Hong Kong Open 2012: Day 4 Leaderboard Analysis, Highlights and More

The annual clash of the titans between the United States Tour and European Tour wrapped up on Sunday during the sport's final round of the UBS Hong Kong Classic.

Day 4 is in the books, and with it, the tournament. European legend and 2012 Ryder Cup assistant captain Miguel Angel Jimenez took home the hardware on Sunday, becoming the oldest man to ever with the event.

He also became the oldest winner in European Tour history.

Behind the winner, Fredrik Andersson Hed was only one stroke off the lead after the final 18, while notables Paul Lawrie and Matt Kuchar both finished in the top 10.

It's the third time Jimenez has won the event in his career, and he ended up shooting a 15-under par for the tournament. Michael Campbell, who was tied with Jimenez in the lead going into the final round, fell all the way to eighth after a less-than-ideal showing on Sunday.

Here's a look at the full leaderboard, some highlights from the final day of golf and a look at the European Tour as the Race to Dubai is closing down.

Leaderboard

POS	NAME	1	2	3	4	Today	Thru	Under Par	Total
1	Miguel Angel Jimenez	65	67	68	65	-5	F	-15	265
2	Fredrik Andersson Hed	66	66	70	64	-6	F	-14	266
3	Marcus Fraser	67	69	68	64	-6	F	-12	268
T4	Stephen Gallacher	68	68	68	65	-5	F	-11	269
T4	Peter Lawrie	68	68	67	66	-4	F	-11	269
T4	Matteo Manassero	67	70	64	68	-2	F	-11	269
7	Matt Kuchar	69	69	66	67	-3	F	-9	271
T8	Pablo Larrazabal	69	70	65	68	-2	F	-8	272
T8	Michael Campbell	67	64	69	72	+2	F	-8	272
T10	Chris Wood	72	70	68	63	-7	F	-7	273
T10	Mark Foster	69	68	68	68	-2	F	-7	273
T10	Paul Lawrie	69	69	67	68	-2	F	-7	273
T10	Thongchai Jaidee	72	66	67	68	-2	F	-7	273
T10	Anders Hansen	69	64	70	70	E	F	-7	273
T15	Ricardo Santos	71	65	73	65	-5	F	-6	274
T15	David Horsey	67	70	71	66	-4	F	-6	274
T15	Jose Maria Olazabal	66	71	69	68	-2	F	-6	274
T15	Lian-Wei Zhang	66	66	69	73	+3	F	-6	274
T19	Simon Dyson	68	70	72	65	-5	F	-5	275
T19	Paul Casey	70	71	67	67	-3	F	-5	275
T19	James Morrison	70	67	70	68	-2	F	-5	275
T22	Gregory Bourdy	67	73	70	66	-4	F	-4	276
T22	Julien Quesne	68	72	69	67	-3	F	-4	276
T22	Alejandro Canizares	74	68	67	67	-3	F	-4	276
T22	Gi-Hwan Kim	70	69	69	68	-2	F	-4	276
T22	Wen-Chong Liang	71	70	67	68	-2	F	-4	276
T22	Thaworn Wiratchant	70	68	69	69	-1	F	-4	276
T22	Jyoti Randhawa	68	70	67	71	+1	F	-4	276
T22	Raphael Jacquelin	72	68	64	72	+2	F	-4	276
T30	Kiradech Aphibarnrat	70	72	68	67	-3	F	-3	277
T30	Yih-Shin Chan	69	69	71	68	-2	F	-3	277
T30	Arnond Vongvanij	71	65	73	68	-2	F	-3	277
T30	Prom Meesawat	70	71	67	69	-1	F	-3	277
T30	Mardan Mamat	67	70	70	70	E	F	-3	277
T30	Kwanchai Tannin	68	69	69	71	+1	F	-3	277
T30	Lorenzo Gagli	66	72	67	72	+2	F	-3	277
T37	Gary Boyd	68	71	70	69	-1	F	-2	278
T37	Kristoffer Broberg	71	70	67	70	E	F	-2	278
T37	Andrew Dodt	65	73	68	72	+2	F	-2	278
T40	Juvic Pagunsan	72	68	72	67	-3	F	-1	279
T40	Wade Ormsby	75	66	69	69	-1	F	-1	279
T40	Joonas Granberg	70	70	69	70	E	F	-1	279
T40	Andrew Marshall	71	69	69	70	E	F	-1	279
T40	Berry Henson	71	70	68	70	E	F	-1	279
T40	Brett Rumford	73	68	68	70	E	F	-1	279
T40	Daisuke Kataoka	68	67	72	72	+2	F	-1	279
T47	Alex Cejka	72	69	70	69	-1	F	E	280
T47	Pariya Junhasavasdikul	71	71	69	69	-1	F	E	280
T47	Javi Colomo	64	71	72	73	+3	F	E	280
T50	Soren Kjeldsen	72	69	74	66	-4	F	+1	281
T50	Antonio Lascuna	71	71	70	69	-1	F	+1	281
T50	Peter Hedblom	75	66	70	70	E	F	+1	281
T50	Rhys Davies	71	71	69	70	E	F	+1	281
T54	Steve Webster	71	71	73	67	-3	F	+2	282
T54	Adam Blyth	71	70	72	69	-1	F	+2	282
T54	Chinnarat Phadungsil	70	69	72	71	+1	F	+2	282
T54	Scott Strange	73	69	70	70	E	F	+2	282
T54	Joel Sjoholm	67	72	72	71	+1	F	+2	282
T54	Simon Khan	67	73	70	72	+2	F	+2	282
T54	Joong Kyung Mo	69	71	68	74	+4	F	+2	282
T61	Gregory Havret	74	68	71	70	E	F	+3	283
T61	Johan Edfors	70	71	71	71	+1	F	+3	283
T61	Jordan Gibb	72	67	72	72	+2	F	+3	283
T61	Lee Slattery	69	72	69	73	+3	F	+3	283
T61	Wen-tang Lin	72	68	68	75	+5	F	+3	283
T66	Kalle Samooja	69	73	72	70	E	F	+4	284
T66	Zaw Moe	72	68	71	73	+3	F	+4	284
T66	Jean-Baptiste Gonnet	72	69	69	74	+4	F	+4	284
T69	David Howell	68	70	75	72	+2	F	+5	285
T69	Richard Bland	70	72	71	72	+2	F	+5	285
71	Adilson Da Silva	69	72	72	75	+5	F	+8	288
T72	Scott Hend	68	74	78	71	+1	F	+11	291
T72	Timothy Tang	74	67	75	75	+5	F	+11	29

Highlights

As reported by the tournament's official website, Jimenez was able to take advantage of the course despite never making a putt from more than eight feet out.   

“I really love this place. I love the golf course – it’s a great golf course where you have to control the ball very well, it’s not a matter of distance.”

Jimenez came into the day tied with Campbell for the course lead, but it was the Spaniard who managed to outlast the rest of the field, holding off a strong day from Fredrik Andersson Hed and Marcus Fraser.

Paul Lawrie again had a top-10 showing, and Lian-Wei Zhang continued his downward spiral after posting a 66 the first two days.

Outlook

The DP World Championships are just four days away, as the world's top European players are set to square off in Dubai. Most of the field has already been set, and this tournament did nothing to change anything inside of the Top 10.

Dubai will kick off on November 22. Rory McIlroy, world No. 1 and winner of the UBS Hong Kong in 2011, will likely be back in action on the final weekend of the tournament season for the tour.  

Ethan Grant is a featured columnist for B/R's Breaking News Team. Information from EuropeanTour.com and UBSHongKongOpen.com were used for this report.