Ian Poulter wins in Hong Kong.

Ian Poulter landed his tenth European Tour title by holding off all challengers at the UBS Hong Kong Open. The win was always on the cards after opening with a 67 and then followed up with a second round of 60 to take the lead into the weekend.

The 34 year old, who narrowly missed out at last week's Barclays Singapore Open, closed with rounds of 64 & 67 to finish with a 22 under par aggregate of 258.

That was one clear of compatriot Simon Dyson and Italy's 17 year old superstar Matteo Manassero, who closed with a round of 62. In truth Poulter never looked like relinquishing the advantage he had held since the second round.

A bogey at the last after his approach found the bunker slightly spoiled his card, but three birdies on the front nine and a brilliant eagle at the par five 13th - where he nailed his drive then faded a fairway wood approach to 12 feet - secured victory.

Graeme McDowell was in the shake up all weekend. He shot 65,65,63 and 68 to finish on 19 under par and in 5th place. Rory McIlroy had another fine tournament when he finished 6th on his own with rounds of 63,66,66 and 67 ( 18 under par.)

Gareth Maybin stormed through the field during the final round with a best of the day 61. He finished in 7th place on 17 under par and won €46,665. Damien McGrane was also in good form on the last day. He fired a 63 that left him 15 under par and in a share of 11th place.

Darren Clarke started poorly with a 72 but he recovered with rounds of 64,64 and 68 to share 19th place on 12 under par. Michael Hoey was 25th on 9 under par, Peter Lawrie was 47th on 5 under par and Paul McGinley took 73/73 over the weekend to finish 64th and last on 3 over par.

Shane Lowry needed a good week to make the top 60 that would have earned him a place in the Race to Dubai tournament, but unfortunately missed the 2 under par cut mark by 3 shots after rounds of 68 and 73.