Kuala Lumpur - Korean teen sensation Noh Seung-yul secured a dramatic one-stroke victory over illustrious countryman K.J. Choi at the Malaysian Open with an audacious final-hole birdie on Sunday.

The 18-year-old Noh produced the unlikeliest of birdies at the par five 634-yard 18th hole to close out the two-million-US dollar Asian Tour event with a final round four-under-par 68 for a 14-under-par 274.

"This is more special than my first win," said Noh, who was triumphant at the 2008 Midea China Classic en route to becoming the Asian Tour's Rookie of the Year that season.

Standing on the 634-yard 18th tee with a one stroke advantage over Choi, Soren Hansen, Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Rhys Davies, Noh hooked his drive wildly onto the 10th fairway.

With Choi and Hansen playing in front of him, and Aphibarnrat and Davies playing alongside him, Noh was under huge pressure as he fired his drive miles left off the tee.

His three wood second shot also stayed well left, flying to the left of the 18th green and eventually coming to rest on a concrete cart path 30 yards from the green.

As spectators flocked around his ball, Choi, a seven-time winner on the PGA Tour, tied Noh on 13-under with a five foot birdie putt, adding to the pressure on Noh.

After being granted relief from the cart path, the young Korean stayed cool and hit a sublime chip over the left-hand bunker to within 18 inches of the hole, sending the crowd into rapturous applause before tapping in for his second Asian Tour and maiden European Tour success.

"It was fun competing with the top players in the world and defeating someone I look up to," said Noh.

"When K.J. birdied the last hole and became the co-leader, I thought that if I parred (18) I would get into the play-off. And if I lost in the play-off, it wouldn't disappoint me too much because I was competing against K.J."

"It was so hot and I wasn't in the right mind to think. I just kept it simple and I wanted to get it on the green on 18 and make par. The fact that K.J. made birdie and I was able to come out with a win is very special to me."

Final scores from the Malaysian Open:

274
Noh Seung-yul (South Korea) 69 70 67 68

275
K.J. Choi (South Korea) 67 70 69 69

276
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand) 68 69 68 71
Rhys Davies (Britain) 65 69 71 71
Soren Hansen (Denmark) 70 67 69 70

277
Danny Willett (Britain) 72 69 68 68

278
Johan Edfors (Sweden) 69 69 69 71
Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 66 71 69 72

279
Jason Knutzon (U.S.) 73 67 72 67

280
Mark Brown (New Zealand) 71 71 72 66
Rahil Gangjee (India) 68 75 66 71
Peter Lawrie (Ireland) 69 72 71 68
Angelo Que (Philippines) 70 67 72 71

281
Alejandro Canizares (Spain) 67 69 71 74
Ignacio Garrido (Spain) 65 72 71 73
Shingo Katayama (Japan) 76 69 68 68

282
Niclas Fasth (Sweden) 69 73 70 70
Lu Wei-chih (Taiwan) 74 70 68 70

283
Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 68 74 72 69
Gary Boyd (Britain) 72 71 71 69
S.S.P. Chowrasia (India) 69 72 72 70
Kim Dae-hyun (South Korea) 66 73 70 74
Chapchai Nirat (Thailand) 69 70 75 69
Wu Ashun (China) 73 70 68 72

284
Daniel Chopra (Sweden) 71 70 71 72
Liang Wenchong (China) 75 70 71 68
Thaworn Wiratchant (Thailand) 70 72 70 72

285
Fredrik Andersson Hed (Sweden) 77 65 68 75
Arjun Atwal (India) 72 69 75 69
Scott Barr (Australia) 68 71 70 76
Darren Beck (Australia) 69 75 71 70
Kim Hyung-sung (South Korea) 70 74 70 71
Marco Ruiz (Paraguay) 71 71 74 69

286
Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) 68 74 72 72
Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark) 71 70 68 77
Lam Chih-bing (Singapore) 72 70 75 69
Steven O'Hara (Britain) 74 71 71 70
Scott Strange (Australia) 69 73 72 72