Smith on Road to Oman after winning in RAK

ras al khaimah — A dramatic late surge on the back nine gave Jordan Smith a second European Challenge Tour win of the year at the Ras Al Khaimah 2016 Golf Challenge and secured him the Road to Oman top spot heading into the season finale.

The Englishman made four birdies in five holes to take a oneshot lead down the last hole at Al Hamra Golf Club, and a safe par meant the 23 year old edged JoséFilipe Lima into second place with a final round 66 and an overall total of 20 under par.

The win returns him to Number One spot in the Rankings – meaning his caddie will wear a golden bib at the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final next week — and he was delighted to match his early season victory in Egypt with another trophy in similarly hot conditions.

“I’m over the moon to be honest, really happy,” he said.

Lima’s outstanding weekend rounds of 66 and 65 took the Portuguese into outright second and have lifted him into the top 16 of the Rankings at the timeliest moment of the year, with European Tour cards decided in seven days’ time.

Former Dubai resident Johan Edfors was right at home as he closed with a 67 to take third place on 17 under par, with his fellow Swede Marcus Kinhult and Spaniard Pedro Oriol sharing fourth place to secure top 70 spots on the Road to Oman and secure their Challenge Tour status for next season.