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Moon takes first title despite last hole horror

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Moon Kyong-Jun notched his first career victory at the Maekyung Open near Seoul on May 17, 2015

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's Moon Kyong-Jun notched up his first career victory to claim the GS Caltex Maekyung Open near Seoul on Sunday, despite a heart-stopping bout of the jitters on the final hole.

Holding a four-shot lead over playing partner Gareth Paddison from New Zealand as they approached the 18th, Moon seemed intent on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory as he holed out with a triple bogey seven.

But he still managed to win by two clear shots, signing for a one-over-par 73 to finish the OneAsia event on four-under-par 284.