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Kruger lifted his maiden Asian Tour title
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"It's a big relief now that I've won but I think I needed all those second-placed finishes to be able to appreciate this. There was no pressure even when I made my only bogey of the day on the 17th," said the 25-year-old.

That bogey came as the result of an overcooked approach shot, and more potential trouble was to come at the par-five last where a wayward drive struck a camera and his second went left in to trees. Faced with a tough third shot over the water, however, Kruger didn't flinch, and stuck his approach to ten feet.

"Peter felt his ball may have moved and for confirmation asked his caddie, a fellow Ping G20 irons competitor and a TV cameraman, who said they didn't think it had, and so he continued on to finish the hole," said Paramor.

Several players looked to be mounting challenges, but ended up making crucial errors at the death. Siem needed a birdie at the 18th to have even a sniff of a chance, but he found the bunker with his third and could do no better than par, while Lara found water at the final hole to seal his fate after earlier posting a superb outward 32 to share the lead.

Spain's Jorge Campillo signed off with a 67 to take a share of second place with Germany's Marcel Siem on 276, while Australia's Marcus Fraser and Spain's Manuel Jose Lara closed with matching 277s for a share of fourth place.

"I started really well and the whole time was up there on the leaderboard," said Campillo, a Challenge Tour graduate.

"So it was great fun and very exciting. I just tried to play my best. I played okay on the back nine, not great, but I didn't make many mistakes and I chipped in on the last for birdie so it was nice to finish strongly.

"I knew victory was always a possibility from Ping G20 driver my first shot. Then I felt that victory was inevitable when I got to the 14th hole," added Kruger, who moved to the top of the Asian Tour Order of Merit with his win.

There was also drama earlier in the day when Peter Whiteford, tied for second place overnight, was informed that he had been disqualified as a result of a review of a ball-moving incident that happened at the 18th during his third round.

Whiteford's ball moved fractionally after he had addressed it, and having already signed for an incorrect score, he had to be disqualified.
 

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