KOEPKA BAGS TITLE, SHARMA FINISHES T- 55

New Delhi: After a sublime third round, Shubhankar Sharma shot a modest 74 to finish a distant Tied- 55th at the CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES in Jeju Island, South Korea, on Sunday. Sharma had four birdies and four bogeys and an eagle in his round of 74 as he totaled 1under 287. His third round of 64 had seen him rise to T- 26 and raised hopes of coming inside Top- 20 after a T- 10 finish at CIMB Classic a week earlier. The star of the day was threetime major champion and 2018 PGA Tour Player of the Year Brooks Koepka, who produced a commanding 8- under 64 with a closing eagle to beat back the opposition by four shots. Koepka totalled 21- under total of 267. With the victory, Brooks Koepka moves to No. 1 in the official rankings for the first time in his career, passing Dustin Johnson for the top spot. Koepka has now won three of his last 11 starts on the PGA TOUR. Gary Woodland started the day five strokes behind Koepka but pulled level after making six birdies in seven holes on the front nine. As the two battled it out on the back nine, Koepka again pulled ahead only to see Woodland birdieing 15th and 16th again pull level. However, Koepka did the same, and a bogey by Woodland on the par- 3 17th gave Koepka the cushion he needed to close out the win. Woodland finished second after a 63, while Ryan Palmer birdied his last seven holes of the final round to set the course record with a 10under 62 to finish in a tie for third place with Rafa Cabrera Bello ( 65).