DENMARK fought off a three-pronged attack to win golf’s World Cup on Sunday.

    Soren Kjeldsen and Thorbjorn Olesen held their nerve after watching a four-shot overnight lead threatened by China, France and Sweden. The pair combined superbly in the best-ball format for a closing six-under 66 to finish on 20-under 268, four shots clear of China (65) , France (63) and the U.S. (66).

    Simply, Kjeldsen, 41, and Olesen, 26, answered every challenge, takes turns to nail critical birdie putts every time the lead was whittled back by the chasers.

    “Our mental strength is keeping calm and playing our own game. I wasn’t too worried, I thought the birdies would come on the back nine and they did,” Olesen said.

    Chinese duo Wu Ashun and Li Haotong crept within one stroke early on the back nine before Kjeldsen holed a birdie putt to restore the buffer. A Victor Dubuisson birdie at the par-three 15th propelled France to just one shot back. And this time Olesen answered with a 7 foot putt, playing three holes behind the French, to ward off the leaderboard danger.

    (SD-Agencies)