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South Africa’s Retief Goosen retained his Volkswagen Masters-China title by three strokes on Sunday, the first successful title defence of his career. The world number seven shot a one-under-par 71 to finish the week with an impressive 21-under-par 267 total at the Yalong Bay Golf Club. The win was his first of 2006 and the 26th of his career, earning him  550.

Title-holder Retief Goosen turned on the style at the Volkswagen Masters-China on Friday, rattling in a clutch of birdies and eagling the last to take a three-shot halfway lead. The world number seven, who has had a modest year by his standards, fired seven-under-par 65 for a two-day total of 129 at the Yalong Bay Golf Club.