ANGEL Cabrera held off a charging Vijay Singh to win the Singapore Open on Sunday, the Argentine firing a final round 72 to finish on eight-under for the tournament and a stroke clear of the Fijian.
Singh, who started the day six shots behind Cabrera, fired a final-round 67 and missed out on forcing a playoff when his eagle putt at the last stopped just short.
Australian Adam Scott, seeking a hat-trick of titles here, finished third on three-under with American Jin Park a further shot adrift in fourth.
Cabrera, the Argentinian US Open champion holed a birdie on the last for victory with his round of 72 leaving him eight under for the tournament on 276.
Singh fired a 67, the lowest score of the day, to set up an exciting finale while Scott went round in 71.
American Jin Park shot a 74 to finish fourth with England's Lee Westwood, in a rich vein of form, fifth on 283.
Phil Mickelson, more used to San Diego summers than the sapping heat and humidity of tropical Singapore, wilted for the second day in a row with a 79 to slump to eight over for the tournament.
Cabrera took a four-stroke lead into the final round but the big Fijian soon reeled him in.
Singh, searching for a 54th career victory, stormed through the front nine in four under par and, with Cabrera bogeying the 10th, the gap was down to just one shot with eight holes to play.
The Fijian, in the group ahead of Cabrera, then birdied the 18th to level the scores but the Argentinian held his nerve with a perfect approach on the last to get the birdie he needed to bag the US$634,000 (S$919,000) winners' cheque.
Park was the highest placed Asian Tour regular, with Thailand?s Prom Meesawat finishing sixth.
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