The top-ranked Englishman sailed to a 4-under 68 in the final round at the Gary Player Country Club for a 271 total, chipping in from the fringe on 18 for a birdie finish.

“It was the stuff that dreams are made of, I guess,” Westwood said of the pitch and run that nestled in the cup for a three on the last hole in front of a packed gallery.

“I didn’t want to get ahead of myself but I knew I was playing well. It was a professional round I thought.

Recently, I really felt there was a good week coming.” Westwood had five birdies and a bogey, on No. 17 to secure the top ranking for the remainder of 2010.

The 37-year-old Westwood led the 12-player field since Friday and was unchallenged on the final day to win his first Nedbank title on his seventh attempt, collecting $1.25 million in prize money. It was his second tournament win of the year in his final event of the season. He carded under-par rounds of 68, 64, 71 and 68 through the tournament.

South Africa’s Tim Clark shot a 1-under 71 to finish second on 9-under 279, one better than compatriot Retief Goosen and Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez.

Paired with Westwood Sunday, Clark rolled in a seven-foot putt on 18 to save par and clinch second place — and a check for $660,000.
 
Ogilvy cruises to Australian Open victory

In Sydney, Geoff Ogilvy achieved a 26-year old long dream of capturing the Australian Open title when the 33-year-old from Melbourne cruised to an emphatic victory on Sunday.

Ever since he witnessed Tom Watson’s 1984 success at Royal Melbourne, Ogilvy has longed for the day to also be handed the gleaming Stonehaven Trophy.

Ogilvy could not have wished for a better scenario than walking up the final hole of The Lakes course enjoying a four-stroke cushion.

He calmly two-putted for a par in carding a three-under par 69 to win with a 19-under par total from fellow Australians Alistair Presnell (67) and Matt Jones (68) on 15-under par.

His four-round tally of 269, earning him a cheque for A$263,414 ($257,013), was the lowest in 22-years since American Mark Calcavecchia won the 1988 Australian Open at Royal Sydney.

“Ever since watching Tom Watson win in 1984, I’ve dreamed of winning the Australian Open,” Ogilvy told Reuters.

“Seeing Tom win at Royal Melbourne was something special and that really got me excited about golf because I was back at Royal Melbourne in 1985... the year (Greg) Norman won and then a year later, I was also at Royal Melbourne when Rodger Davis won.

“I was just so lucky to have grown up so close to Royal Melbourne because the course hosted just so many big tournaments like the Australian Open,” he said.
 
 
 
Karlberg takes Indian Open title

In New Delhi, Rikard Karlberg of Sweden shot a 2-under 70 Sunday to win the Indian Open after overnight leader Baek Seuk-hyun of South Korea faltered on the final day.

Karlberg’s 11-under total of 277 put him two shots clear of Baek, who only managed a final-round 73.

The Indian duo of Manav Jaini and Shiv Kapur tied for third, while five players were another stroke back in fifth.

Karlberg said he was confident because he had won another Asian Tour event, the SAIL Open tournament, at the same course earlier this year.

“I feel so comfortable when I am here,” said the 24-year-old golfer. “The putting was just unbelievable in the SAIL Open but here, my chipping and bunker shots were really good.” Baek, who led the field for two days, said a missed putt on the first hole and some bad tee shots pushed him off the pace.

“I was really nervous until the par five, where I made an eagle when I was co-leader, but I bogeyed the 16th,” said Baek, who secured a Tour card for next season.

“Rikard played really good the last two holes for those birdies,” Baek added.

Among the Indian challengers, the little-known Jaini impressed and even led the field for a brief period on the last day.

He was 11 under but let the opportunity slip with back-to-back bogeys on the 16th and 17th that dropped him to 39 on the back nine.