Greg Chalmers wins Australian Open, Woods finishes third

 　　CANBERRA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Greg Chalmers on Sunday claimed his second Australian Open crown¹ with a one-stroke² victory at The Lakes in Sydney.

　　A controlled final round of three-under par³ 69 meant the left-hander Chalmers finished on a 13-under total of 275 to claim the championship, one clear of compatriot John Senden.

　　Tiger Woods, a 14-time major champion, had a closing 67 for an 11-under 277, which means he has still has not won a tournament since the 2009 Australian Masters.

　　It was Chalmers' second success in Australian Open, adding to his win in 1998, and it was only his third win on the Australian PGA Tour along with two wins on the secondary⁴ U.S. Nationwide Tour.

　　Chalmers, ranked 215 in the world, said it is phenomenal to have his name twice on Stonehaven Cup.

　　"It's one of the strongest fields we've had in Australian golf in a long time. But to go out there and get that done over the last two days and shoot eight under on the weekend, that does something to me, that really floats my boat," he told reporters in Sydney on Sunday.

　　"It's very exciting. Now I want to win three. That's just the nature of it."

　　Sunday's victory earned Chalmers 277,546 U.S. dollars as well as the coveted⁵ Stonehaven Cup.

　　Meanwhile, Woods, who will head to Melbourne for next week's Presidents Cup, said he is still searching for that elusive⁶ tournament win.

　　"I had the lead at Augusta on Sunday (in the 2011 US Masters), that was the last time I've been in that spot," he said.

　　"It's been a long time and unfortunately I haven't played a lot of tournaments in between.

　　"I had a chance and I kept telling myself I need to post 13, 14 (under) to get it up there and see what happens. I was disappointed yesterday and found some of the old keys today.

　　"They were simple fixes, easy fixes. I had to reset⁷ my game and I hit the ball really good out there. Unfortunately I didn't post the number I wanted to post."

　　Defending champion Geoff Ogilvy stormed home with a sizzling 65 to finish in a five-way tie for fourth place, while Adam Scott (68) was among the group of players at nine under.

　　American Nick Watney (72), Nick O'Hern (72) and Jason Day (74) equalled Scott's 72-hole total after mediocre⁸ final rounds while Aaron Baddeley (69) and Ryan Haller (72) finished a further stroke back in a share of ninth.

1 crown   

n.王冠，王权，顶点；v.使...成王，加冕，居...之顶

参考例句：

• He won the crown in 1973.他荣获1973年冠军称号。
• They wanted to crown Caesar king.他们想立凯撒为王。

2 stroke   

n.笔画，击打，连续的动作，中风，心跳；vt.奉承，轻抚； vi.击打，心跳...

参考例句：

• He drove in a nail with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把钉子敲进去了。
• He broke the lock with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把锁砸坏了。

3 par   

n.标准，票面价值，平均数量；adj.票面的，平常的，标准的

参考例句：

• Sales of nylon have been below par in recent years.近年来尼龙织品的销售额一直不及以往。
• I don't think his ability is on a par with yours.我认为他的能力不能与你的能力相媲美。

4 secondary   

adj.中级的，中等的，次要的；n.次要位置，副手

参考例句：

• It's a question of secondary importance.这是个次要的问题。
• Secondary school means junior school and high school.中学是指初中和高中。

5 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 elusive   

adj.难以表达(捉摸)的；令人困惑的；逃避的

参考例句：

• Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
• Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者。

7 reset   

v.重新安排，复位；n.重新放置；重放之物

参考例句：

• As soon as you arrive at your destination,step out of the aircraft and reset your wristwatch.你一到达目的地，就走出飞机并重新设置手表时间。
• He is recovering from an operation to reset his arm.他做了一个手臂复位手术，正在恢复。

8 mediocre   

adj.平常的，普通的

参考例句：

• The student tried hard,but his work is mediocre. 该生学习刻苦，但学业平庸。
• Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.只有懒汉庸才才会留恋那大锅饭的年代。