Scots Bain and Dunn miss out in Thailand

Ally Mellor loses play-off at Asian

Tour Final Qualifying School

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Rayong, Thailand: Japan’s Daisuke Maruyama triumphed in a play-off against England's Ally Mellor to win the Asian Tour’s Qualifying School at the St Andrews 2000 course.
Colombia’s Eduardo Herrera ended his week in third spot after a 69 while South African James Kamte nailed a strong 67 to claim fourth place.
A total of 40 players earned their cards for the 2009 season.
Maruyama, a former US PGA Tour player, carded a 68 for a 353 total and was forced to a play-off after Mellor had birdied the final par-5 18th hole in regulation play. After posting matching pars in the first play-off on the 18th hole, Maruyama holed a six feet birdie putt in the second play-off hole to seal the top spot.
“I came here this week hoping do my best and I did just that so I am very pleased with my performance. It has been a tough week but a good experience and the result has given me the perfect start to the 2009 season,” said Maruyama, with five top-10 finishes on the US PGA Tour.
England’s Mellor, who turned professional in 2004, walked away pleased with his overall performance in the last two weeks.
“I’ve been playing here since the First Stage last week so I am happy with how I competed at the Qualifying School. I’m a bit gutted to lose in the play-off but this is still a good performance overall,” said Mellor.
South African James Kamte battled through an injured toe on the way to an impressive 67 to finish in fourth spot
“I cut my right toe yesterday and it required 12 stitches. I was not on any painkillers as I didn’t want to think about it. It’s been a great week and I hope to have a smooth sailing year on the Asian Tour,” said Kamte.
Finland’s Pasi Purhonen and Australia’s Bradley Lamb fired similar 71s and narrowly missed the cut when the duo finished in a tie for 41st spot
FINAL TOTALS
Par 365 (5 x 73)
353 Daisuke Maruyama (Japan) 72 69 74 70 687, Ally Mellor (England) 70 73 70 72 68 (Maruyama won play-off).
354 Eduardo Herrera (Colombia) 70 72 69 74 69.
355 James Kamte (South Africa) 74 74 70 73 67.
358 Wu Ashun (China) 77 71 71 71 68, Panya Junhasavasdikul (Thailand) 75 69 74 73 69, Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Japan) 75 70 72 72 69.
Selected scores:
359 Peter Cooke (Australia) 73 70 72 75 69, Matthew Griffin (Australia) 70 72 72 74 71 (jt 9th).
360 Michael Light (Australia) 76 74 75 75 66, Chris Roake (England) 73 71 73 73 70 (jt 12th).
363 John Parry (England) 72 659 73 75 75 (jt 19th).
364 Andrew Marshall (England) 74 75 71 69 75 (jt 26th).
+A total of 42 players with totals of 366 of better gained players' cards for the 2009 Asian Tour.
DID NOT QUALIFY
367 Craig Smith (Wales) 73 76 77 74 67.
369 Paul Grannell (England) 72 73 75 74 75.
370 Simon Dunn (Scotland) 71 77 78 69 75.
373 Yasin Ali (England) 70 79 77 74 73.
374 Ross Bain (Scotland) 68 76 82 74 74, Steven Tiley (England) 73 74 75 76 76.
377 Steve Parry (England) 76 72 73 77 79.
378 Mark Mouland (Wales) 73 72 73 78 82.