fun to battle with Justin these last two days," said Bjerregaard. South Korean Lee Soo-min shot a 64 to surge up the leaderboard for a share of third place with British Masters winner Matthew Fitzpatrick, American Patrick Reed and Australian Jason Scrivener — all on 11-under. Rookie Stegmaier ahead Two months after contemplating retirement, PGA Tour rookie Brett Stegmaier birdied the final hole to earn a one-stroke lead after the third round at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas Saturday. Stegmaier, in just his fifth start on tour, closed strongly to card a three-under-par 68 on the TPC Summerlin, which played unusually difficult due to firm greens. He posted a 13-under 200 total, one stroke ahead of fellow American Morgan Hoffmann (71), who sank a 10-footer at the par-four 18th to salvage bogey after yanking his drive into a rocky lie in a desert hazard. Kevin Na (68), Jimmy Walker (69) and Chad Campbell (70), all tour winners, are two shots behind, while German Alex Cejka, boosted by a hole-in-one with a six-iron from 212 yards at the 17th, is among a group of three adrift. Stegmaier, 32, who has plied his trade on almost every mini-tour in the United States, was playing so badly in September that he thought about quitting. Without any other appealing employment prospects, however, he decided to persevere on the secondary Web.com Tour. Suddenly he found form and five weeks later earned his card to the main tour. He seems unfazed by his lofty position. "I felt really comfortable," he told Golf Channel. Hoffmann, meanwhile, made his move late with four birdies in five holes from the 13th, before giving one back at the last. Na, who lost a playoff at the season-opener in California last week, continued his good form to lurk within striking distance again.
