Oda takes home Bridgestone Open title

Chiba, Japan (SportsNetwork.com) – Koumei Oda fired a final-round, 3-under 68 on Sunday and he was able to hold off Hiroyuki Fujita and win the Bridgestone Open by one shot.

Oda, who now has eight career victories on the Japan Golf Tour, finished the week at 15-under-par 269 on the Sodegaura Course at Sodegaura Country Club.

It was not an ideal start for Oda as he tripped to a bogey on No. 2, but he rebounded quickly with a birdie on No. 3 to get back to even par. Oda got into red numbers with a birdie on seven to get to minus-1.

Things remained that way when Oda rattled off seven straight pars from No. 8 before making back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16. A bogey on 17 pushed Oda back a shot, but he came through with a big birdie on the last hole, which won him the tournament.

Fujita stormed up the leaderboard with a 7-under 64, but it was not enough as he finished runner-up at 14-under 270.

Yoshitaka Takeya (66), Katsumasa Miyamoto (66) and Shunsuke Sonoda (67) ended tied for third at 12-under 272.

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