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Bernd Wiesberger of Austria hits a shot during the third round of the Shenzhen International golf tournament in Shenzhen, in China's southern Guangdong province on April 22, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / STR / CHINA OUT        (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Bernd Wiesberger of Austria hits a shot during the third round of the Shenzhen International golf tournament in Shenzhen, in China's southern Guangdong province on April 22, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / STR / CHINA OUT (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)STR/Getty Images

Shenzhen International 2017: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize Money Payouts

Matt JonesApr 23, 2017

Bernd Wiesberger won the 2017 Shenzhen International on Sunday, beating Tommy Fleetwood in a play-off to take the title.

Fleetwood produced a sensational nine-under par round of 63 to join Wiesberger, who was one-under for the day, at the summit of the leaderboard on 16-under par.

Despite Fleetwood's stunning form, it was the Austrian who eventually raised his game in the play-off, as a brilliant approach set up a birdie and he clinched his fourth win on the European Tour.

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This is the moment victory was secured:

Here's a look at the final leaderboard after a fascinating final day, the prize money for the top players and a recap of how Wiesberger eventually seized glory in Shenzhen.

T1.Bernd Wiesberger*-1671€437,017
T1.Tommy Fleetwood-1663€291,348
T3.Gregory Bourdy-1567€164,146
T3.Ross Fisher-1568€164,146
T5.Fabrizio Zanotti-1465€111,179
T5.David Lipsky-1469€111,179
T5.Dylan Frittelli-1470€111,179
T8.Thongchai Jaidee-1366€65,554
T8.Thorbjorn Olesen-1367€65,554
T8.Alexander Levy-1369€65,554

For the leaderboard in full and complete prize-money details, visit the European Tour website.

Sunday Recap

SHENZHEN, CHINA - APRIL 22:  Bernd Wiesberger of Austria plays a shot during the third round of the Shenzhen International at Genzon Golf Club on April 22, 2017 in Shenzhen, China.  (Photo by Zhong Zhi/Getty Images)

With a three-shot lead at the start of the day, it was going to take something pretty special to reel in Wiesberger. However, Fleetwood went about putting together one of the rounds of his life.

The Englishman's first birdie came at the second, and although he missed chances at three, four and five, he kept giving himself putts to pick up shots. Back-to-back birdies at six and seven were the catalyst for a stunning effort.

Indeed, Fleetwood made eagle at the par-five ninth to go out in 31 before knocking in four more birdies on the back nine.

SHENZHEN, CHINA - APRIL 22:  Tommy Fleetwood of England looks on during the second round of the Shenzhen International at Genzon Golf Club on April 22, 2017 in Shenzhen, China.  (Photo by Zhong Zhi/Getty Images)

His round looked set to finish with a blemish, though, as he found the sand at the last. However, the man from Southport produced this approach and grabbed the clubhouse lead after a nine-under par round:

It was a round that put Fleetwood level with Wiesberger, who had been unable to find his best form on Sunday. And with a clutch of players just one shot back as the tournament moved into the final stages, the Austrian was suddenly under heavy pressure.

Wiesberger had to make a couple of crucial par saves on the back nine, but as George Coetzee joined him and Fleetwood on 16-under on the penultimate hole, the overnight leader needed birdies to win.

At the last, Coetzee came apart, as he dumped two shots into the water and eventually took a quadruple bogey. Meanwhile, another par from Wiesberger, his 11th in a row, meant he'd go head-to-head with the red-hot Fleetwood in a play-off.

SHENZHEN, CHINA - APRIL 22:  Bernd Wiesberger of Austria looks on during the third round of the Shenzhen International at Genzon Golf Club on April 22, 2017 in Shenzhen, China.  (Photo by Zhong Zhi/Getty Images)

As we can see here, Wiesberger came close to winning the event outright a couple of times at the last:

Although he'd had to hang around waiting for the rest of the field to finish, Fleetwood would have been the favourite heading into the play-off after such a spectacular day. And he started the first extra hole the strongest, nailing a brilliant drive. The Austrian, meanwhile, faced a tough approach, with the ball well below his feet.

Wiesberger had dug deep throughout Sunday's action, though, and has proved himself to be a dogged competitor in the past. So it was little surprise to see him produce an incredible approach and a clutch putt for birdie to win the title, with Fleetwood only able to muster par.

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