Yong-Eun Yang
The Asian Tour honorary member finished off the reigning U.S. Open champ in style, chipping in from the intermediate rough just off the green at the 16th hole for the winning birdie.
That was Yang's fourth consecutive birdie on the back nine in a round that included eight birdies, two bogeys and a double.
Yang has now beaten Alvaro Quiros, Stewart Cink and McDowell in making an impressive run to his first quarterfinals appearance in this event. Yang jumped out to an early lead, with three birdies in his first four holes.
The latter two put him 2 up, but he gave back a hole with a bogey at the fifth. McDowell, though, gave it right back with a bogey at the par-3 sixth when he found the greenside bunker.
He then failed to win the 8th hole when he missed a birdie putt inside four feet. Still, he clawed back, managing to square the match when Yang made a mess of things at the 10th. The match remained squared heading to the 14th, but that's when Yang pulled away with that birdie streak.
His approach shot at the 14th landed inside seven feet, and his approach on the 15th rolled to within four feet, setting the stage for Yang's dramatic finish. "He was a tough man to beat today and to be brutally honest, I was frustrated with my game all week," McDowell said. "I hit a lot of average shots for me."
