THAI BOY WINS FROM

BEN EVANS IN FALDO

SERIES ASIA FINAL

Thailander Nakarin Ratanakul, 18, forged clear of the field with a final round of five-under-par 67 to win the Nick Faldo Series Asia Grand Final by six strokes with a 10-under-par total of 206 over the 54 holes at Mission Hills, Shenzhen, China today.
Ben Evans from Rye, Sussex was runner-up and won the Under-21 boys’ award with a closing 70 for 212.
Also on 212 was 14-year-old Taiwanese girl Hsieh Yu Ling who led the combined field after two rounds. She finished with a 75 for 212 and won the girls’ Under-18 title.
“The boys hit the ball too far for me to compete with them,” she said with a smile.
They certainly have some outstanding young golf prospects on Taiwan. The third boy, Chien Yao Hung, who totalled 216 is only 14 years of age.

*Picture shows Dr David Chu, chairman of Mission Hills Group, winner Nakarin Ratanakul and Nick Faldo at the presentation ceremony.

LEADING TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
206 Nakarin Ratanakul (Thai) 67 72 67.
212 Ben Evans (Eng) 70 72 70, Hseih Yu Ling (Tai) 68 69 75 (girl).
216 Chien Yao Hung (Tai) 66 67 72.
217 Ainil Lahiri (Mal) 71 75 71 (girl), T G Huang (Tai) 73 75 69.
Other scores:
220 Eddie Pepperell (Eng) 72 75 73.
221 Darren Renwick (Eng) 75 74 72.
224 Jack Hiluta (Eng) 77 72 75.
239 Simon Doherty (Ire) 78 80 81.