Fryatt stays hot in Asia

England's Ed Fryatt underlined his status as one of the top players in Asia with a superb victory in the £265,000 Volvo China Open at Shanghai.

Fryatt, who holds a British passport but has lived in the United States since the age of four, fired a six-under-par 66 to win by two strokes on 19-under-par 269 from Japan's Takeshi Ohyama, who also carded a 66.

The win for Fryatt (27), follows his success in last month's Malaysian Open, where he beat Lee Westwood in a play-off, and goes alongside his 1997 Indian Open and 1996 Indonesian Open triumphs.

"I'm fortunate enough to be playing in Asia. It's been very good to me. I've become a much more mature player," said Fryatt.

"I first came to Asia in 1995 to play and remember making a putt to qualify for a tournament. That putt gave me a lot of confidence and I've been playing well since," added Fryatt, who uses a British passport for ease of travel in Asia.

Fryatt had started the day one shot off the lead but by the turn was sharing the lead on 15-under with Ohyama.

But then Fryatt reeled off four successive birdies from the 10th.