Solid Finish for Barr at Sentosa

Scott Barr fired a 3rd and final round 68 to end his campaign at the US$6million Barclays Singapore Open on a total of 6-under par and in a tie for 23rd alongside major winners Ernie Els and Y.E Yang, with tournament drawcard Phil Mickelson a further shot back on 5-under.

Barr, who was paired in the final round with 2010 US Open Champion Graeme McDowell, put together 4 birdies and just the one bogey on the last day of the rain-shortened event. This result has moved Barr up to 30th on the Asian Tour's Order of Merit with 3 events remaining for the season.

The championship was eventually won in thrilling fashion by Spains Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano who prevailed over Juvic Pagunsan in a 2-hole playoff. The Asian and Eurpoean Tour's will now go across the border to Malaysia where players will compete in this week's US$2million Iskandar Johor Open.

Rain Delay Stalls Barr's Momentum

In an all too familiar scene at the US$6million Barclays Singapore Open, play was suspended in yesterday's 2nd round at Sentosa for 2hrs 45mins due to a lightning storm.

The suspension of play came just as Academy Touring Professional Scott Barr climbed to 5-under par for the tournament and in a tie for 10th place. Upon returning to the golf course, Barr dropped shots on his opening two holes but pulled his game together on Serapongs difficult back nine to shoot an even par round of 71 to go with his 1st round score of 68. Scott made a terrific birdie putt on the 18th hole yesterday to assure himself a place in the field for the weekend, but will have to wait for several groups to complete their 2nd rounds early this morning before the cut is decided and the 3rd round draw can be made.