Canada's Richard Jung wins Beijing Championship
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The course this week is a par-72 totaling 7,178 yards.
The winning score at the 2018 Beijing Championship at Topwin Golf and Country Club was Peter Campbell's 17-under score. This year, Richard Jung finished at 19-under.
Canadian Myles Creighton earned his first top-10 on the PGA TOUR Series-China this week after he tied for ninth, with rounds of 68-67-68-74.
This is Richard Jung's third career PGA TOUR Series-China top-10. He has two wins to go with his tie for eighth at the 2018 Chengdu Championship.
Chinese Taipei's Chiehpo Lee has a strong closing round, going bogey-free with his 6-under 66. He had three front-nine birdies Sunday then went on a flurry, with three consecutive, starting at No. 13. He began the round tied for 11th and moved up eight spots, tied with Max McGreevy.
Chiehpo Lee was the only player to enjoy four sub-70 rounds this week. He shot scores of 69-69-68-66.
China's Huilin Zhang had a disappointing final day. Poised to make a run at his third career title, Zhang played the front nine in 1-over and then dropped from contention with bogeys at Nos. 10 and 12. He tied for ninth after a 2-over 74.
Zhang Huilin and Luo Xuewen were the top finishers from China. They both tied for ninth, at 11-under.
Four players picked up their first career top-10s: Kevin Yuan tied for fifth, Pat Cover finished eighth and Myles Creighton and Brad Gehl tied for ninth.
In 2018, Ryann Ree also had a good showing in Beijing, finishing solo fourth after rounds of 68-68-68-70.
Myles Creighton graduated from Radford University, the same school that produced Callum Tarren, the 2018 Order of Merit winner. Creighton was a freshman when Tarren was a senior.
Max McGreevy was part of the winning Oklahoma Sooner NCAA Championship team in 2017. McGreevy was crucial in the win, clinching the final point for the team when he defeated Oregon's Edwin Yi, 3 and 2.
Max McGreevy was teammates with former Series player Charlie Saxon, and McGreevy played a full year on the Web.com Tour in 2018.
In the opening four events on the PGA TOUR Series-China, McGreevy has finished fourth, tied for second, tied for 19th and tied for third.
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