新浪体育讯　June 14, 2009: Chen Jian won his first Omega China Tour title and a host of new admirers after outlasting Australian Rowan Beste in a thrilling play-off at the RMB1 million Luxehills Golf Championship in Chengdu。

　　Large galleries cheered on Chen, who won RMB180,000, as he carded a two-under 70 for an 11-under total of 277, while playing partner Beste shot 69 at the Luxehills International Country Club。

　　Lu Wen-teh (70)， a five-time Asian Tour champion, finished on nine-under, one ahead of Liao Guiming (71)， the reigning Omega Order of Merit winner。

　　Wu Weihuang (71) and Kurt Barnes (69)， winners of the season’s first two events, shared fifth on seven-under, one ahead of a four-strong group including 2008 champion Tsai Chi-huang (71)。

　　The ever-smiling Chen, 34, emerged a humble hero in a cooker-pressure atmosphere, which was heightened by live television coverage for the first time on the Omega China Tour。

　　After Beste narrowly missed a five-foot putt for par at the second play-off hole, the 34-year-old Kunming-based teaching pro coolly stroked home a two-footer to par the par-five 18th for the third straight time。

　　“I’m so excited. Winning this is a dream come true. I don’t really have the words to express how I feel,” Chen said。

　　“I’m a relaxed guy so I wasn’t nervous, not even in the play-off. However, when Beste missed his par-putt on the second play-off hole, I knew I had my chance and took it。”

　　Chen’s only previous top-10 finish on the Omega China Tour was in 2005 in Kunming, where he has been based since 2002. However, successive joint-12th finishes in the Omega Championship last October and the Dell Championship in March boosted his confidence as he competed in the final group for the first time。

　　“There were so many fans today, which made it so much fun,” said Chen, who has focused on his putting and chipping since moving to work at the Wanda Golf Club, where the driving range has yet to be completed。

　　“With so many people watching, I really wanted to prove I could play, that I belonged here. When I birdied the eight and heard the crowd roar, I felt great. It was just an amazing atmosphere。”

　　The third-round leader had a rollercoaster start as he opened with a birdie, double-bogey and birdie. Beste, 28, drew level with a birdie at four and racked up three more and a bogey by the turn to go 11-under, one ahead of Chen, who had birdied eight。

　　The pair were level again after Beste bogeyed 14 and the intensity increased when both players birdied the par-five 16th to take the outright lead on 11-under, one ahead of Lu。

　　After both players parred the final two holes, Beste had a chance to win at the first play-off hole, the 18th, but narrowly missed his 10-foot birdie putt. On the second extra hole, the Australian missed the green with his third and after his chip finished five feet short, his missed putt effectively conceded the title。

　　“I played well and I had chances, but didn’t take them. I’m not disappointed, as it was good to be there competing at the end,” said Beste, who played on the Asian Tour in 2006 and 2007。

　　“The crowds were pretty fair considering I was competing against a Chinese player. I loved the week, especially as I wasn’t playing so well leading up to the event。”

　　Amateur David Wei Wei, the 27-year-old national team player and second-round co-leader, shot a 75 to fall back to 11th place on five-under。

　　Luxehills Golf Championship, Chengdu, Omega China Tour

　　Leading final-round scores (par 72; Chinese unless stated)：

　　277 - Chen Jian 66-73-68-70, Rowan Beste (AUS) 72-65-71-69

　　Chen won on the second play-off hole

　　279 – Lu Wen-teh (TPE) 71-71-67-70

　　280 – Liao Guiming 68-71-70-71

　　281 – Kurt Barnes (AUS) 69-75-68-69, Wu Weihuang 68-75-67-71

　　282 – Josh Lane (AUS) 65-73-75-69, Anthony Brown (AUS) 69-71-71-71, Tsai Chi-huang (TPE) 71-73-67-71, Yuan Hao 73-72-66-71

　　283 – David Wei Wei (A) 67-70-71-75

　　284 – Zhou Jun 68-75-69-72

　　285 – Wu Kangchun 67-73-72-73, Liu Guojie 69-72-71-73, Lee Joung-wook (KOR) 73-74-72-66

　　286 – Ye Xionghui 72-75-69-70, Liang Dingfeng 72-74-72-68, Xu Qin 69-68-74-75, Zhou Xunshu 67-75-72-72

　　287 – Li Chao 72-72-73-70, Goh Kun Yang (SIN) 72-72-71-72, Lucas Bates (AUS) 70-76-69-72, Wong Woon-man (HKG) 72-72-71-72, Zhang Chengwei 66-75-73-73, Tristan Lambert (AUS) 68-72-73-74

　　Selected scores:

　　288 – Chen Xiaoma 70-74-73-71

　　289 – Shang Lei 71-73-73-72

　　290 – C.J. Gatto (USA) 71-72-74-73, Michael Moore (AUS) 70-72-73-75, Kevin Huang Wenyi (A) 72-73-72-73

　　291 – Brad Andrews (AUS) 75-73-68-75

　　292 – Kevin Chen (USA) 69-74-76-73

　　294 – Han Ren (A) 72-75-71-76

　　295 – Zhang Xinjun (A) 70-78-72-75

　　297 – Tang Shing-chi (HKG) 74-72-78-73, Tom Prowse (AUS) 74-74-76-73

　　298 – Jim Johnson (USA) 71-77-80-70

　　299 – James Su Dong 73-75-79-72

　　300 – Kelvin Jones (NZL) 70-78-78-74