Mikael Lundberg wins Russian Open by two strokes
Mikael Lundberg previosuly won the Russian Open in 2005
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Sunday, 27, Jul 2008 04:38
Sweden's Mikael Lundberg shot a closing round of 68 to win the Inteco Russian Open for a second time in Moscow.
Lundberg birdied two of the last three holes to win the title by two strokes.
The 34-year-old Swede began the day with a one-shot lead which he briefly relinquished it briefly to Spaniard Juan-Manuel Lara.
Lundberg fought back however, and a 25-foot birdie on the 16th, and another on the 17th assured him of victory.
"You come here expecting to do well, wanting to do well, putting a lot of pressure on yourself, and you start wondering when you're going to screw it up," Lundberg said following his win.
"Lara went ahead and I thought 'okay, now you're behind', so I loosened up a little and the par save on 15 was important, otherwise I would have been two behind.
"I'm pretty satisfied with my game but I just haven't been putting the scores together. The game is there but there's just been a couple of holes each tournament that has let me down."